3D printing promises more efficient ways to make custom explosives and rocket propellants
‘Energetic’ materials are ones that readily ignite or detonate. The shapes of those materials have a big effect on how they burn or blow up.
Monique McClain, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University •
conversation
Feb. 20, 2024 • ~8 min
Feb. 20, 2024 • ~8 min
Combining two types of molecular boron nitride could create a hybrid material used in faster, more powerful electronics
Two forms of the same boron nitride molecules couldn’t look and act more different – but combining them could lead to applications that have the best of both worlds.
Abhijit Biswas, Research Scientist in Materials Science and Nanoengineering, Rice University •
conversation
Jan. 24, 2024 • ~7 min
Jan. 24, 2024 • ~7 min
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