USPTO extends deadline for comments on strategy for expanding inclusive innovation
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has extended the deadline for input that will be used to help draft a national strategy to create more inclusive opportunities for the nation's innovation ecosystem. Feedback now must be provided by February 23, 2021. Learn more.
NIMH-funded computerized adaptive screener helps assess suicide risk in youths
A network of university researchers, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), has developed a computerized adaptive screener to identify youths at risk for attempting suicide. The screener, called the computerized adaptive screen for suicidal youth (CASSY), correctly identified 82.4% of youths who went on to attempt suicide in the three months following screening. Learn more.
NOAA inks 10-year partnership with USM for research on uncrewed systems
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) signed a 10-year agreement on February 4 to partner on ways to improve how uncrewed systems (UxS) are used to collect important ocean observation data and augment NOAA’s operational capabilities. Learn more.
Space Force, Air Force award start-up ASI $26.4M to create Fast Pixel optical network
Satellite communications startup Analytical Space Inc (ASI) won a $26.4 million contract from the U.S. Air Force and Space Force to develop and launch six cubesats and two hosted payloads to begin establishing the Fast Pixel Network for optical communications. Learn more.
Partnering with USC Business School students
Does your lab have any projects that could use some help? Would you like to have a group of business school students work with you and provide feedback on the technology? The University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business wants to partner with you! Learn More.
FNL helps meet pressing need for accurate coronavirus antibody testing
The Frederick National Laboratory (FNL) is providing scientists across the country with a key antigen used in antibody tests for the coronavirus after finding that the antigen is exceptionally sensitive and can be made rapidly and at low cost. This helps meet a pressing need for accurate testing. Learn More.
Superfacility model brings DOE COVID-19 research into real time
For the better part of a year now, finding a way to end the coronavirus pandemic has required a global response and the efforts of thousands of people across scientific, medical, academic, and political entities. Among the collaborators are scientists working at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, who are contributing to these goals through research partnerships that are leveraging the superfacility model for real-time data analysis. Learn More.
