Thermites are a double-edged sword. Packing a tremendous energy density, and eager to produce tremendous heat when ignited, thermite is great for welding train tracks. But sometimes you might be ...

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 ...

A mix of rust and aluminum powder, better known as thermite, is "the greatest potential incendiary threat to aviation," according to an FBI report via a classified document obtained by The Intercept.

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 ...

The place was Edinburgh, Scotland. The occasion, the Edinburgh Science Festival. There were a number of captivating presentations, but my biggest thrill came from looking out the hotel window. A light ...

Thermite is a mixture of powdered aluminium and iron oxide, or rust. It burns at spectacularly high temperatures, as hot as 3,500 degrees Celsius, which is hot enough to melt steel. That makes ...