Sometimes advances happen when someone realizes that a common sense approach isn’t the optimal one. Take radio. Success in radio requires bigger antennas and more power, right? But cell phones exist ...

The automotive industry continues to be a hotbed of innovation, with activity driven by the need for enhanced driving experience, fuel efficiency, and engine performance, and growing importance of ...

In today’s fire service, there are a multitude of nozzles available to firefighters that are capable of delivering various stream types and fire flows. Some have been around a long time, some are ...

Evaluating the performance of 3D printers and component upgrades is a more difficult than it may seem at first glance, and subjective observations can lead to incorrect conclusions. To objectively ...

The basic operating principle of a wet scrubber is to pass a gas flow through an atomised spray which then interacts with the gas flow and knocks out contaminants. Those contaminants can be liquid ...

One of the longest lasting debates in the American fire service is the smooth bore vs. fog debate. One of the greatest problems with this debate is that in many areas of today’s fire service, it has ...

Complementing the best hoses, a hose nozzle makes watering your garden or cleaning your car a breeze, giving you control over water pressure and flow. The best hose nozzles have a variety of useful ...

Jonathan Brumley and Joe Ficarelli discuss several key study findings from a recent three-part UL study that support a flowing-while-advancing fire attack. For some firefighters, flowing water while ...