From Army.mil ... the weapons mad scientists at Picatinny Arsenal are working on munitions designs using reactive materials. What are reactive materials, you ask? Just potentially the next best thing in future warhead design.
Reactive materials are structural materials that become reactive at high impact velocities. In other words, they are materials that become explosive when hurled with enough force. Here's a short video with more details:
I got some exposure to RM when working with ATK o...
Published on April 12, 2012 03:00