The U.S. Agency for International Development has awarded $10 million in total grants to 48 research projects that aim to address disaster management, environmental and food security issues on a global scale. USAID said Friday the projects mark the fourth cycle of the agency’s Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research …
Read More »Ashton Carter: US Eyes Closer Defense Collaboration with India, Vietnam
The Pentagon has agreed to help India research chemical and biological warfare protection suits and mobile power generators as part of efforts to bolster defense ties between the two countries, Bloomberg reported Wednesday. David Lynch writes the U.S. and Indian defense agencies plan to invest a combined $2 million in the …
Read More »Francis Collins: NIH Distributes $46M in Neuroscience Research Grants
The National Institutes of Health has doled out $46 million in total grants to support 58 research projects that aim to create new brain mapping systems and methods. NIH said Tuesday more than 100 neuroscientists will conduct technology-based experiments to better understand brain function, structure and disease under the White …
Read More »Gov’t, Industry Explore the Internet of Things; Todd Park Comments
The U.S. government has invested more than $300 million in research projects focused on machine-to-machine connections over the past five years, FCW reported Wednesday. “Just like the Internet allows people all over the world to interact seamlessly with each other, the Internet of Things will allow devices all over the …
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