They are usually soft and weak, but can be made hard and tough. Hydrogels are gels that have water as their main constituent. Natural materials with highly oriented and heterogeneous structures ...

A new gel could better stop homes from catching fire, researchers have found, as the US battles yet another intense wildfire ...

As if we didn’t need more evidence of overlapping wildfire seasons, fire activity is competing for headlines with snow and ice warnings in both northern and southern hemispheres around the globe.

KUWAIT CITY, Jan 4: Firefighting teams have successfully contained a warehouse fire on a farm in the Al-Wafra area. On Friday evening, the firefighting teams from the Al-Wafra and Al-Nuwaiseeb centers ...

A veteran Orange County Fire Authority engineer suffered cardiac arrest and died after searching for any residents during a kitchen fire at a Laguna Niguel home early Sunday morning, Jan.

MANILA, Philippines — A fire broke out in a commercial area in Intramuros, Manila on Saturday morning, according to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP). The BFP reported that the blaze started ...

A huge fire that erupted at a clothing market in Ghana’s capital Accra has destroyed hundreds of livelihoods and businesses. The fire at Kantamanto Market – one of the world’s largest ...

For decades, the manufacturers of firefighting foam (or AFFF) used dangerous chemicals known as PFAS in their foam that may cause cancer. Many firefighters across the country who have developed cancer ...

Jan. 8, 2025 — Most solids expand as temperatures increase and shrink as they cool. Some materials do the opposite, expanding in the cold. Lithium titanium phosphate is one such substance and ...

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How do you get rid of something that’s known for lasting forever? That’s a question New Hampshire officials have been trying to answer for years, as they looked to dispose of thousands of gallons of ...