Exploring Promising Opportunities for Defense-Tech Start-Ups in the U.S.-Japan Alliance
Introduction The rapid advancement of technologies such as robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), quantum, space, and biotechnology is driving transformation in the commercial and defense sectors. Start-ups excel at commercializing new…
ASU selected as home and partner for CHIPS and Science Act-funded national lab for semiconductor advanced packaging
Arizona State University’s (ASU) capability as a top-tier research university has delivered a momentous national win to kick off 2025. In a victory for the entire state and a critical…
Japan Boosts Semiconductor, Quantum R&D with Trillion-Yen Budget
Insider Brief The Japanese government has allocated ¥1.05 trillion ($7 billion) for next-generation chip and quantum computing research and ¥471.4 billion for domestic advanced chip production, reflecting its strategy to…
SITI commences visit to Shanghai and Suzhou (with photos)
The Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, Professor Sun Dong, began his visit to Shanghai and Suzhou today (January 13). In the morning, Professor Sun visited the Shanghai Artificial Intelligence…
Rise of a new manufacturing powerhouse
“Made in China” once evoked images of low-cost, labor-intensive commodities. Many years later, the tag stands for advanced innovations such as electric vehicles and drones. A major participant in this…
Secretary of energy oversees big science research and the US nuclear arsenal
The Energy Department recently finished modernizing the B61-12 nuclear bomb, extending its service life by at least 20 years. Credit: Devan Halstead, U.S. Air Force The U.S. Department of Energy…