Gunpowder—as opposed to modern smokeless powder—isn’t used much these days in current weaponry, although it’s still useful for historical weapons and remains popular for fireworks and other ...

Researchers at the West Point Military Academy are studying historic gunpowder formulas from the medieval era … by firing them out of an actual cannon. Narrator: Sometimes, in research, you just have ...

First used for battle in China in about 900 A.D., gunpowder spread throughout Eurasia by the end of the 13th century, eventually revolutionizing warfare as a propellant in firearms and artillery.

Gunpowder used in cannons helped change the nature of warfare, but it took a while to get the recipe just right. By William J. Broad In the early days of the pandemic, Dawn E. Riegner, a chemist at an ...

Medieval recipes for gunpowder produce nearly the same firepower as today's manufactured equivalent, according to recent weapons tests, providing clues as to how the British fleet became one of the ...

First used for battle in China in about 900 A.D., gunpowder spread throughout Eurasia by the end of the 13th century, eventually revolutionizing warfare as a propellant in firearms and artillery.

I wonder if they were trying to make shaped charges or just placing omnidirectional explosives in strategic locations (or even artificially creating confinement). Brass was better (and more expensive) ...