Curious about the cookware warnings you've heard? Find out why you should steer clear of Teflon and learn advantages a cast ...

There are about 1,000 fires annually because of heat tape, according to the Consumer Products Safety Commission.

In this work, we analyze the physical processes of a pulsed discharge in a dielectric (Teflon) cavity. This type of discharge is generated in a coaxial pulsed plasma thruster (PPT) having a central ...

Chelsea, Massachusetts, is plagued by what is known as the Urban Heat Island effect, in which pavement and vehicles soak up and radiate heat.

In one of Stanford’s labs, a roll of Scotch tape spins under a motorized roller. To the untrained eye, it’s an ordinary strip of office supplies. But to a group of chemists, that humble peel carries ...

Heat-related illnesses occur across a spectrum, and mild heat stress can quickly progress to life-threatening heat stroke if a person is exposed to dangerous conditions for too long.

Tyler Herro is no stranger to experimenting with his look, but his latest move has fans, and probably teammates, doing a double-take. During a recent offseason appearance, the Miami Heat guard ...

A 34-year-old Dutch man died from heatstroke on the Spanish island of Mallorca on Thursday afternoon. The tourist was playing sports with a group of friends when he collapsed, RTL Nieuws reported.The ...

Amber heat health alerts have been issued for parts of England as temperatures are set to climb to more than 30C.

A 78-year-old man diagnosed with dementia has been missing from his home on Glebe Road since 8 p.m. on Monday and the New Hampshire State Police has activated the Missing ...

Electron-microscopy findings inform a model that describes the dynamics of heat-carrying phonons at the nanoscale.