Technology strategy
India will chair a meeting of senior officials of the US-Japan-India-Australia Quadripartite Security Dialogue in the near future
According to Agence France-Presse on September 3, India will preside over a meeting of senior officials of the "Quadrilateral Security Dialogue" between the United States, Japan, India and Australia from September 5 to 6. During the meeting, officials will assess the progress of specific projects proposed by the initiative, including six working groups: on COVID-19 response and global health security, climate, critical and emerging technologies, cyber, space and infrastructure. The food and energy crisis, exacerbated by the Conflict between Russia and Ukraine, will also be the subject of the conference. The U.S. and India will also hold a "2+2" closed-door meeting during this period, and the U.S. side said it will discuss how the two sides can expand cooperation to help India fully realize its economic potential in the next 25 years and become a core hub of the global supply chain. In addition, India's Commerce Minister will travel to the United States from September 5 to 10 to attend the Ministerial Meeting of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework; India's foreign minister and defense minister will travel to Tokyo on September 8 for the Indo-Japanese "2+2" meeting.
The United States decided to extend the 301 tariff measures on Chinese goods, and the next step will enter the review process
According to Agence France-Presse on September 3, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) issued a notice saying that due to receiving hundreds of requests from domestic industry representatives in the United States to retain tariffs on Chinese goods exported to the United States, it was decided to extend tariffs on China for four years, and the next step will be to enter the review process. It is reported that the tariffs imposed on China during the Trump era expired on July 6 and August 23 this year, and the Biden administration issued an announcement on May 5 this year, informing domestic companies that they can submit requests for continued taxation within 60 days before expiration. USTR said it would include details of the next steps in the four-year review process for China's 301 tariffs, including public consultation with interested parties, in a follow-up notice.
The United States intends to restrict U.S. companies from investing in Chinese technology companies
According to the Lianhe Zaobao news on September 3, people familiar with the matter revealed that the US government is considering taking action to restrict US companies from investing in Chinese technology companies. It is reported that the US government is currently discussing an investment restriction bill with Congress, and US President Biden may sign the bill in the form of an executive order in the near future. The bill would require U.S. companies to disclose in advance which Chinese industries they might invest in before investing, and at the same time establish a system within the U.S. government that would give the U.S. government the power to directly block investment, people familiar with the matter said. People familiar with the matter also said that the US government will also take action against the overseas version of TikTok, the Chinese short video platform Douyin. The Commerce Department may take further restrictive measures on chips used for AI computing.
The Australian government will review user data collection on TikTok and WeChat
According to Agence France-Presse on September 4, Australian Home Affairs Minister and Cyber Security Minister Clare O'Neil said that it has ordered the Australian Home Office to report on a series of solutions by 2023 for the data collection practices of social media companies. Among them, O'Neill has asked its department to investigate the conduct of social media giant TikTok data collection. The review will also include input from the Australian Cyber Security Centre, which is part of the Australian Ministry of Defence and will investigate TikTok, WeChat and other social media companies. O'Neill said the Australian government would also consider the "next phase" of work to combat foreign interference.
The U.S. Institute of Standards and Technology released a report saying that the U.S. semiconductor industry is facing seven strategic opportunities
According to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on September 2, NIST released an analysis report that the US semiconductor industry is facing seven strategic opportunities. The report analyzes the standardization and metrology, modeling and simulation of microelectronics design, manufacturing and packaging in the U.S. semiconductor industry, and consults representatives of more than 800 industry companies, governments and academia to form seven strategic opportunities. As follows: develop metrology of material purity, properties and sources; Advanced technology for future-oriented microelectronics manufacturing; Advanced packaging technology and integration of individually manufactured components; Enhance the safety and provenance of microelectronic components and products; Modeling and simulating semiconductor materials, designs and components; Modeling and simulating semiconductor manufacturing processes; Standardize new materials, processes and equipment for microelectronics. It is reported that the recently promulgated US CHIPPs Act requires NIST to conduct key metrology research and development to support the domestic semiconductor industry and achieve the progress and breakthrough of the next generation of microelectronics.
The U.S. National Security Agency and other departments have jointly issued software supply chain guidelines for developers
According to the National Security Agency on September 1, the National Security Agency (NSA), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) jointly issued software supply chain guidance for developers to provide cybersecurity guidance for addressing high-priority threats to the nation's critical infrastructure. The N.S.A. believes that as cyber threats become more sophisticated, competitors have begun to attack the software supply chain rather than relying on open vulnerabilities. This threat is more stealthy and spreads quickly and is difficult to detect. To combat this threat, the cybersecurity community needs to focus on securing the entire software development lifecycle. Software development will be at risk until all DevOps become DevSecOps. Developers can get guidance from the NSA on developing secure code, validating third-party components, hardening the build environment, and delivering code.
Information
Microsoft AR glasses passed the U.S. military assessment and will be delivered for use
According to the news of PCMag network on September 3, the HoloLens augmented reality (AR) glasses developed by Microsoft have now passed the assessment of the US military and will be delivered to the Army for use. Currently, Douglas Bush, the undersecretary of defense for procurement, has approved the Army's acceptance of Microsoft's AR glasses. The HoloLens glasses provided by Microsoft to the U.S. military are special custom versions with features such as tactical information interaction and night vision, designed to enhance soldiers' perception of the battlefield. Previously, Microsoft's delivery was shelved out of concern about the device's performance until it recently passed more rigorous testing. The U.S. military expects to spend as much as $21.9 billion on Microsoft goggles, spare parts, and related support services over the next decade.
The University of Michigan has developed a new type of photodetector that can realize long-distance photoelectric conversion
According to the news of China Science and Technology Network on September 5, researchers at the University of Michigan in the United States have developed a new type of photodetector, which is expected to greatly improve the power generation efficiency of solar cells. Inspired by a photosynthetic complex in which plants convert sunlight into energy, the researchers designed structures that allow unique quasiparticle polarizers to travel over long distances in organic semiconductor films, and integrated a simple organic detector into the propagation region to produce an efficient polarizer-to-charge transition. Studies have shown that the detector is more efficient than silicon photodiodes in terms of light conversion current, and the light-to-current conversion distance is 3 orders of magnitude higher than the energy transfer distance of the photosynthetic complex. The new photodetector is one of the first practical optoelectronic devices based on polarization esoters that has been publicly demonstrated. The study was published in the journal Optics.
creature
The British research team has developed a method for the production of key components of the kidneys, taking a key step in the human kidney
According to the news of genengnews network on August 31, the British research team has developed a method of using pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) to generate ureteral buds (UB), a key component of kidney tissue. The researchers induced hPSCs into anterior cranial progenitor cells with a rate of 90 percent efficiency, aggregating into spheroids with molecular characteristics similar to the renal ducts that would form ureteral budoids in a three-dimensional matrix. The team also showed the characteristics and interactions of UB with the previously developed "adrenal mesenchyme" during kidney development. The study, which could help study hereditary and acquired kidney disease, advance medical treatments and new drugs, is a key step in the lab's nurturing of human kidneys. The research was published in the journal Nature Biotechnology.
Israeli researchers have developed new methods of precise, quantifiable drug delivery
According to the news of translational medicine network on September 1, researchers at Bayland University in Israel combined nanotechnology and optical technology to develop a nanodiamond that can penetrate the skin to deliver drugs and a laser-based optical method that can quantify the nanoparticles that penetrate all levels of the skin to determine their position and concentration in body tissue, thereby eliminating the need for biopsy. The optical method developed by the team can identify the relative nanodiamond concentrations of particles in different layers of skin (epidermis, dermis, and fat) through safe, non-invasive sensing based on a blue wavelength laser, and the optical system creates a 3D image that allows scientists to extract optical changes in treated tissue and compare them to adjacent, untreated tissue. The study makes it possible to administer skin through advanced nanotechnology and demonstrates the importance of optical innovations in clinical applications. The research was published in the journal ACS Nano.
Argentina has identified the causative bacteria of pneumonia of unknown cause, and the cumulative number of deaths is currently 4
According to the Global Network news on September 4, Argentina's health minister confirmed that the cause of many cases of unexplained pneumonia in the northern province of Tucumán in the country is Legionella pneumophila. Legionella pneumophilus, one of the Legionella pneumophilus, has been identified in 16 serotypes, the most common route of transmission is through inhalation of contaminated aerosols, currently excluding direct human-to-human transmission, known symptoms of infection are fever, physical pain and shortness of breath. Argentina had its first case of Legionella infection in 2013. At present, the pneumonia has led to the hospitalization of 12 patients, with a cumulative death of 4 cases, and the hospital has been sealed.
A new strain of monkeypox virus has been discovered in the UK, and the patient has recently travelled to Africa
According to the news of the Bio Valley public number on September 3, the British health department confirmed that a new strain of monkeypox virus was found in the country, and the patient had recently traveled to West Africa and is currently tracking down his close contacts. The HEALTH SAFETY agency said preliminary genetic sequencing results showed that the strain was different from the monkeypox virus strain currently circulating in the UK. The patient has been admitted to the High Risk Infectious Disease Ward at royal Liverpool University Hospital. As of 1 September, no other cases of infection with the new strain have been identified. For imported infectious diseases, the UK health and epidemic prevention department has a sound epidemic prevention procedure, and the risk of the new strain to the public is very low.
Chinese scientists have successfully constructed the world's first spatio-temporal map of brain regeneration
According to the news of China Biotechnology Network on September 4, the BGI Life Science Research Institute, together with Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital and Wuhan University and other scientific research teams, drew the first salamander brain regeneration spatio-temporal map, which is also the world's first brain regeneration spatio-temporal map. Based on BGI space-time omics Stereo-seq technology, the team systematically analyzed and compared the brain development and regeneration process of the Mexican blunt-mouthed salamander, found the key neural stem cell subsets in the regeneration process of salamander brain, depicted the process of reconstructing and damaging neurons in such stem cell subsets, and also found that brain regeneration and development process have certain similarities, which can provide help for cognitive brain structure and development process, and provide new directions for regenerative medicine research and treatment of the nervous system. The research was published in the journal Science.
energy
Germany launches 65 billion euro bailout plan to deal with Russia's "gas outage"
According to Reuters news on September 5, the German government plans to allocate 65 billion euros to alleviate the pressure on the people caused by the reduction of Russian gas supply and the rise in energy prices. On September 2, Gazprom discovered multiple oil leaks during the overhaul of the turbines of the "Nord Stream-1" pipeline "Portovaya" compressor station, and announced that the Nord Stream-1 gas pipeline would stop gas transmission until troubleshooting.
Hornsea II, the world's largest offshore wind farm, is operational in the UK
According to Energy Watch news on September 5, Danish renewable energy giant Ørsted's 1.3 GW Hornsea II project on the coast of Yorkshire, England, has been fully operational, which is the world's largest active offshore wind farm. Hornsea II consists of 165 Siemens Gamesa 8 MW wind turbines that can provide clean energy to more than 1.4 million UK homes, generating electricity transmitted to offshore substations and reactive power compensation stations via a 373 km array of cables and to the UK National Grid via 390 km of offshore cables and 40 km of onshore export cables. In addition, Ørsted is developing Hornsea III with a capacity of 2.8 GW.
German Linde GmbH launches the world's first hydrogen refueling system for passenger trains
According to energy watch news on September 5, the German company Linde has launched the world's first hydrogen fuel filling system for passenger trains in Bremervörde. Built, owned and operated by Linde, the refueling system, which produces a total of 1,600 kg of hydrogen per day, will refuel 14 hydrogen-powered passenger trains that can achieve 1,000 km of zero carbon emissions.
ocean
The U.S. Navy's Second Fleet conducts underwater warfare exercises in the Atlantic
According to the Defense Express on September 3, the US Navy's Second Fleet recently conducted an underwater warfare exercise in the Atlantic. The exercise integrates air, surface and underwater weapons to train the Navy's anti-submarine warfare capabilities to maintain the U.S. Navy's superiority in underwater operations in the Atlantic. The U.S. Navy's Second Fleet was reconstituted in 2018 to respond to the changing global security environment, develop and use maritime power. In addition, the U.S. Navy rebuilt the Second Submarine Group in 2019 to improve the U.S. Navy's ability to seamlessly command and control underwater combat forces throughout the mission sea area, from the U.S. East Coast to the Barents Sea and even deep into the South Atlantic if necessary. The return of the U.S. Navy's Second Fleet and Second Submarine Group is a manifestation of the United States' commitment to improving its underwater combat capabilities in the Atlantic region in an environment of great power competition.
India's first domestically built aircraft carrier, the Viclant, was officially commissioned
According to the News Network of China on September 2, India's first indigenously built aircraft carrier "Vikrant" officially entered service in the waters of its southern state of Kerala. According to the Times of India, the "Vikrant" is 262 meters long and 62 meters wide, the aircraft carrier has a full load displacement of about 43,000 tons, a maximum speed of 28 knots, and a sustainable voyage of 8,000 nautical miles, making it the largest tonnage warship ever built in India's history. The aircraft carrier, which costs UP TO 200 billion Inr. 2000 crore, is capable of carrying about 30 carrier-based aircraft of various types, including MiG-29K fighter jets, Ka-31 airborne early warning helicopters, MH-60R multi-role helicopters, and advanced light helicopters and light fighters made in India.
South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding accelerates the development of hydrogen-powered ships
According to the news of the International Ship Network on September 3, Daewoo Shipbuilding recently said that the company has been selected as the first "Korean hydrogen fuel electric tug development business" in South Korea. The project, which is a large-scale project under the supervision of the Ministry of Marine and Fisheries of the Republic of Korea, will invest 23.5 billion won (about 120 million yuan) in the development budget, with the goal of developing hydrogen fuel cell powered environmental tugs and commercializing "Korean-type environmental tugs" by 2026. Daewoo Shipbuilding will use the policy Dongfeng to accelerate the development of hydrogen fuel cells, ammonia hybrid fuel powered ships and other marine alternative fuel technologies, strengthen technical strength in response to the future carbon-neutral ship era, and seize the advantages of the environmentally friendly ship market.
South Korean shipbuilding companies jointly develop a new generation of eco-friendly ship engines
According to the news of the International Ship Network on September 3, South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding, Samsung Heavy Industries and marine engine manufacturer HSD Engine signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly develop a new generation of environmentally friendly marine engines. Through this joint technology development, the three parties look forward to strengthening R&D capabilities through integration, ensuring a new generation of environmental protection and digital marine engine technology, reducing the purchase cost of engine licenses that have long relied on overseas engine licensing, and improving Korea's competitiveness in the next generation of environmentally friendly ship markets. South Korean industry said that as international organizations continue to introduce new environmental protection regulations, large ships are accelerating from the use of fossil fuels to LNG power in recent years, but in order to achieve the zero carbon goal, it is urgent to develop a new generation of environmentally friendly marine engines.
aviation
Russia produces the first tactical drone equipped with a domestically produced thermal imaging camera
According to the news of the equipment reference on September 5, Ross has begun to produce the first UAV400T equipped with a domestic thermal imaging camera. The UAV was developed by the Astron Design Bureau, delivered to the troops for use, and reconnaissance and artillery firing were carried out in "special military operations" against Ukraine. It is reported that the UAV takes off weight of 1.2 kg, flight altitude of 3000 meters, endurance time of 45 minutes. It is expected that by the end of 2022, the Astron Design Bureau will produce 1,000 UAV400Ts.
space flight
Privateer and Scout have partnered to develop space-tracking technology
According to the news on the SpaceNews website on September 1, the United States Privateer Company and Scout Space Company reached a cooperation agreement to jointly develop space tracking technology. It is reported that the focus of the cooperation between the two sides is how to combine the advantages of Scout's system architecture and data collection with Privateer's responsible data solutions. At present, the cooperation between the two sides is in the initial stages, and it is planned to explore and develop joint products in the future to further enhance the ability to collect data on space objects and events.
SpaceX launched the 59th batch of 51 "Starlink" satellites
According to the news of international space enthusiasts on September 5, spaceX company of the United States successfully launched the 59th batch of 51 "Starlink" v1.5 satellites using the "Falcon" -9 rocket. After this launch, the number of Launches of SpaceX's "Starlink" satellites reached 3259. Currently, there are about 2991 Starlink satellites in orbit. The StarChain v1.5 satellite is equipped with a laser inter-satellite link that transmits data in orbit without relaying signals through ground stations.
The Russian "sphere" constellation will be networked by 388 satellites, of which 162 have been funded
According to the news of the Rule of Law Beidou on September 5, the Russian State Space Corporation released information showing that the "sphere" constellation will be networked by 388 satellites, including 289 communication and broadcasting satellites and 99 remote sensing satellites. Of these, the Russian Government has provided a financial budget for 149 communications and broadcasting satellites and 13 Earth remote sensing satellites. At present, the Russian State Space Corporation is looking for financial support for the remaining satellite production.
Materials
Russian researchers have developed industrial cobalt-nickel catalysts for carbon dioxide treatment
According to the news of the Phys.org network on September 2, researchers from the Russian State Research Technical University (NUST MISIS), Lomonosov Moscow State University, and the Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry have developed a new simplified method. Preparation of industrial cobalt-nickel catalysts for carbon dioxide treatment. The catalyst is a bulk alloy with a porous surface and nanoscale grains that forms foamy highly active particles, and the synergistic effect of the porous structure and cobalt-nickel makes its interaction with carbon dioxide molecules more intense and highly active. The catalyst is composed of a metal alloy, which has higher thermal conductivity than the ceramic carrier, improves the stability during long-term use, and the preparation process does not need to go through the stages of melting, spraying, cleaning, and applying active ingredients on the structural formation carrier, which significantly reduces the energy cost of catalyst production and use. The research was published in the journal Materials.
Advanced manufacturing
Meta will work with Qualcomm to develop virtual reality chipsets
According to TechWeb news on September 4, Meta and Qualcomm signed a multi-year agreement to cooperate in the development of a customized version of Qualcomm Snapdragon XR chip for the "future roadmap of Quest products" and "other devices". The collaboration shows that Meta's upcoming headsets, including Cambria's high-end headset and low-priced Quest headset, will not fully use Meta's ownly designed chips. Meta said qualcomm chips will be "customized" according to Meta's needs, and Meta will use both partner products and customized solutions in the same product to "create the best metaversic experience."
French researchers have developed the world's fastest miniature gripping robot to manipulate objects
According to the website of the French National Center for Scientific Research on September 2, the RoMoCo research team of the Femto-ST Institute of the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) has developed the world's fastest micro-grasping robot MiGriBot, which can grasp and move micro objects nearly 720 times per minute with an accuracy of microns. The researchers used dimethicone to make the robot's robotic arm, which can reduce the weight of the structure, thereby accelerating its mobility when manipulating objects. In addition, the researchers redesigned the robot architecture in a "parallel" way, connecting the robot's actuators to the robot's base, improving joint response speed and enabling better coordination between the various components. In the future, the researchers hope to use the robot to form a micro-factory that can assemble the most complex structures in the field of microelectronics, achieve "thousands of micro-robots in one square meter, perform millions of operations per minute", and reduce energy consumption in the manufacturing process. The research results were published in the journal Science Robotics.
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