Two Long Island High School Students Among Team that Files Patent Application for New Highly Effective, Eco-Friendly Flame Retardant
Monday, January 5, 2015 - 17:00
in Physics & Chemistry
Fire consumes wood ferociously, in a deadly blaze--but the substances used to treat wood to resist burning can also be noxious and toxic. A Stony Brook University Materials Science Professor guided an undergraduate and two Long Island high school students as they developed a patent-pending, environmentally sustainable way to render the wood used in construction flame retardant--and 5x stronger--using natural materials.