New coatings cut risk of a dorm fire
 Bob Pliskin, vice president of sales for Bradford Industries, uses a blowtorch to demonstrate the fire resistance of cardboard protected by PyroTarp. (Globe Photo / John Tlumacki) Globe Photo / John Tlumacki |
A Massachusetts company that makes protective coatings for uses ranging from automotive airbags to the Pathfinder vehicle that NASA sent to Mars has found a new niche in producing fire-resistant paint for college dormitories. (Full article: 665 words)
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