Lancaster, a retired chemistry teacher, is remembered as "a true pioneer of the British fireworks industry".

July Fourth is one of the worst days of the year for air quality in the region, said Daniel B. Curtis, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry at Cal State Fullerton. Curtis and his students ...

It’s that time of year again, when we light up the barbeques and fireworks to celebrate another fantastic July 4th, with this year being America’s 247th birthday since the signing of the Declaration ...

In the earliest days of the United States, John Adams wrote to his wife Abigail about the celebration of independence, “It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, ...

video: From the sizzle of the fuse to the boom and burst of colors -- a new American Chemical Society (ACS) video brings you all of the exciting sights and sounds of Fourth of July fireworks. The ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — No 4th of July celebration is complete without fireworks. There’s some interesting science behind how sparkling colors are made. While fireworks are used for many celebrations today, ...

Fireworks are the result of a combustion reaction where oxygen and other fuels are added together to create light, color, sound, propulsion and more for all of our senses, explains Paul Smith, ...

Elham Yaaghubi, a fifth-year PhD candidate in the Castellano Lab at the University of Florida, let her column chromatography fractions sit overnight. When she returned to the lab, she saw that the ...