Powerful lighting

David Jones

Nature, 1999, vol. 397, issue 6718, 395-395

Abstract: Explosives that detonate at the speed of light, rather than at the speed of sound (or slower) could be made with the help of photochemical dyes. However, photosensitive explosives will require careful handling and storage if they are going to transform the business of blasting rocks.

Date: 1999
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