Blowing Up Over 20 Different Medieval Gunpowder Recipes
First used for battle in China in about 900 A.D., gunpowder spread throughout Eurasia by the end of the 13th century, eventually revolutionizing warfare as…
Combustion
Discovering the Cause of a Deadly Problem in Rocket Engine Combustors
Via advanced analyses, scientists shed light on the mechanism of a fatal problem plaguing combustion chambers in rocket engines. Rocket engines contain confined combustion systems,…
Nanoparticle Blast Could Help Make Microscopic Matter
Scientists were able for the first time to capture on film a process that makes homogeneous metal oxide nanoparticles. This could pave the way for…