PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. (August 22, 2013) -- An enemy convoy transporting a supply of fuel rumbles across the desert floor, an ideal target for armor-piercing incendiary projectiles. These projectiles ...

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 ...

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 help pyrotechnicians make green fireworks environmentally-friendly. July 4, 2009— -- Washington, D.C. (ISNS) -- For Philip Butler, a pyrotechnics aficionado with Fireworks by Grucci, ...

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 ...

What goes into fireworks? A combination of things that include fuel, an occasional colorant, and the most important part of any pyrotechnic, an oxidizer. Because of that oxidizer, you’ll get to see ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The cascading colours and exploding starbursts of fireworks are created by chemical colourants and burning metal salt, writes Rosslyn ...

Perchlorate (CLO4−) is a non-volatile anion with a molecular weight of 99.45. It consists of one chlorine atom surrounded by four oxygen atoms. Consumer Reports is out with tests confirming that the ...