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TATP is one of the world’s most unstable explosives. It is highly sensitive to heat, friction, impact and even static electricity, making it dangerous to manufacture or transport.

Investigators are increasingly suspecting triacetone triperoxide (TATP), dubbed 'Mother of Satan,' in Monday's car blast near Red Fort. This highly un ...

Car tyres are black today due to the addition of carbon black, a substance that significantly enhances rubber's performance ...

Professor Dong-Myeong Shin and his team from the Department of Mechanical Engineering under the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) shed light on the contribution of ions in ...

Come winter and it is common phenomenon to see your hair become very dry and devoid of moisture, so much so, that they become ...

Rubbing a balloon on hair causes static electricity. Electrons transfer, giving the balloon a negative charge and the hair a ...

"I just came to pump gas. And did anybody know this about pumping?" she asks, before showing a warning label on the pump ...

Ticks can’t jump. But thanks to the forces of static electricity, sometimes, the arachnids can soar through the air, a new study says.

A European research team involving Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) and Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY has developed a novel way for converting mechanical energy into electricity – by ...

Researchers found that cycling water in nanopores of water-repellent silicon can convert mechanical energy into measurable electricity. (Nanowerk News) A European research team involving scientists ...