Officials of the National Academy of Engineering Medicine said it’s too early to tell if veterans suffering from respiratory problems acquired the problems during service in Iraq and Afghanistan from open burn pits, diesel exhaust and other carcinogens during the Gulf War and later conflicts.
Two scientific researchers at the Rice University’s Laboratory for Nanophotonics (LANP) are studying how a particle that interacts with light may lead to revolutionary applications, such as the splitting of ammonia to produce hydrogen fuel and breaking apart and de-toxifying “forever” chemicals such as PFAS, can be used in firefighting spray and Teflon pan coatings.
A collaborative effort between astronomers and backyard star gazers has produced proof of two “brown dwarfs,” strange massive balls of gas far out in the solar system that scientists hope will tell them how planets form.
A team of scientists from the Emory School of Medicine appeared to put another piece of the puzzle in place to predict and treat Alzheimer’s disease with a new finding that identified disease-specific proteins and biological processes that could be developed into both new treatments and biomarkers.