Welcome to hniw.us, my latest effort in sharing a small portion of my life with the world at large. The name, hniw, comes from the chemical compound 2,4,6,8,10,12-hexanitro-2,4,6,8,10,12-hexaazaisowurtzitane with a formula C6H6N12O12. It is a nitroamine explosive that produces about 20% more energy than HMX, another nitroamine explosive. Both are used as propellants, with HMX [...]