Although extremely flammable, cotton is one of the most commonly used textiles due to its comfort and breathable nature. However, in a single step, researchers can reduce the flammability of cotton ...

FRX is in commercial production at its fully permitted facility in Antwerp, Belgium, where it currently supplies Nofia ® ...

Parts of Southern California are covered with pink fire retardant as firefighters try to control deadly wildfires raging in ...

Aircraft battling fires raging through the Los Angeles area are dropping hundreds of thousands of gallons of hot-pink fire ...

It’s widely used because it can slow flames in ways that water can’t. But it also contains heavy metals and other harmful ...

Aircraft battling fires raging through the Los Angeles area are dropping more than water: Hundreds of thousands of gallons of ...

First, the flame retardant powder is mixed with water to create a foam or slurry that is easy to spread across affected areas. The aerial retardant cools and coats anything flammable in the ...

Crews battling the deadly ongoing Los Angeles wildfires have started dropping bright pink fire retardant known as Phos-Chek from the skies to combat the stubborn flames. The eye-catching flame ...

As fire crews and air tankers work to block the wildfires' explosive growth, images of red clouds of fire retardant falling onto trees are common. What is it — and what's in it?