New Explosive More Powerful than Current Military Technology

[Major Shaitan Singh]

Borrowing a technology used to improve the effectiveness of drugs, scientists are reporting discovery of a new explosive more powerful than the current state-of-the-art explosive used by the military, and just as safe for personnel to handle.

Adam Matzger, from the Univ. of Michigan, and colleagues explain that a technique for engineering medicines and other materials, termed cocrystallization, is attracting attention as a way to make improved explosives, rocket propellants and fireworks.

They describe cocrystallization of the military’s standard explosive, HMX, with a powerful explosive called CL-20, which the authors say is too prone to accidental detonation for military use.

Mixing two parts CL-20 with one part HMX, however, produced a new explosive with a blast wave that would travel almost 225 miles per hour faster than that of the purest form of HMX, meaning a much more powerful blast.

The new explosive, however, was as stable and resistant to accidental detonation as HMX. They suggest that it has the potential to replace HMX as the new state-of-the art military explosive.

New Explosive More Powerful than Current Military Technology | News | Laboratory Equipment

 

[kṣamā]

Kaboom. . . . .

 

[T90TankGuy]

that all the world need , more stuff to blow us all up

 

[chauism]

that all the world need , more stuff to blow us all up

It seems that we as human are not killing ourselves fast enough.

 

[hunter_hunted]

Y not destroy mother earth once for all and turn ourselves in stardust

 

[Riteon]

Y not destroy mother earth once for all and turn ourselves in stardust

leTs decide a day and trade our nukes

 

[dearone4u_22]

this is 2 yr old news ..... Even DRDO is trying its hand at it

DRDO Laboratory Develops Powerful, Light, Compact CL-20 Explosive | India Defence

DRDO Laboratory Develops Powerful, Light, Compact CL-20 Explosive

Scientists at the Pune-based High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL) have already synthesised adequate quantity of CL-20 in the laboratory. "It is the most powerful non-nuclear explosive yet known to man," says Dr. AK Sikder, Joint Director, HEMRL, who heads the High Energy Materials Division. The compound, 'Indian CL-20' or ICL-20, was indigenously synthesised in the HEMRL laboratory using inverse technology, he added. "The HEMRL has taken India to an elite club of countries with advanced capabilities in the field of Energetic Materials," said Shri Manish Bhardwaj, a senior Scientist with the HEMRL. In fact, the CL-20 is such a fascination for the HEMRL that a larger-than-life size model of the compound occupies the pride of place as one enters the portals of the main building of the DRDO's premier lab in Pune.

"CL-20 offers the only option within the next 10-15 years to meet the requirements of the Indian Armed Forces for Futuristic Weapons," said Dr. Sikder. "CL-20 -based Shaped Charges significantly improve the penetration over armours," he said, adding that it could be used in the bomb for the 120-mm main gun mounted on the MBT-Arjun. "But the costs of mass production of ICL-20 are still prohibitive," said Dr. Sikder. Compared to Rs.750 per kilogram it takes to produce RDX in the factory today, the HMX is worth about Rs.6,000 per kg while a kilogram of CL-20 costs a whopping Rs.70,000 per kg.

"We have a tie up with industry partner for intermediate commercial exploitation of ICL-20," said Dr. A. Subhananda Rao, Director, HEMRL. About 100 kgs of ICL-20 has been produced by HEMRL in collaboration with the Premier Explosives Limited (PEL). The CL-20, which looks like limestone or grainy talcum powder, is being manufactured by the PEL factory at Peddakanlukur village in Nalgonda district of Andhra Pradesh. The Rs.60 crores Hyderabad-based company bagged the DRDO's Defence Technology Absorption Award, 2007 worth Rs.Ten Lakhs, presented by Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on May 12, 2008, their most prestigious award, claimed company sources.

 

[chauism]

leTs decide a day and trade our nukes http://yoursmiles.org/msmile/flag/India.gif:pakistan:[/QUOTE]
what about those who doesn't have any nukes, you don't want leave those behind. Yes that should be the motto, no one will and shall be left behind.