Thermite, a mix of aluminum and iron oxide, burns fiercely at extremely high temperature. A new type of drone weapon is starting to make its mark in the Ukraine conflict, a munition well suited to the ...

Last week, a new Transportation Security Administration (TSA) warning indicated there’s a “possible” threat – a threat not necessarily aimed at aviation – from Islamic State (ISIS) jihadists. Although ...

Finely powdered aluminium can make almost anything more pyrotechnically interesting, from fireworks to machine shop cleanups – even ceramics, as [Degree of Freedom] discovered. He was experimenting ...