The Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine today announced it has redesigned its Early-Career Research Fellowship (ECRF) to include three tracks - Human Health and Community Resilience, Environmental Protection and Stewardship, and Offshore Energy Safety.

Although the number of women among new inventors is edging upward, women still make up only about 13 percent of inventors in the economy overall. What keeps more women from engaging in invention and entrepreneurship? A recent workshop explored that question and how to remove the obstacles.

The United States should create a national strategy by end of 2022 to reduce its outsized and increasing contribution to plastic waste in the world’s oceans.

Human control over technology was a concern thousands of years ago when early humans sought to ensure safe use of fire. Later, control over horse-drawn wagons and eventually steam engines led to debates about how to make the most of their benefits while limiting dangers. Now questions of control are central in the design of AI-infused technologies, for which some advocates envision full machine autonomy while others promote human autonomy.

The Gulf Research Program of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine was an active contributor at the first in-person Gulf of Mexico Conference (GoMCon) held in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, from April 25-28. The four-day conference gathered more than 800 researchers, resource managers, and interested stakeholders, and highlighted the intersection of scientific research and the management of human and natural systems in the Gulf of Mexico region.

Two remarkable women who made invaluable contributions to the work of the Committee on International Security and Arms Control (CISAC) died in recent months -- Catherine Kelleher and Jo Husbands. Their accomplishments and qualities have been described well by others, including especially Women in International Security (WIIS). We at CISAC want additionally to honor their work for us.

Available as both an IDA plugin and a Python script, Nimfilt helps to reverse engineer binaries compiled with the Nim programming language compiler by demangling package and function names, and applying structs to strings

These centres serve as innovation hubs for key business functions such as product development, artificial intelligence (AI), data analytics, and cybersecurity within the state.

The Drugs, Medical Devices and Cosmetics Bill, 2023, will replace the existing Drugs and Cosmetics Act of 1940.

BT Cloud Contact Offers customers a complete contact center solution including in built omni-channel, embedded IVR, and an inbuilt customer relationship system as standard.

Contact centres may have poor reputations but they should be seen as a strategic resource, says Nicola Millard, BT’s in-house futurist

​​ Global IT Centre will focus on cutting-edge technologies such as cloud engineering, data platforms, digital health applications, hyper automation, and artificial intelligence and machine learning, it further said.

STT GDC India, in which Tata Communications holds a minority stake, has 28 data centres across 10 cities, with a combined capacity of more than 318 megawatt of IT load. It has about 1,000 enterprise customers.

Singapore-based data centre operator Princeton Digital Group (PDG) on Thursday announced to invest $1 billion in India and expand capacity to a total of 230 MW in the country.

AI models consume a lot of electricity, and the World Economic Forum estimated in April that the computer power dedicated to AI is doubling every 100 days.

Around 95 per cent of the existing capacity is in six cities with Mumbai and Chennai leading the race, Icra said.

One of the options is to allow these data centre parks to set up separate power grids, which will allow them to buy power from the power producer or some other power-surplus state instead of the state the infrastructure is domiciled in, another official said.

To further ensure high-speed and ultra-low latency services required in 5G, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on Saturday said it has signed an agreement with Linearized Amplifier Technology Services and Vedang Radio Tech.

Liquid crystals are strange substances, both fish and fowl. They can flow like a liquid, but have the orderly molecular structure of a crystalline solid. And that internal structure can be changed by small cues from outside.

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The gusting westerly winds that dominate the climate in central Asia, setting the pattern of dryness and location of central Asian deserts, have blown mostly unchanged for 42 million years. A University of Washington geologist led a team that has discovered a surprising resilience to one of the world's dominant weather systems. The finding could help long-term climate forecasts, since it suggests these winds are likely to persist through radical climate shifts.

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The low pressure area known as System 94L developed into Tropical Storm Ian on Sept. 14. NOAA's GOES-East satellite data was made into an animation that showed the development of the central Atlantic storm.

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The past 18 months have seen turmoil in the crytpo market, including the failure of TerraUSD, an unbacked stablecoin, in May 2022, the collapse of crytpo exchange FTX in November and the bankruptcy of banks such as Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, which serviced crypto providers.

Contact centres may have poor reputations but they should be seen as a strategic resource, says Nicola Millard, BT’s in-house futurist

Data Centres aren’t new, but how have they changed in recent years? What are some of the key trends in that regard?

About 73% of Instagram business accounts that self-identify as a women-owned business were set up in the last three years in India, the company revealed.

China has developed OpenKylin, an operating system based on the open-source Linux platform, to reduce its dependence on US technology. OpenKylin 1.0, created by a community of approximately 4,000 developers, has been utilised in various sectors, such as finance, energy, and even in its space program. China's tech industry has prioritised developing an operating system that is not dependent on US technology, and OpenKylin is one of several under development that could replace Microsoft's Windows and Apple's MacOS. Notably, the system provides reliable fundamental software services and ensures security in critical areas such as government affairs and finance.

Resolve Optics is a developer and supplier of high contrast short wavelength infrared (SWIR) lenses for agricultural sorting applications.

Key Technology has introduced Key Discovery, a suite of software solutions that is able to collect, analyze, and share data while sorting product.

Lower profile design enables easier installation and better performance.

Guittard Couverture showcases the brand's commitment to providing customers with premium chocolate in enhanced, sustainable packaging.

Festo to introduce AI-based software for machine uptime, soft-robotic grippers, and economical electric motion at IBIE 2022.

In addition to marking on glass and hard plastics, the lasers can deliver high-resolution, permanent codes on flexible film, foil, labels, paperboard, and other packaging.

GNT has expanded its range of plant-based EXBERRY colors with the launch of two new green shades made from spirulina and turmeric.

Suterra releases world’s first indoor aerosol mating disruption product for commercial food processing industry.

The secondary packaging machine is suitable for snack, bakery, and other applications.

Brand adds crepes to menu, announces return of fan-favorite Cinn-A-Stack Pancakes.

The new stack includes four buttermilk pancakes filled with Reese's Pieces and topped with chocolate, Reese's peanut butter sauces, and whipped topping.

The ready-to-eat snack melds the tang of barbecue sauce and cheesy cheddar flavor.

Kit Kat Ghost Toast and Reese's Werewolf Tracks bewitch this year's seasonal lineup.

The line bridges automation gaps with tray filling for loose granola, nuts, and other dry ingredients.

The modular design of the conveyors reportedly gives snack and bakery producers a high degree of flexibility.

With summertime parties on the horizon, the makers of the Hormel Gatherings brand is introducing summer-themed Hard Salami and Pepperoni Tray.

Shoppers can find two varieties of Mavericks’ newest innovation on the shelf, each featuring crackers packed with 8g of whole grains per serving. 

Cheez-It is answering the pleas of its ranch-obsessed fans with the new collaboration.

Jenny Craig also enhances customer personalization with tech-enabled menu planner, adds frozen skillet meals to food offerings.

The desserts can be found at Whole Foods and will retail for $6.99 per two-pack.

Included in the limited-time offering is Pumpkin Cheesecake made by The Cheesecake Factory Bakery, an addition to the dessert menu just in time for fall.

The unit applies labels to round and cylindrical containers at high speeds.

The semi-automatic unit is designed to offer flexibility and high speeds.

Bridor, a global company dedicated to sharing the bakery cultures of the world, has expanded its Specialty Food portfolio with the launch of a new bread line.