Researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have discovered a new method by which a catalyst can be used to ...

It’s not likely to be ICE’s saving grace, but it’s still pretty cool.

When a substance takes fire in the atmosphere without being exposed to intense or high heat, the action is called " spontaneous combustion." Phosphorus is the only common substance which is ...

Michael Daley explains why the way that water is applied must be combined with the amount that's delivered to achieve ...

Combustion engines, the engines in gas-powered cars, only use a quarter of the fuel's potential energy while the rest is lost as heat through exhaust. Now, a study demonstrates how to convert exhaust ...

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Combustion reactions can be investigated in a science lab. If you are working with combustion it is important to work safely. To work safely, you need to identify hazards eliminate them ...

Our researchers conduct basic and applied research in combustion, energy conservation, environmental engineering, fuel science, fuels engineering, and modeling and simulation. UDRI performs research ...

Spontaneous' human combustion over the centuries In the 17th ... or candles. Related stories Science says bodies can act like a candle In 1998, as part of a BBC television program, scientists ...