Known as iNVENTA 616UL, the material received UL 723 approval from Underwriters Laboratories earlier this year. UL 723 is recognized as the industry standard for evaluating surface burning ...

Engineers have just demonstrated a promising new family of materials for storing flammable gases such as acetylene. These materials are nanoporous and flexible and can be modified to improve the ...

Matmerize, Inc., an industry leader in Polymer & Formulations Informatics announces its selection by the US Department of Defense (DOD) for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract aimed ...

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I hope your report on highly flammable plastic material in contemporary furnishings caused the same alarm in others as it did in me (“Experts call for more sprinklers in residences,” Metro, Nov. 14).

It was a house fire with the most unusual of causes. “We’ve never seen it here and I don’t know of anyone who has seen it before,” said Daniel Shoffner of the Burlington Fire Department. Other WRAL ...

City officials said the changes are aimed at reducing fire risk in public parks and other city-owned spaces, citing injuries and deaths linked to unsafe cooking and heating practices. Under the ...

How do I store more, and better? This summarizes the challenge of transporting flammable gases. To ensure industrial safety, these gases must be handled at defined temperature and pressure conditions ...