Answer: That would be magnesium. Magnesium gets extremely hot when it reacts with oxygen in the air. Magnesium has 2 ...

INDIANA— With the Fourth of July around the corner, have you ever wondered what makes fireworks boom, sparkle, and glow in ...

Other colors can be made by mixing elements: strontium and sodium produce brilliant orange; titanium, zirconium, and magnesium alloys make silvery white; copper and strontium make lavender. Gold ...

Today's Fourth of July guidelines aren't as strict as once outlined, though, and vary by state—and in some instances, by ...

Colors, sparks, booms and whistles all require different pyrotechnic recipes. chensiyuan/WikimediaCommons, CC BY-SA Paul E.

There are hundreds of chemical formulas — or pyrotechnic recipes — for fireworks. These are still based off an ancient ...

Fireworks permitted: Handheld and ground-based sparkling devices that are non-explosive and non-aerial, and do not contain more than 100 grams of pyrotechnic composition per item. Fireworks prohibited ...

If you’ve ever wondered how fireworks get their color, it all comes down to science, specifically metal salts. When fireworks ...

The pyrotechnics industry relies heavily on Chinese fireworks imports and warns that this could be the last big bang Fourth ...