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  China has quietly launched the most powerful supercomputer currently in existence. https://www.techradar.com/pro/the-most-powerful-machine-yet-assembled-on-earth-china-quietly-launched-record-breaking-supercomputer-and-someone-virtually-deconstructed-its-processor

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  U.S. Announces $1.5 Billion for Chip Facilities in New York and Vermont https://viewfromarchstreet.com/2024/02/19/u-s-announces-1-5-billion-for-chip-facilities-in-new-york-and-vermont/

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  Happy Critical Infrastructure Fail Day to those who celebrate! https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/22/business/att-outage.html

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  NSF grant reviewers urged to think more about ‘societal benefits’ https://www.science.org/content/article/national-science-foundation-grant-reviewers-urged-think-more-about-societal-benefits https://www.science.org/do/10.1126/science.zu7er78/full/_20240223_on_nsf-1708708595637.jpg

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  New calls for a Pentagon #quantum information science adviser to improve coordination and ensure continued U.S. leadership. This follows a recent report by the Mitchell Institute that found DoD and the Air Force are lagging behind in #QIS investment both short and near term. https://breakingdefense.com/2024/02/why-the-pentagon-needs-a-quantum-czar/

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  First Chips R&D funding announcement released https://www.nist.gov/chips/notice-funding-opportunity-chips-national-advanced-packaging-manufacturing-program-napmp

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  Bill comes due for capital-intensive projects at NSF, likely at the cost of a major leading-edge telescope. https://ww2.aip.org/fyi/nsf-likely-to-drop-one-of-two-giant-telescopes-from-consideration-for-construction-funds

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  One of the worst NSF appropriations cycles in recent memory. 8% cut in research. 15% cut in education. Facilities up 25%. https://ww2.aip.org/fyi/fy2024-national-science-foundation

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  @TheAtlantic @AnnemarieBridy Results-ism

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  By my calculation, NSF core research (RRA, non-TIP) is down sharply -- 17% -- from 2021 after inflation and ignoring the doubling of TIP last year. https://www.science.org/content/article/final-u-s-spending-bills-offer-gloomy-outlook-science

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  It was the worst budget cycle for the National Science Foundation in it's 74-year history. Worst. Ever. https://www.science.org/content/article/final-u-s-spending-bills-offer-gloomy-outlook-science

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  “I was trying to find a year that was worse than that in the [NSF]'s history and couldn't find one.” Pleased to be featured in this week's National Journal, I just wish we were talking about a great outcome for #science, not one of the worst. https://www.nationaljournal.com/s/724402/a-compromise-congress-steps-back-on-big-science-promises-in-funding-bill/?unlock=U806UL9TE43UCA8U

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  Large-scale battery technology is expanding rapidly across the U.S. electric bulk power system. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/05/07/climate/battery-electricity-solar-california-texas.html?unlocked_article_code=1.qE0.S0Tq.QDMWrkaueqc8&smid=url-share

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  Why Engineers Should Study Philosophy https://hbr.org/2024/04/why-engineers-should-study-philosophy

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  How Can Philosophy Help NASA Explore the Cosmos? https://asu.zoom.us/webinar/register/1017159688088/WN_mOd3CaBiQNOtzYFK3EeWnQ?t=1716316899972

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  White House Report Paints Dire Picture of U.S. Research Infrastructure https://ww2.aip.org/fyi/white-house-report-paints-dire-picture-of-u-s-research-infrastructure

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  A study of nearly 400,000 scientists across 38 countries finds that one-third of them quit science within five years of authoring their first paper, and almost half leave within a decade. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03222-7