Water goes with a bang
by
Lewis Brindley, RSC
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last modified
06-12-09 04:57 AM
Copyright 2009, RSC
US researchers have found that water appears to play a key role as a catalyst in complex explosions. The discovery could give insight into designing safer, less sensitive explosives - or provide new clues to how planets and stars were formed.
More: http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/News/2009/March/25030903.asp