Explosive Crystal: Chemists Reveal Molecular Structure Of Dynamite Detonator, Mercury Fulminate (August 29, 2007) -- Known to the alchemists and long used as a detonator to set off dynamite--mercury fulminate has a checkered past. Now, more than 300 years after the discovery of this explosive compound, German ... > full story

Manchester Develops Wireless 'Wear And Tear' Sensor (February 22, 2006) -- Scientists at The University of Manchester are to develop a new type of wireless sensor which will be able to remotely monitor mechanical parts and systems. The aim is to produce a sensor which can ... > full story

Researchers Use Glass Spheres To Tag And Trace Explosives (November 13, 2003) -- In work that may help law enforcement officials better identify terrorists, researchers at the University of Missouri-Rolla are using glass microspheres -- each about the width of a human hair -- to ... > full story

Old Mound May Lead To New Ideas About People 5,000 Years Ago (April 14, 2004) -- Thanks in part to dynamite and the gold-seeking Mexican fishermen who detonated it in the late 1970s, archaeologists have discovered the remains of a 5,000-year-old shell ... > full story

Better Warheads Through Plastics (December 3, 2002) -- The Office of Naval Research's Reactive Materials Enhanced Warhead Program seeks to demonstrate missile warheads that achieve visible catastrophic structural defeat of cruise missiles and manned ... > full story

Government Should Focus On Controlling Access To Explosives And Using Existing Detection Technologies To Prevent Illegal Bombings (March 9, 1998) -- Additives that improve detection of explosives before detonation or determine their origins after a blast are not yet practical enough for broad use in the United States, concludes a committee of the ... > full story

Computer Chips Found To Possess Explosive Properties Useful For Chemical Analysis And Nanoscale Sensors (January 10, 2002) -- Chemists at the University of California, San Diego have discovered that silicon wafers, the raw starting material for computer chips, can be easily made into tiny explosives that might be used one ... > full story

Research To Give Authorities New Tool In Tracking Terrorists (June 30, 2000) -- A new technique developed by University of Florida and University of Central Florida researchers may make it harder for terrorist bombers to cover their ... > full story

Blasted Coral Reefs Need Tender, Low-Cost Care (February 5, 2005) -- Blast or dynamite fishing creates a loss of sustainable fishery income, coastal protection, and tourism that is more than 50 times higher than the short-term benefits from the fish caught. This ... > full story

World Fisheries At Maximum Capacity, Scientists Warn (November 26, 1997) -- After four decades in which landings increased by over 300 percent, most of the world's fisheries are now considered fully or heavily exploited, with many needing new management schemes to prevent ... > full story

Toward A Three-in-one Airport Passenger And Baggage Security Scanner (February 13, 2007) -- Scientists in California and Michigan report development toward a "universal point detection system," a long sought three-in-one machine that screens airline passengers and baggage for explosive, ... > full story

Dynamite -- Dynamite is an explosive based on the explosive potential of nitroglycerin using diatomaceous earth as an adsorbent. It is usually sold in the form of a stick roughly eight inches (20 cm) long and ... > full article

Propellant -- A propellant is a material that is used to move an object by applying a motive force. This may or may not involve a chemical reaction. It may be a gas, liquid, plasma, or, before the chemical ... > full article

Southeast Asia coral reefs -- Southeast Asian coral reefs have the highest levels of biodiversity for the world's marine ecosystems. They serve many functions, such as forming the core of livelihood for subsistence fishermen and ... > full article

Coral reef -- A coral reef is a type of biotic reef that develops in tropical waters by the growth of coralline algae, hermatypic corals, and other marine organisms. Coral reefs are typically massive biogenic ... > full article

Projectile -- A projectile is any object sent through space by the application of a force. In a general sense, even a football or baseball may be considered a projectile, but in practice most projectiles are ... > full article

Volcanic rock -- Volcanic rock is an igneous rock of volcanic origin. Volcanic rocks are usually fine-grained or aphanitic to glassy in texture. They often contain clasts of other rocks and phenocrysts. Phenocrysts ... > full article

Underwater explosion -- An underwater explosion, also known as an UNDEX, is an explosion beneath the surface of water. The type of explosion may be chemical or nuclear. They are categorised in accordance with their depth ... > full article

Engineering geology -- Engineering Geology is the application of the science of geology to the understanding of geologic phenomena and the engineering solution of geologic hazards and other geologic problems for ... > full article

Shield volcano -- A shield volcano is a wide volcano with shallowly-sloping sides. Shield volcanoes are formed by lava flows of low viscosity - lava that flows easily. Consequently, a volcanic mountain having a broad ... > full article

Environmental effects of fishing -- Environmental impacts of fishing are the ecological changes brought about on the wider environment of the growth in global demand for fish as a food source, and to a lesser extent, for the aquarium ... > full article