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Thermal hazards in chemical processes present a significant challenge to industrial safety, as uncontrolled exothermic reactions can lead to runaway events, fires and explosions. Advances in ...

The flash point of organic mixtures is a critical parameter in assessing fire and explosion hazards, vital for ensuring industrial safety and guiding fuel design. This property denotes the lowest ...

Josiah Kephart, faculty member at the Urban Health Collaborative (UHC) and Usama Bilal, Co-Director of the UHC, have recently published a dual commentary in Nature Medicine. The article, Disentangling ...