Ideal Hybrid Fuel Is . . . Wax?

A graduate student at Stanford University has found what promises to be a better hybrid rocket fuel than the usual rubberized polymers like hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene (HTPB). The new fuel is a broad class of paraffins, imprecisely known as wax, and may make the hybrid rocket a more viable...

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