Fire retardant paint, also called intumescent paint, is a passive form of fire protection that surprisingly few people are aware of but is increasingly being used in a variety of settings and in ...

A new fire-retardant paint, formulated by engineers at UNSW Sydney, has become the first to pass a stringent Australian standard test that simulates a bushfire attack. The paint, which is now on sale ...

Aerial fire retardant is an alphabet soup of chemicals, comprised mostly of water, ammonium phosphate fertilizers, colorants, corrosion inhibitors, thickeners, stabilizers and bactericides. Retardant ...

SAN ANTONIO - According to the CDC, in 2008 one person died as a result of fire every 158 minutes and one person was injured every 31 minutes. Fires are even more prevalent during the holidays, with ...

(Nanowerk News) t’s all a question of the right recipe – in chemistry as in breadbaking: the finished result should be crusty, but not burnt. In the next generation of chemical flame retardants, ...