Electrical stimulation to the dorsolateral prefrontal could help improve cognitive functions of military personnel at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base according to some neuroscientists. Research is underway to see if brain stimulation can help the U.S. Armed Forces create future soldiers by increasing attention and accelerating learning abilities thus lowering training time for soldiers.
Plant pathologists, botanists, genetic biologists and energy researchers are turning the biotechnology world upside down with the latest research in biofuels and plant immunity. Bioengineered bacteria may be the key to the green and efficient way to harvest biofuels from plants like switch grass while genetic engineering may help boost the immunity of food crop plants against pathogens.
Chemical weapons are among the most feared methods of warfare as their ability to inflict large scale death and destruction has classified them as weapons of mass destruction. Chemists now may have a more environmentally friendly solution to approaching cleanup efforts of chemical weapons and nerve agents by both military and civilian personnel.
Biochemists have struggled with improving efficiency of biofuel production from a plant’s biomass using chemical treatments. One breakthrough may be available soon with research by a plant biologist and biochemist to bioengineer trees containing cells that self destruct. Biofuels may become a more viable form of green energy as biotechnology improves their efficiency.
Physics research into cloaking and invisibility may prove to be a significant asset to military defensive strategies in the next decade. Scientists have discovered a new method to cloak an object from electromagnetic frequencies which can create a state of invisibility to some wavelengths. Using metamaterials, it is now possible to hide objects from certain electromagnetic frequencies.