Fri, March 14, 2025

[ Fri, Mar 14th 2025 ]: NextBigFuture

Ultimate Nuclear Salt Water Rocket 7.6% of Light Speed

Nuclear Salt Water Rocket (NSWR) is a rocket that uses known physics and engineering and there are versions that could reach 7-8% of light speed. The use low

[ Fri, Mar 14th 2025 ]: Verdict

OpenAI seeks relief from state regulations in US

OpenAI has appealed to the US government for relief from restrictive state regulations, advocating for federal protection to support AI innovation. In its submission to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP),

[ Fri, Mar 14th 2025 ]: ZDNet

These 3 AI themes dominated SXSW - and here's how they can help you navigate 2025

I sat through a dozen AI panels at SXSW, and three dominant themes came up again and again. Here's what they mean for you.

[ Fri, Mar 14th 2025 ]: WCTV

Robots to face off at Al Lawson Center this weekend during student engineering competition

The FSU-FAMU joint College of Engineering is teaming up with NASA and other engineering groups to host the FIRST Tallahassee Regional this weekend at the center on Florida A&M's campus.

[ Fri, Mar 14th 2025 ]: IPWatchdog

IP News: Barks & Bites for Friday, March 14 | IPWatchdog

Trump nominates John Squires as Director of the USPTO; former USPTO Solicitor Farheena Rasheed to the PTAB as Vice Chief; Senate Commerce Committee advances nomination of Michael Kratsios for Director of Office of Science and Technology Policy;

[ Fri, Mar 14th 2025 ]: CNN

SpaceX Crew-10 launch will pave the way for NASA's Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to return home

SpaceX aims to launch Crew-10 on Friday. The crew-swap mission will enable NASA's Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to return home from the International Space Station.

[ Fri, Mar 14th 2025 ]: swiftcurrentonline

Grade seven science genius captivates judges

A grade seven student from Fairview School astonished the judging panel at the Chinook Regional Science Fair on Tuesday and Wednesday to earn a trip to the Canada-Wide Science Fair in the Maritimes. S

[ Fri, Mar 14th 2025 ]: AZoNano

POSTECH-Led Collaboration Achieves Breakthrough in EV Battery Performance

The nano-spring coating technique developed by Professor Park's team enhances EV battery durability and energy density, addressing key performance challenges.

[ Fri, Mar 14th 2025 ]: Yahoo

IBM, Basque Government to install IBM Quantum System Two in Spain

The Basque Government, and IBM (IBM) announced plans to install Europe's first IBM Quantum System Two at the IBM-Euskadi Quantum Computational Center on Ikerbasque Foundation's main campus in San Sebastian,

[ Fri, Mar 14th 2025 ]: insideHPC

ISC 2025 Midweek Keynote Explores New Climate Forecasting Paradigms

The ISC 2025 conference has announced that climate scientist and meteorologist Prof. Dr. Bjorn Stevens will deliver a keynote address for ISC's midweek keynote on Wednesday, June 11. In his presentation entitled "The New Landscape of Climate Computing" he will talk about how artificial intelligence (AI),

[ Fri, Mar 14th 2025 ]: ExtremeTech

Anthony Russo on Robots and 'The Electric State'

If there's one task nearly every robot movie seeks to accomplish, it's exploring humans' relationships with new and advancing technologies. But most of these films look to the future, placing cyborg cops and uncanny humanoids in a cinematic exaggeration of tomorrow.

[ Fri, Mar 14th 2025 ]: AZOM

Understanding the Origin of Magnetic Moment Enhancement in Novel Alloys

Magnetic materials have become indispensable to various technologies that support our modern society, such as data storage devices, electric motors, and magnetic sensors.

[ Fri, Mar 14th 2025 ]: CNA

Bolstering semiconductor supply chain resilience with a robust global network

Through strategic investments, cutting-edge R&D and global partnerships, Fujifilm is strengthening its position as a key supplier of advanced materials.

[ Fri, Mar 14th 2025 ]: ScienceAlert

Imaginary Numbers Are an Important Tool For Technology And Engineering

To a nonmathematician, having the letter "i" represent a number that does not quite exist and is "imaginary" can be hard to wrap your head around.

[ Fri, Mar 14th 2025 ]: CCN

Freedom of Information Request Reveals UK Science Minister Used ChatGPT for AI Policy Guidance

[ Fri, Mar 14th 2025 ]: TechRadar

OpenAI calls on US government to ban DeepSeek, calling it 'state-subsidized' and 'state-controlled'

OpenAI has sent a proposal to the Office of Science and Technology Policy that calls on the US government to ban the use of DeepSeek in governments, military, and intelligence services. Mentioning the Chinese AI by name, the proposal calls DeepSeek "state-subsidized" and "state-controlled".

[ Fri, Mar 14th 2025 ]: KGOU

The best and biggest games of 2025 so far

[ Fri, Mar 14th 2025 ]: Moneycontrol

Trump, Musk's fund cuts for science creates adverse reaction in research world

Trump's mass firings and freezing of billions of dollars appropriated by Congress could have ripple effects on the US scientific enterprise for years to come

[ Fri, Mar 14th 2025 ]: collider

10 'Black Mirror' Episodes That Turned Out to Be Scarily Accurate

Netflix's Black Mirror was catnip for horror and sci-fi fans alike but some of its episodes turned out to be scarily accurate.

[ Fri, Mar 14th 2025 ]: Bloomberg

Trump's Science Cuts Have Thrown the Research World Into Chaos

Firing federal workers and freezing grants are upending a world-class system the US has built since World War II.

[ Fri, Mar 14th 2025 ]: Insider

OpenAI slams DeepSeek, warning the US government that China is catching up fast

In a letter to the US government, OpenAI also outlined policy recommendations to secure America's lead in AI.

[ Fri, Mar 14th 2025 ]: sanews

South Africa-European Union Summit concludes

President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed the European Union's €4.7 billion Global Gateway Investment Package aimed at supporting strategic investment projects.

[ Fri, Mar 14th 2025 ]: Marketplace

New technology helps blind sports fans level up their arena experience

The OneCourt device gives blind and low-vision sports fans the opportunity to engage with basketball games through touch.
Thu, March 13, 2025

[ Thu, Mar 13th 2025 ]: Reuters

After DeepSeek, Chinese fund managers beat High-Flyer's path to AI

Flyer's use of artificial intelligence in trading markets has spurred an AI arms race among mainland asset managers that could shake up the country's $10 trillion fund management industry.

[ Thu, Mar 13th 2025 ]: SiliconANGLE

OpenAI calls on Trump to eliminate restrictions on the AI industry

OpenAI has submitted a lengthy proposal to the U.S. government, aiming to influence its upcoming AI Action Plan, a strategy report that many believe will guide President Donald Trump's policy on artificial intelligence technology.

[ Thu, Mar 13th 2025 ]: NextBigFuture

Superintelligence in Important Areas Before AGI

Youtuber Dr. Mike does an excellent give into intelligence, superintelligence and AGI. He parses all of the different intelligence domains. He observes that machines are already superintelligence in many areas of intelligence. Computers have long been superintelligence in calculation and memory.

[ Thu, Mar 13th 2025 ]: Time

The True Cost of Trump's Cuts to NOAA and NASA

Environmentalists warn that the Earth is running a fever and, with the latest NOAA firings, we've begun sacking the doctors.

[ Thu, Mar 13th 2025 ]: AlphaGalileo

Innovative Study Highlights BMP9 and SHH as Key Drivers of Bone Repair

Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) directly affect the osteogenic differentiation of stem cells and are integral to bone tissue development. BMP9, a

[ Thu, Mar 13th 2025 ]: Swarajya

IIT-Delhi Tops Indian Institutes In QS Subject Rankings, Secures 26th Spot In Engineering and Technology

The Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT-Delhi) has emerged as India's top-performing institution in the Engineering and Technology category, securing the 26th rank globally in the latest QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025, reported The Indian Express.

[ Thu, Mar 13th 2025 ]: TechCrunch

FBI, EPA, and Treasury told Citibank to freeze funds as Trump administration tries to claw back climate money

The accounts were frozen in February, but documents filed today make public details which had previously been unknown.

[ Thu, Mar 13th 2025 ]: Polygon

How Magic: The Gathering's space opera found its voice

In an era of Magic where the game's 30 years of storytelling and character development are now meant to coexist with other fandoms, including Doctor Who, Lord of the Rings, and Fallout, properly conveying the Magic of Edge of Eternities emerged as the most important aspect to promoting the expansion.

[ Thu, Mar 13th 2025 ]: AZoLifeSciences

Molecular Intelligence Simplifies Cryo-EM Data Analysis with AI

Scientists from Purdue University's College of Science and the Rosen Center for Advanced Computing have established Molecular Intelligence, a software company dedicated to assisting researchers in determining the 3D structures of biomolecules captured through cryogenic-electron microscopy (cryo-EM).

[ Thu, Mar 13th 2025 ]: Insider

An 18-year-old won $250,000 for discovering over a million objects in space. Some could help unravel one of the universe's biggest mysteries.

Matteo Paz built a machine-learning algorithm in high school to analyze heaps of data for NASA. He just won a $250,000 Science Talent Search award.

[ Thu, Mar 13th 2025 ]: WTOP

1 week after Loudoun Co. student's disappearance, search area widens in Dominican Republic

It's been one week since a Loudoun County, Virginia, college student went missing in the Dominican Republic, and there are still no answers.

[ Thu, Mar 13th 2025 ]: Axios

EPA to revisit Obama- and Biden-era rules on climate regulations

On a day featuring a blitz of environmental regulatory actions, the EPA on Wednesday announced two particularly sweeping climate change moves. Why it matters: The moves reveal the administration's strategy to "revisit" or "revise" both the social cost of carbon as well as the 16-year-old endangerment finding.

[ Thu, Mar 13th 2025 ]: CalMatters

California has 30 new proposals to rein in AI. Trump could complicate them

President Trump is taking a very different approach to AI than the Biden administration, and it could affect how California regulates artificial intelligence.

[ Thu, Mar 13th 2025 ]: insideHPC

Quantum vs. Classical HPC: D-Wave Reports Quantum Supremacy on Materials Simulation

D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS) today announced a quantum advance published in the journal Science, confirming that its annealing quantum

[ Thu, Mar 13th 2025 ]: Bloomberg

OpenAI Asks White House for Relief From State AI Rules

OpenAI has asked the Trump administration to help shield artificial intelligence companies from a growing number of proposed state regulations if they voluntarily share their models with the federal government.

[ Thu, Mar 13th 2025 ]: TheHyperHive

How Much of the Ocean Have We Actually Discovered?

Ever wondered how much of our vast, mysterious oceans we've uncovered? Spoiler alert: not nearly as much as you'd think! While we've sent submarines, robots, and even some brave divers into the depths,

[ Thu, Mar 13th 2025 ]: IOL

How research underfunding robs South Africa of scientific innovations

South African universities are losing vital scientific talent due to chronic research underfunding, forcing researchers to rely on foreign funding that often dictates research priorities. This crisis threatens the country's ability to develop local solutions for pressing health and technological challenges.

[ Thu, Mar 13th 2025 ]: BBC

Pupils tackling 'real-world problems' using Lego

Schools from across Cornwall are showcasing their science skills in Cornwall Council's Lego League being held at RNAS Culdrose, Helston. Organisers said the competition also involved students collaborating to find a solution to a real-world problem.

[ Thu, Mar 13th 2025 ]: STAT

Federal research instability risks postdoc careers, American leadership

In a new National Postdoctoral Association report, 43% of postdocs said Trump administration policies have threatened their positions, while more than one-third said their research is delayed or in jeopardy.

[ Thu, Mar 13th 2025 ]: CNET

Rise Science App Review: Can It Improve Your Sleep?

But the Rise Science sleep app caught my attention -- and that doesn't happen often. The concept of the Rise Science app is based on improving your sleep by monitoring sleep debt and energy levels. According to Rise,

[ Thu, Mar 13th 2025 ]: GeekWire

GeekWire Awards: Nuclear power, quantum computing and more Innovation of the Year finalists

The finalists for Innovation of the Year at the 2025 GeekWire Awards. Technology at play in the Innovation of the Year category at the GeekWire Awards

[ Thu, Mar 13th 2025 ]: Moneycontrol

SpaDeX undocking success! ISRO takes a big leap toward Chandrayaan-4 and beyond

ISRO's SpaDeX mission has successfully completed its space undocking phase, marking a significant milestone in India's space exploration journey and paving the way for future projects like Gaganyaan and Chandrayaan-4.
Wed, March 12, 2025

[ Wed, Mar 12th 2025 ]: LADbible

Scientists have just made a discovery about humans dating back 110,000 years and it changes everything

Scientists examining an ancient cave have made a discovery about humanity's history that dates back some 110,000 years. Excavations took place in the Tinshemet Cave, a newly excavated Middle Paleolithic site in Israel.

[ Wed, Mar 12th 2025 ]: Nextgov

Trump's US chief technology officer pick would serve dual-role

President Donald Trump nominated Ethan Klein to be the next U.S. chief technology officer Tuesday. If confirmed by the Senate, Klein will also serve as an associate director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy,

[ Wed, Mar 12th 2025 ]: CoinTelegraph

Crypto fans are obsessed with longevity and biohacking: Here's why

From Vitalik Buterin to Brian Armstrong, many crypto proponents are obsessed with discovering the secret to immortality. We found out why.

Federal research instability risks postdoc careers, American leadership

In a new National Postdoctoral Association report, 43% of postdocs said Trump administration policies have threatened their positions, while more than one-third said their research is delayed or in jeopardy.

The article from STAT News discusses the ongoing crisis in the postdoctoral research community, highlighting findings from a survey conducted by the National Postdoctoral Association (NPA). The survey reveals that postdocs are facing significant challenges including low pay, job insecurity, and lack of benefits, which have been exacerbated by the economic impacts of the Trump administration's policies and the broader funding constraints at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Science Foundation (NSF). Despite promises of increased research funding, the actual support for postdocs has not seen substantial improvement, leading to a demoralized workforce contemplating leaving academia. The NPA survey underscores the urgent need for systemic changes to improve the postdoctoral experience, including better compensation, clearer career pathways, and enhanced support systems to retain talented researchers in science.

Read the Full STAT Article at:
https://www.statnews.com/2025/03/13/postdoc-crisis-national-postdoctoral-association-survey-trump-nih-nsf/