The Department of Commerce will provide Hemlock Semiconductor, a producer of hyper-pure polysilicon, with up to $325 million in CHIPS and Science Act funding under a new partnership intended to boost the production
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The Department of Energy’s Office of Science plans to invest $22 million in various research and development projects exploring the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in its Nuclear Physics, or NP,
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The White House has issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity under the CHIPS and Science Act to invest up to $1.6 billion in semiconductor research and development. The Department of Commerce said Friday
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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has appointed Nancy Kamei as its chief public engagement officer and director of the Office of Public Engagement. Kamei brings to the post three decades of
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The Department of Justice has proposed a rule to launch a program designed to address national security risks associated with attempts by countries of concern to obtain and exploit U.S. citizens’ personal
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NASA has formed a new strategy review team tasked with evaluating potential architecture changes to the Mars Sample Return Program, an initiative to bring scientifically selected samples from Mars to Earth with the
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The U.S. Department of Commerce and Wolfspeed, a silicone carbide wafers and devices manufacturer, have signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms to invest up to $750 million to boost silicone carbide wafer production.
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Over a third of the government’s use cases for artificial intelligence are under the purview of the Department of Health and Human Services, according to Micky Tripathi, acting chief AI officer for
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President Joe Biden announced he intends to appoint several individuals to serve in a Department of State commission and two federal boards. The new appointments include four new members to serve the
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The National Science Foundation Convergence Accelerator has issued a solicitation aimed at establishing the regional anchor for the southeast region. The NSF said Thursday the expansion into the southeastern United States, part of the
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