Friday, January 10, 2014

Starting Fire with Water


Source - NASA Science News for Jan. 10, 2014

Astronauts on the ISS are experimenting with a form of water that has a strange property: it can help start fire. This fundamental physics investigation could have down-to-Earth benefits such as clean-burning municipal waste disposal and improved saltwater purification.

The complete article can be found here: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2014/10jan_firewater/

A companion video is posted below and can also be viewed at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TysrIYJOlpk



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