Christian Richey
Total 27 Posts
From Megafires to Microgrids, NSF Invests $50M Researching Quantum and AI Solutions
The funding comes as part of NSF’s “Convergence Accelerator” program, which focuses on challenges that require merging ideas, approaches, and technologies across a diverse range of sectors, disciplines, and experts.
DOD Launches Investment Program to Foster Dual-Use Hardware Start-ups
The program so far has awarded six prototype development contracts to companies working on rocket engine designs, ride-share-capable spacecraft, hydrogen storage, battery chemistry, and high-performance magnets.
NIH Awards $185 Million to Research How Genomic Variations Influence Our Health
The funding will come from NIH’s National Human Genome Research Institute, which will provide 25 awards to 30 sites across the country through the Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) Consortium.
FCC to Take Up Network Resiliency, Spectrum Matters, and Robocalls in Open Meeting
Also on the agenda will be a rulemaking to clarify eligibility for the E-Rate program and baseline national security and law enforcement questions for reviewing foreign-owned companies.
NSF Announces Six New Science and Technology Centers
The National Science Foundation has announced the creation of six new science and technology centers to advance research and develop transformative technologies that have the potential to produce broad benefits for society in fields ranging from mechanobiology to particle physics to climate change.
Department of Commerce Calls for AI Advisory Committee Nominees
The National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee will advise President Biden and federal agencies on matters such as the state of the science around AI technology, America’s competitiveness in the field, and issues around AI and the workforce, among others.