Jackhammers, Polymers, and Diamonds: New Applications in Explosives

Explosives are usually linked to military uses or mining. Today there are other uses for explosives on a large scale (diamond manufacture) or on a small scale (cartridges to operate instruments or machinery) or somewhere in between. The Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center (EMRTC) at New Mexico Tech has over forty years experience developing, testing, and working with explosives. We’ll look at many of EMRTC’s research projects, both with explosives and without explosives.