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SUMMARY:Green Explosives: Saving the environment\, one war at a time… - 
 Adam Collins\, SMF Group\, Cavendish Laboratory
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CONTACT:Stephen Walley
DESCRIPTION:The slightly oxymoronic notion of environmentally friendly exp
 losives is one of the most active areas in energetic materials research. B
 ut why is this so important\, and what makes an explosive ‘green’ anyw
 ay? In this talk the subject of green explosives will be introduced\, desc
 ribing the motivations\, some approaches to tackling this issue\, some of 
 the solutions that have appeared\, and why it’s not as simple as it soun
 ds. This “second look” at explosives has also lead to greater physical
  and chemical understanding of how explosives work\, and how these propert
 ies can be adjusted at many length scales. A case study of training ammuni
 tion will be presented\, demonstrating the process of upgrading to environ
 mentally responsible explosives\, representing some current research from 
 this lab. Training ammunition allows military and law enforcement operativ
 es to train for realistic scenarios\, using the same standard issue weapon
 s\, while using non-lethal rounds: effectively paintball with real guns. W
 e investigate one particular brand of training ammunition\, and describe t
 he journey taken upgrading to a more environmentally responsible product.\
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LOCATION:Mott Seminar Room\, Cavendish Laboratory\, Department of Physics
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