Scientists created 17-foot fire whirls that burn oil spills faster and cleaner than conventional methods, reducing soot by 40% and consuming nearly all the fuel. The technique shows promise for rapid, ...

Sometimes, the craziest ideas just happen to be the best. Fire whirls burn oil spills faster and cleaner than fire pools, a new study shows ...

In the frantic hours following an offshore oil spill, emergency responders face a destructive decision: let the oil spread or ignite it. Once ignited, it creates an ‘in-situ’ fire pool that stops the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oil spills have a new whirlwind solution. Disasters like Exxon Valdez in 1989 and Deepwater Horizon in 2010 are difficult to clean ...

The science pros at TKOR reveal what a giant green fire tornado looks like in real life, combining combustion, airflow, and ...

The research team engineered a setup of three 16-foot-tall walls placed in a triangular pattern, to twist airflow around an ignited crude-oil-coated pool of water. The result: a nearly 17-foot-tall ...

Oil spills have a new whirlwind solution. Disasters like Exxon Valdez in 1989 and Deepwater Horizon in 2010 are difficult to clean up after and can cause catastrophic ecological damage — and there are ...