Materials that detonate, in which the front of the chemical reaction moves through the material faster than the speed of sound, are called “high explosives.” In contrast, materials that …

Detonating explosives, such as TNT and dynamite, are characterized by extremely rapid decomposition and development of high pressure, whereas deflagrating explosives, such as …

In 2022, the latest date for which statistics are available, the U.S. used slightly less than 3.2 billion pounds of explosives. The explosives industry is currently made up of 9,309 federal explosives …

Explosives are chemical elements, compounds or physical mixtures that have the ability to convert to enormous amounts of gases in a very short time (1/1000 of a second) that takes …

1 day ago · An engineering faculty member at the University of Nevada, Reno explains how explosives engineers shape mining, medicine and more.

Explosives are materials that produce violent chemical or nuclear reactions. These reactions generate large amounts of heat and gas in a fraction of a second. Shock waves produced by …

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Many substances that are not explosive by themselves can explode if oxygen is nearby. Turpentine, gasoline, hydrogen, and alcohol are not explosives. In the presence of oxygen in …

Jan 5, 2026 · The Arizona Supreme Court building near downtown Phoenix has been evacuated as authorities investigate a suspicious package that tested positive for explosives.

On October 10, 2025, an explosion occurred at an Accurate Energetic Systems manufacturing plant in Humphreys County, Tennessee, United States, causing sixteen fatalities and at least …