Goodby TNT after 116 years: Army Needs a Bigger Bang, Less Toxic

By Keven Roark DOD Scientists have developed a novel “melt-cast” explosive material that could be a suitable replacement for Trinitrotoluene, more commonly known as TNT. One major challenge was coming up with a formula that would significantly surpass the explosive energy of TNT, but still have melt-casting capability.– David Chavez Scientists at Los Alamos National …