Prime contractor Boeing recently completed Thermal Protection System (TPS) applications on the liquid oxygen (LOX) tank for Core Stage-1 (CS-1), the first NASA Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage.

A revolutionary new material called Composite Metal Foam, or CMF, can pulverize enemy rounds and could even be used as an armor to protect tanks and other combat vehicles. Believe it or not, this ...

A recently introduced foam system for extinguishing rim seal fires in floating-roof oil storage tanks demonstrated levels of fire control and extinguishment and burnback resistance the same as or ...

Since 1877, when foam was first introduced as a fire suppression agent, it has been part of the firefighters’ arsenal. Over 100 years later, in the 1980s, foam was popularized as an effective wildland ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The engineers who built the massive external fuel tank that will power the shuttle Discovery into orbit this spring used sophisticated X-ray detectors developed by UF researchers ...

Foam systems have emerged as a valuable tool in enhanced oil recovery (EOR), providing an effective means to improve sweep efficiency and mitigate gas channeling in heterogeneous reservoirs. By ...

Survival technology specialist Survitec has launched its next-generation high-expansion foam fire suppression system, designed to deliver higher foam output at lower operating pressures while reducing ...

Alternative fire suppression systems are common in many commercial buildings throughout the United States. Wet-chemical, dry chemical, systems utilizing foam, clean agent, and carbon dioxide ...

HOUSTON – NASA’s next space shuttle flight will not launch before Sept. 22 as engineers struggle to understand and fix the persistent foam debris issues with the launch system’s external tank, agency ...

This story was updated at7:16 p.m. EDT. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA officials lauded the July4th launch of the space shuttle Discovery Tuesday but added that much workremains ahead, not the least of ...