Vietnam pushes for semiconductor and AI research as part of tech transformation
The Ministry of Science and Technology has outlined key initiatives to strengthen national innovation and global competitiveness. A semiconductor industry product on display at the 2024 Vietnam Innovation Day. Photo:…
Improving productivity through research and development
Investment in research and development is critical to improving Northern Ireland’s productivity and economic outcomes, says the region’s first Chief Scientific and Technology Advisor (CSTA), Helen McCarthy. Science and technology…
Budget 2025: Rs 20,000 crore allocated to DST to kickstart Rs 1 lakh crore research and development fund
Signalling a commitment to research and development, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday allocated Rs 20,000 crore to the Department of Science and Technology as a corpus for a…
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…
ASU Research Park designated ‘flagship’ R&D facility for microchips
Arizona State University Research Park in Tempe will be the site of one of the nation’s three microchip research and development flagship facilities, the U.S. Department of Commerce and Natcast,…
CommercialiSation of Research and Development
387 Sometime before the recent elections in Sri Lanka (Colombo Telegraph, 27 June 2024), I wrote about the importance of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) and associated Research &…