Photo: NASA (Outer Image)/ compound image by autoevolution (Inner Image) Chemical fuel is nasty stuff to squishy, vulnerable flesh sacks called humans, from the noxious, flammable vapor of gasoline to ...

Spaceflight is inherently dangerous. It takes a certain type of person to willingly strap into what’s essentially a refined bomb and hope for the best. But what might not be so obvious is that the ...

For the first time, chemists have managed to use palladium cross-coupling chemistry to wed aryl groups with hydrazine (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., DOI: 10.1002/anie.201003764). The resulting aryl ...

A falling Chinese space station dubbed Tiangong-1, or "Heavenly Palace," is about to break up into pieces in the atmosphere and crash to Earth. It will likely go down this weekend. Experts say it is ...

The Department of Defense announced today that based on debris analysis, officials are confident the missile intercept and destruction of a non-functioning National Reconnaissance Office satellite, ...

Hydrazine is a colorless liquid (for more info click here) that feeds the electrical systems and the EPU (Emergency Power Unit) in case of engine failure. Should a flame-out occur, hydraulic and ...

Thirty-three soldiers serving on IAF Base Ramat David in northern Israel were lightly hurt Thursday when they inhaled a highly toxic chemical called hydrazine. The soldiers received initial medical ...

Among the many clean and sustainable energy-harvesting technologies, direct liquid fuel cells stand out due to several promising features: high energy and power density, greatly enhanced ...

Anaerobic ammonium-oxidizing (anammox) bacteria are known for their ability to convert ammonium into nitrogen gas without using oxygen. The chemical compound hydrazine, also used as rocket fuel and ...