#New explosive materials to bring nontoxic ammunition
“#New explosive materials to bring nontoxic ammunition” Matthew Gettings, a Purdue Ph.D. candidate, holds a cup containing silver salts, a new lead-free explosive. Credit: Purdue University photo/Jared Pike Every time a gun fires, lead leaches into the air. A scientific advancement could provide a comparable replacement for lead-based explosive materials found in ammunition, protecting soldiers…