Given that they're applied to items such as furniture and home insulation, it would really be best if flame-retardant coatings didn't emit toxic fumes. That's why scientists from Texas A and M ...

While residential fires have declined over the recent decades, the uncontrollable blazes can still wreak havoc, as the recent fire in a Bronx apartment building demonstrated. Many fire-resistant ...

Gram for gram, novel carbon nanofiber-filled coatings outperformed conventional flame retardants used in the polyurethane foam of upholstered furniture chairs, and mattresses by at least 160 percent ...

(Nanowerk News) A spray- or brush-applied fire retardant coating made from nanocellulose is well suited for improving the fire properties of wood-based materials. It reduces the access of oxygen to ...

Your furniture could kill you. According to the US National Fire Protection Association, nearly 20 percent of home fire deaths between 2006 and 2010 occurred in fires where upholstered furniture was ...

A spray- or brush-applied fire retardant coating made from nanocellulose is well suited for improving the fire properties of wood-based materials. It reduces the access of oxygen to the surface, thus ...

Mike Chavez Painting highlights its approach, emphasizing fire-resistant coatings and sustainable materials. In our ...

You still have to watch your little ‘pyro’, but at least he won’t be inhaling toxic fumes. "In effect, we can build the equivalent of a flame-retarding clay wall on the foam in a way that has no ...

On one hand, the main objective of the Refugi project is to develop phosphorus-based flame retardants using mechanochemical processes, representing a step toward more environmentally friendly methods.

In the 2007 Malibu fire, residents made headlines by hiring private companies to dispense a fire-retardant gel on their homes. Now that gel is available to homeowners so they can apply the coating ...

Researchers are developing a new kind of flame-retardant coating using renewable, nontoxic materials readily found in nature, which could provide even more effective fire protection for several widely ...