This Saturday, Americans all across the country will look to the skies to witness fireworks exploding into ooh-inducing bursts of color, shapes, and sounds. But what goes up must come down, and some ...
Many fireworks will be launched in July, at least in the U.S. and in France. A recent American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac briefly describes how chemists are developing environmentally ...
Scientists help pyrotechnicians make green fireworks environmentally-friendly. July 4, 2009— -- Washington, D.C. (ISNS) -- For Philip Butler, a pyrotechnics aficionado with Fireworks by Grucci, ...
When the rockets and the bombs burst in the air tonight, spectators will experience more than a spectacular show celebrating America’s birthday. When their blends of black powder, metals, oxidizers, ...
Scientists are working on a new generation of kinder, gentler pyrotechnics that produce less smoke and use fewer toxic metals. Fireworks are fun and exciting, but the flashing displays can harm the ...
When the rockets and the bombs burst in the air tonight, spectators will experience more than a spectacular show celebrating America’s birthday. When their blends of black powder, metals, oxidizers, ...
Perchlorate, a chemical used in rocket fuel, plastic and other substances, has been found in common grocery store and fast foods—with the highest levels in baby and kid foods—and previous research has ...