44 h. ago US farm agency fires 70 foreign researchers following national security review

US farm agency fires 70 foreign researchers following national security review  Reuters

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5 d. ago Mapping the minefield: First comprehensive security review of NFTs reveals widespread vulnerabilities

Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) have transformed digital ownership by enabling the trade of unique assets through blockchain technology. From art and music to virtual real estate, these tokens have become central to the Web3 economy. Yet, this rapid innovation has outpaced security measures, leaving users vulnerable to sophisticated scams, technical exploits, and project failures.

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7 d. ago A United Nations research institute created an AI refugee avatar

A research institute connected to the United Nations has created two AI-powered avatars designed to teach people about refugee issues. 404 Media wrote about an experiment conducted by a class at the United Nations University Center for Policy Research that resulted in the creation of two AI agents or avatars — Amina, a fictional woman […]

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9 d. ago Since COVID, threats to local school officials have nearly tripled, research finds

Researchers at Princeton University say some instances corresponded with national attacks on DEI initiatives as well as on LGBTQ+ policies and that the targets held a variety of political views.

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9 d. ago Modeling shows geothermal and borehole thermal energy storage can reliably heat buildings in extreme cold

New energy storage research from NREL, a U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory, has demonstrated a way to store and reuse heat underground to meet the heating demands of cold regions like Alaska.

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9 d. ago US agriculture agency to end consideration of race, sex in many farm programs

US agriculture agency to end consideration of race, sex in many farm programs  Reuters

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1 week ago US government confirms arrest of Chinese national accused of stealing COVID research and mass

Accused hacker and Chinese national Xu Zewei was arrested in Italy at the request of U.S. prosecutors.

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2 w. ago Hardware security tech can hide and reveal encryption keys on demand using 3D flash memory

Seoul National University College of Engineering announced that a research team has developed a new hardware security technology based on commercially available 3D NAND flash memory (V-NAND flash memory).

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3 w. ago Murders are down nationwide. Researchers point to a key reason

Murders are falling dramatically in many U.S. cities, after a surge in 2020 and 2021. Crime analysts say a reinvestment in communities from both the government and private sources after the disruption of the pandemic is a key reason.

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3 w. ago US farm agency finds safety issues at top research site after whistleblower complaints

US farm agency finds safety issues at top research site after whistleblower complaints  Reuters

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3 w. ago 'Thermoelectric permanent magnet' achieves record power density for energy harvesting

In joint research with The University of Tokyo (UTokyo) and Nagoya University, the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) developed a new material "thermoelectric permanent magnet" exhibiting extremely high transverse thermoelectric conversion performance, and achieved transverse thermoelectric generation with a power density of 56.7 mW/cm2 around room temperature in a thermoelectric-permanent-magnet-based module.

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3 w. ago Judge blocks the Trump administration’s National Science Foundation research funding cuts

The universities argued the move threatened critical work in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, semiconductors and other technology fields. The post Judge blocks the Trump administration’s National Science Foundation research funding cuts appeared first on Boston.com.

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4 w. ago Judge blocks Trump administration's science research funding cuts

The change could have stripped universities of tens of millions in funding.

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4 w. ago DAVID MARCUS: Your social media feed is being hijacked to divide MAGA supporters

Russia and Iran use bots to manipulate social media, inflating divisive content creators and targeting the MAGA movement according to a National Contagion Research Institute report

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