DARPA taps industry research teams to develop intelligent event-based imagers
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) on July 2 announced that three teams of researchers led by Raytheon, BAE Systems, and Northrop Grumman have been selected to develop event-based infrared (IR) camera technologies under the Fast Event-based Neuromorphic Camera and Electronics (FENCE) program. Learn more.
NRIC and GE Hitachi team up to lower costs of building new nuclear reactors
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on July 7 announced $5.8 million in funding to develop three construction technologies that together can reduce the cost of new nuclear builds by more than 10%. This work is funded and managed through DOE’s National Reactor Innovation Center (NRIC), which was established in 2019 to enable advanced reactor demonstration and deployment. Learn more.
USPTO releases new Artificial Intelligence Patent Dataset
The United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) Office of the Chief Economist (OCE) on July 1 released the Artificial Intelligence Patent Dataset (AIPD)—identifying which of the 13.2 million U.S. patents and pre-grant publications include artificial intelligence (AI)—to help enable researchers, policymakers, and the public explore the impacts of AI on invention. Learn more.
Lack of symptoms doesn't mean COVID-19 vaccine not working, USU and partners find
A study conducted by researchers from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, the Naval Medical Research Center in Silver Spring, and the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research has found no correlation between the symptoms that develop following vaccination against COVID-19 and the antibody responses that are generated. Learn more.
Federal News Network airs interviews with FLC leadership
FLC leadership interviews aired on the Federal News Network this week. Check out the interviews with the incoming Chair, Linda Burger, NSA; the incoming Vice Chair, John Eisemann, USDA; and the FLC Executive Director, Paul Zielinski. Learn more.
FLC to co-host entrepreneurial event with MBDA during National SBIR Week
The FLC is proud to partner with the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) and Small Business Administration (SBA) during the National SBIR week to host a special webinar on July 21 from 1 to 3:30 p.m. This FLC/MBDA webinar is designed for all entrepreneurs working on advanced technologies, but minority entrepreneurs in particular are encouraged to attend. Learn More.
