Blowing up things (and each other) is one of human beings’ favorite pastimes. In this article we list some of the most ...

Nitroglycerin was first used in 1867 to excavate the Hoosac Tunnel in North Adams, Massachusetts. That same year, Swedish physicist Alfred Nobel patented another blasting explosive called dynamite.

IN the course of experiments to determine the feasibility of using liquid explosives to enhance the ... porous sandstone could imbibe sufficient nitroglycerin-ethylene glycol dinitrate (50 ...