Posted on 05/27/2009 11:33:15 AM PDT by Cindy
Researchers at Haifa's Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have discovered six different crystal forms - instead of the one known until now - of TATP (acetone peroxide), an organic explosive that takes the form of a white crystalline powder with a distinctive acrid smell. The discovery, said the Technion, will make it possible to develop better technologies for detecting the explosive, which is used by terrorist organizations around the world.
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Ditto.
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