IT may be of some interest at the present moment to give a brief summary of certain comparative experiments undertaken with nitro-glycerine and gun-cotton, with a view to ascertain their respective ...

WE had lately under our notice a work on explosives which dealt with their manufacture more from an engineer's point of view than from that of a chemist, and consequently the various appliances were ...

DETROIT -- Dodge dealers love the new Nitro SUV's looks and price. But many complain about the edgy Nitro ads created by the agency BBDO. One TV ad shows a Nitro jump-starting another car. The Nitro ...

Most people have heard of nitroglycerin, either as a heart medication or an explosive. It's mind boggling that one compound could blow your face off or save your life, but it can. Discovered by ...

I found several crazy stories about nitroglycerin's (mis)use in East Central Indiana during the gas and oil boom of 1886-1910. One story involves Muncie’s ...

Chemists are continuously looking for ways to improve the properties of existing chemicals, including energetic materials like explosives. One of the best known explosives is trinitrotoluene (TNT), ...