All explosives articles
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BusinessAt least 41 dead in two industrial explosions in India
Police taking action against owners following incidents at an industrial explosives plant and fireworks factory left at least 38 others injured
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Business16 dead in US munitions factory explosion
Plant levelled by blast, whose cause remains under investigation
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ResearchStereochemical editing used to tune explosive power of cage-like energetic materials
Stereoisomers found to exhibit substantial differences in density, stability and detonation performance
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BusinessAt least 70 dead in Iran port explosion and fire
More than 1000 people injured after cargo caught fire and exploded
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BusinessEight workers dead in Indian munitions factory explosion
Seven others injured during incident at state-owned explosives plant
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BusinessTwo explosions in India leave at least 11 dead and dozens injured
Blasts occurred at a peroxides plant near Mumbai and an explosives factory in Chhattisgarh
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ResearchSecrets of the purple smoke of first high explosive created by alchemists revealed
Microscopy study uncovers why fulminating gold releases colourful fumes
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NewsTwo-year suspended prison sentence for irresponsible home chemist
Conviction follows discovery of explosive precursors that led to evacuation of homes in Yorkshire
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ResearchFully nitrated benzene sets explosive record
Nitro-nitroaminobenzene is the organic compound with the largest detonation energy release yet
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ResearchScientists uncover pitfalls of letting algorithms determine crystal structures
Chemists warn not to blindly trust x-ray crystallography software after finding and correcting mistakes in iodine azide structures
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PodcastAzidoazide azide
A compound so explosively unstable that nobody has been able to measure how sensitive it is without it, well, exploding
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ResearchHow to solve a ‘nasty’ compound’s structure with a million-Euro synchrotron
Chemists overcomes challenges of handling explosive and toxic nitrogen to investigate its structure using Germany’s most expensive x-ray source
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BusinessQuestions surround deadly Beirut blast
Ammonium nitrate explosion that killed at least 135 appears to have been caused by poorly-stored cargo from an abandoned vessel
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ResearchExplosive 25% more powerful than TNT found in first study of energetic isomers
Stereo- and regiochemistry affect compounds’ explosive potential
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PodcastCyclopropane
Chemistry’s tastiest bonds for an explosive anaesthetic that was as useful as it was dangerous
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NewsBan on the sale of acids to under-18s planned in UK
Home secretary announces measures to combat acid attacks
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NewsInvestigation reveals missteps by student who unwittingly made explosive
University of Bristol will tighten up on safety for certain reactions after accidental synthesis of triacetone triperoxide
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ResearchStable polynitrogen synthesis first blows everyone away
Creation of five-membered aromatic nitrogen ring opens door to new highly energetic rocket fuels and explosives
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NewsRevived chemistry practical triggers wave of controlled explosions
UK schools forced to get military to blow-up dried-out 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine