DARPA announces research teams selected for semantic forensics program
As the technology evolves so does the national security threat posed by compelling media manipulations, and the ability to generate falsified multimodal assets – such as news stories with embedded photos and videos – from whole cloth may not be far off. To take on this growing threat, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) created the Semantic Forensics (SemaFor) program. Learn more.
DHS, FLETC leverage partnerships to de-escalate conflict in law enforcement
Managing conflicts is an integral aspect of law enforcement, but the many nuances of personal interactions can make it challenging, and situations can quickly escalate to dangerous levels. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) are conducting research to learn more about these interactions, with a focus on de-escalation methods. Learn more.
NIST tool will help military vehicles fight fires using less harmful chemicals
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new, interactive spreadsheet that will help the U.S. military extinguish aircraft and vehicle fires using the latest environmentally friendly chemicals. Learn more.
NETL and ARC pledge $1 million to train Appalachia's next generation of welders
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) and the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) have awarded five grants totaling $1 million to support training programs that will teach workers to use robotic welding equipment and other advanced manufacturing skills required by industries as technologies evolve. Learn more.
The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) has a key role in the historic manufacturing collaboration between two of the largest U.S. health care and pharmaceutical companies, Merck and Johnson & Johnson (J&J), to expand production of J&J’s COVID-19 vaccine. Learn More.
LANL vaccine software shows promise for influenza, could help defeat COVID-19
A novel computer algorithm that could create a broadly reactive influenza vaccine for swine flu also offers a path toward a pan-influenza vaccine and possibly a pan-coronavirus vaccine as well, according to a new paper published in Nature Communications.
