Cousin of the 'ice that burns' emerges as greener new way to fight fires

Monday, April 27, 2009 - 09:07 in Earth & Climate

Researchers in Japan are reporting development of a new type of ice that may provide a more efficient, environmentally-friendly method for putting out fires, including out-of control blazes that destroy homes and forests. Their study appears in the current issue of ACS' Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, a bi-weekly journal...

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