References & Sources - January 16, 1999

< Back to Contents

A Firefproof Future?

The Federal Aviation Administration is working toward a long-term goal of developing a fire-resistant airplane cabin.

References:

Gann, R. 1998. National Institute of Standards and Technology Annual Conference on Fire Research. November. Gaithersburg, Md.

Giannelis, E.P. 1998. Flame retardant nanocomposite materials. National Institute of Standards and Technology Annual Conference on Fire Research. November. Gaithersburg, Md.

Gilman, J.W., et al. 1998. Flammability studies of polymer layered silicate (clay) nanocomposites. National Institute of Standards and Technology Annual Conference on Fire Research Book of Abstracts NISTIR 6242(November):37.

Lyon, R.E. 1998. Heat release kinetics. National Institute of Standards and Technology Annual Conference on Fire Research Book of Abstracts NISTIR 6242(November):33.

Wilkie, C.A., and M.A. McKinney. 1998. Cross-linking of polystyrene by Friedel-Crafts chemistry offers enhanced thermal protection. National Institute of Standards and Technology Annual Conference on Fire Research Book of Abstracts NISTIR 6242(November):49.

Further Readings:

Monastersky, R. 1988. Decline of the CFC empire. Science News 133(April 9):234.

Smaglik, P. 1997. A new direction for microgravity fires. Science News 151(Feb. 22):119.

Wu, C. 1998. Soap stamps out grease fires. Science News 153(April 11):239.

Sources:

Richard G. Gann
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Fire Science Division
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
Building 224, Room B-250
Gaithersburg, MD 20899

Emmanuel P. Giannelis
Cornell University
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
326 Bard Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853

Jeffrey W. Gilman
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Fire Science Division
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
Building 224, Room B-258
Gaithersburg, MD 20899

Richard E. Lyon
Federal Aviation Administration
Fire Resistant Materials Program AAR-422
William J. Hughes Technical Center
Atlantic City International Airport, NJ 08405

Charles A. Wilkie
Marquette University
Department of Chemistry
P.O. Box 1881
Milwaukee, WI 53201

From Science News, Vol. 155, No. 3, January 16, 1999, p. 40. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.

Copyright 1999 Science Service