When aircraft break the sound barrier, they produce shock waves that reverberate through the surrounding air and produce the ...

An engine capable of transforming a shock wave into stable propulsion: this is the idea behind a recent technological ...

The agency said Thursday the new technology, a shock-sensing probe, will be instrumental in validating computer models and ...

NASA will soon test advancements made on a key tool for measuring the unique "sonic thumps" that its quiet supersonic X-59 ...

A self-propagating series of explosions, contained between the blades of a high-speed rotor, promises a leap in power and ...

The bomb works by detonating in mid-air. Most damage is inflicted by a supersonic shockwave and extremely high temperatures. Thermobaric weapons differ from conventional explosive weapons in that ...

Detonation represents a supersonic combustion wave characterized by a shock wave driven by the energy released from closely ...

MailOnline examines the devastating effect of a single Russian Topol-M SS-27 ICBM if detonated above some of Europe and ...

Russia has again closed the airspace in the vicinity of the Kapustin Yar landfill, and the American embassy on Ukraine has ...

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Added Feb 01, 2012 at 02:28PM EST by Riyku.