In the last few weeks, ominous warnings of inflation's imminent resurgence have multiplied, prompted by recent upside surprises on core inflation and the cavalier dismissal by Janet Yellen, the Fed ...

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (Berkeley Lab) and the University of Hawaii have uncovered the first step in the process that transforms gas-phase molecules ...

Jets are rapid streams of liquids or gases that forcefully shoot into a surrounding medium. When ignitable substances are involved, combustion -- rapid chemical reactions that result in heat and light ...

Baby Rahul has been admitted to hospital four times with severe burns (Picture: YouTube) Doctors in India have ruled out ‘spontaneous human combustion’ (SHC) after a baby boy apparently burst into ...

Consider the case of the unfortunate Mary Clues. The 50-year-old Londoner found solace in drink after the death of her husband in 1771. Over the next 18 months, “she became much addicted to alcohol,” ...

A species of beetle, that squirts its predators with a high-pressure spray of boiling liquid, could provide the key to significant improvements in aircraft engine design. A species of beetle, that ...

Supported metal catalysts are extensively used in industrial and environmental applications. To improve their performance, it is crucial to identify the most active sites. This identification is, ...

The influence of charge motion and fuel injection characteristics on diesel combustion was studied in a rapid compression machine (RCM), a research apparatus that simulates the direct-injection diesel ...

The UK's University of Leeds is to study the natural combustion techniques of an unusual insect in a quest to improve turbine engine combustor performance. The bombardier beetle squirts its predators ...