A childhood pyromaniac grows up, becomes a chemist and makes sparks fly in the lab. Matt Cline, 43, is a chemical engineering lab instructor at Carnegie Mellon University, and he’s been playing with ...
A professional-grade firework shell consists of three main components: the container, a cardboard tube or sphere ranging in size from a baseball to a basketball, a bursting charge that explodes the ...
Fireworks have become a hallmark of celebrations around the world. Pierre Thebault looks beyond the bright colours and loud bangs, to the array of scientific methods that pyrotechnicians use to ...
Ever since John Adams declared that July 4 "ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade... bonfires and illuminations [fireworks]... from one end of this content to the other, from this time forward ...
Ashley is your community reporter covering news and sports in northern San Luis Obispo County, including San Miguel, Paso Robles, Templeton, Atascadero and Santa Margarita. In San Luis Obispo County ...
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- The fourth of July is around the corner, and while many are excited to celebrate with fireworks, safety should be a top priority. It is a time for celebration, family, and ...
Computerized firing systems have been around for a few decades as well, according to Kyle Kepley, who developed ShowSim and is also an award-winning pyrotechnics expert. “Prior to that, electrically ...