ELK CREEK, Neb. — Far beneath the rolling cropland of southeast Nebraska sits a deposit of elements that can be used to make steel and aluminum stronger. Extracting them would seem to be just the kind of project that President Joe Biden has argued is needed to reduce the United States’ d
One day, a mining company hopes to dig up rare materials in one corner of Nebraska that would be used to make steel and aluminum stronger
ELK CREEK, Neb. -- Far beneath the rolling cropland of southeast Nebraska sits a deposit of elements that can be used to make steel and aluminum stron
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Early Thursday (12/23/21) morning Shreveport Firefighters were called to the scene of an apartment fire.
The call came from Briarwood Apartment Complex on Golf Links Boulevard. According to Firefighters on the scene, the fire was caused by a heating issue, that started on the first floor
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There comes a time in every adult life where you can no longer avoid those most mundane of tasks: painting something as fiddly as a radiator. But radiators need love too. After all, once your walls and door frames are looking bright from a recently appli
SPRINGFIELD, Va. — Two people were hospitalized with potentially life-threatening injuries Sunday when a house caught fire in Springfield, Virginia.
Fairfax County firefighters were called to the 5800 block of Amelia Street around 1 p.m. on Sunday on a report of smoke showing from a ho
Have you ever wondered how protective flame resistant (FR) fabrics resist catching fire? We have your answers.
When a flame, spark or intense heat reaches a flammable substance, a chemical reaction occurs that produces heat and light. This reaction, termed “combustion,” is th
Demand for aramid fibres and threads has been increasing rapidly in recent years for use in heat resistant, flame retardant textiles. According to a market research, the global aramid fibre market in 2019 reached a value of $3.6 billion with an annual growth of 8.2 per cent. Developed countrie