Structural metals are everywhere and, being a widely used commodity, new developments are often constrained by practical considerations like large-scale production and price. In an age where ...

Thermite, a mixture of metallic aluminum and iron oxide (rust), won’t do anything at room temperature. Even a burning match or a cannon fuse does squat. But once you get even a small section up to ...

Ukraine’s employment of so-called Dragon drones capable of spewing the incendiary compound thermite on Russian positions appears to be rapidly gaining momentum as more units are releasing videos of ...

Ukraine appears to be calling on a fleet of fire-spewing “dragon drones” in its war with Russian invaders, putting a modern twist on a munition used to horrific effect in both world wars. A series of ...

Ukraine has unleashed a new weapon on Russian positions – molten thermite, a mix of aluminum and rust that reaches temperatures of more than 2,200°C. Footage showed the moment a Ukrainian drone ...

After the overwhelming response to the Hackit we posted about automated hard drive destruction last fall, we finally decided to test out some thermite hard drive destruction ourselves. This has been ...

It was quite a surprise to learn that thermite isn’t just rust and aluminum powder, but describes any combination of metal powder, metal oxide, and optionally fuel mixed together in a reactive ratio. ...