It's September, and a small group of researchers in a pair of fishing vessels are sailing in some of the highest ice-free waves in the North Atlantic. Here, some 1,600 feet off the coast of ...

No matter where we stand on the modern fire-attack debate, on combination nozzle vs. smooth bore or on East Coast vs. West Coast tactics, one thing that we all can agree on is water puts out fires.

In concrete construction, few situations are more hazardous than a whipping concrete pumping hose. A hose-whip is the sudden release of compressed air energy in the flexible hose(s) at the end of the ...