a microphone was passed around the room. Each of the 55 attending contractors was asked to reveal what they had learned for the day and what each planned to bring back to their respective businesses. ...

Zimmerman’s team at Ionic Materials developed a plastic polymer electrolyte that could permit the flow of ions at room temperature ... so there’s no possibility that the battery will explode. Pogue ...

Unlike wood, insulation, and other building materials, concrete doesn't burn ... vulnerability—exposed to high temperatures, it can explode like a bag of microwaved popcorn.