On August 6, 1945, the sky above the Japanese city of Hiroshima opened. A blinding flash, then a deafening sonic boom. An entire city pulverized in seconds. Thus began the nuclear age. Today, 80 years ...

Electrical explosion is a high-energy, rapid discharge technique that rapidly heats and vaporises a metallic sample, resulting in the formation of plasma and subsequent ultrafast quenching. This ...