Researchers from Skoltech have published a paper in the journal Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena presenting an analysis of steady propagating combustion waves—from slow flames to supersonic detonation ...

The works of Stephen King have inspired an entire line of famous TV and film adaptations; they’ve also inspired plenty of rip-offs, as well. There are so many B-movie (or lesser) horror films that ...

It's always right when you get back home from a road trip that you realize you've been carrying a thermonuclear hazard.

Around 3:40 p.m., Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services responded to the 800 block of Lowlander Lane in Silver Spring. Upon arrival, crews found fire on the second floor of a 2-story building.

“The atmosphere in Cuba is just like it was in November 1958, right before Batista fell,” reported a traveler from Havana last week. The traveler was only partly right; Fidel Castro is far stronger ...

Dick Cheney was possibly the most disliked vice president of all. He was the co-architect of the Iraq war and an unabashed defender of so-called enhanced interrogation techniques after the attacks of ...

It seems that Jeep hybrids can't catch a break lately. After a recall for a spontaneous combustion risk due to battery charging issues, there's a new recall for the internal combustion engine as well.

In this video, I show how silane gas can ignite instantly when exposed to air no matches, no spark needed. It’s a striking example of spontaneous combustion in chemistry. Learn why this happens and ...

MONROE — Fire officials suspect a fire at a Woodlawn Road home early Friday was caused by the spontaneous combustion of a large pile of saw dust from a wood floor refinishing project, fire officials ...

Article subjects are automatically applied from the ACS Subject Taxonomy and describe the scientific concepts and themes of the article. This study employs TG–MS and TG-DSC-FTIR coupled instruments to ...