Programs funded by the Advanced Research and Inventions Agency (ARIA) include research into telecommunications technologies.Credit: Puneet Vikram Singh, nature and concept photographer/Getty The UK’s Advanced Research and Inventions Agency (ARIA) is three years into its ten-year mandate under law and already has a new chief executive. The agency is designed to support high-risk, high-reward civilian
The vote has already been underway when ICE agents arrived at a polling place in Syracuse, New York, during the state’s primary in June. The agents were there to see Paigelynn Gonyea, a poll worker who says they were concerned about an Instagram post she had allegedly made in January “doxing” an ICE agent. The
Early-career scientists in China face intense competition for entry-level jobs. Credit: Xinhua/Shutterstock China’s top research funding agency will increase the number of prestigious grants for early-career scientists by 50%. The move is part of the country’s pledge to increase support for young scientists, who face intense competition to secure funding and jobs. Early career researchers
The fight against drugs The administration plans to temporarily ban 7-OH, a component of kratom that has opioid-like effects and is sold at gas stations and smoke shops nationwide in the form of gummies, drinks and capsules. In a draft notice of intent in the Federal Register, scheduled for publication Monday, the federal agency says
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has proposed donating 5% of the company’s equity to a US sovereign wealth fund, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing two people familiar with the matter. Under the proposal, other AI companies would donate similar stakes, although significant questions remain over the details. According to the Financial Times report, the
Drones are one example of a technology that emerged out of dual-use research.Credit: Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Dual-use research that leads to applications for both civilian and military or security purposes is geographically widespread and more scientifically influential than is research that has strictly civilian applications. An analysis of data from bibliometric databases and US patent