Science and technology strategy
The US Department of Justice, the Department of Finance, the State Department and the Department of Commerce issued a joint announcement on the strike against Iranian drones
According to the US Department of Justice on June 9, the US Department of Justice, the Department of Finance, the State Department and the Department of Commerce issued a joint announcement on matters related to Iranian drones, reminding the international community, the private sector and the public to pay attention to the threat posed by Iran's procurement, development and proliferation of unmanned aerial vehicles. The announcement informed private companies about key components of Iran's pursuit to develop its drone program and entities involved in the procurement, production, and proliferation of Iranian drones. The bulletin also advises exporters, manufacturers, distributors and financial institutions on implementing effective due diligence and internal controls, particularly in relation to Iranian drones, to ensure compliance with legal requirements throughout the supply chain and to avoid acts that "help" Iranian drones. The announcement revealed that the Justice Department is currently jointly targeting Iranian drones by Task Force KleptoCapture and the Disruptive Technology Strike Force, and, to encourage companies to disclose possible violations, the Justice Department also announced the hiring of 25 new prosecutors in the National Security Division to investigate and prosecute sanctions evasion, export control violations, and similar economic crimes.
U.S. and U.K. issue joint statement pledging to build 'data bridge'
According to the US Department of Commerce on June 9, the United States and the United Kingdom issued a joint statement pledging to build a "data bridge". The statement said the UK plans to build a data bridge for "the UK's expansion of the US-EU data privacy framework", which is subject to two conditions: one is a UK data bridge assessment and further technical work; The other is that the United States will designate a U.S. territory for the United Kingdom that complies with U.S. Executive Order 14086. The U.S. Commerce Department said the U.S.-UK Data Bridge will uphold the rights of data subjects, promote responsible innovation, and provide more appropriate services for individuals in both countries, while reducing the burden on businesses. The two parties will complete the data bridge of the U.S.-U.K. data stream in 2023.
South Korea's LG Group will launch its Global Strategy Center in July to respond to supply chain regulation in Europe and the United States
According to the Korea Economic Daily on June 12, LG Group will launch a global strategy center in July to analyze overseas business trends and formulate countermeasures. It is reported that the group is reviewing the launch of the Global Strategy Center through the organizational restructuring in July, and the new entity will be affiliated with the LG Management Development Institute. People familiar with the matter said the move was an effort by the group to address supply chain regulatory issues caused by the U.S. Inflation Act and the European Union's Critical Raw Materials Act. As a result, the new challenge for LG is to transform its supply chain, centered around two main subsidiaries, including battery manufacturer LG Energy Solution and battery materials producer LG Chem Ltd.
UK Prime Minister: Tech leaders must seize the AI opportunity to remain a tech hub
According to Reuters on June 12, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (Rishi Sunak) said that it is necessary to seize the opportunities and challenges brought by artificial intelligence and act as soon as possible to keep the UK as a science and technology center. Sunak believes that the technology sector is changing and the UK must not only continue to be the world's technology hub, but also the most suitable country to start, develop and invest in technology companies. At present, governments are trying to find a balance between being able to assess and control the potential negative consequences of AI without undermining AI innovation. In addition, Sunak explained how the UK government will work with businesses to take advantage of the opportunities presented by transformative technologies such as artificial intelligence.
Information
The U.S. Senate has introduced new legislation to strengthen international cooperation on cybersecurity
According to MeriTalk on June 9, U.S. Senators Gary Peters and James Lankford proposed the DHS International Cyber Partner Act, which aims to strengthen the authorization process for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to cooperate with foreign allies and provide support in emergencies. The legislation would specifically allow Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and CISA designees to travel abroad locations to provide cybersecurity expertise to foreign allies, and allow CISA to add international partners to cybersecurity programs that protect U.S. critical infrastructure. This initiative is expected to further expand U.S. participation in global cyber offensive and defensive activities.
Microsoft plans to move China's top AI experts to a new lab in Canada
According to the Financial Times on June 9, Microsoft Research Asia (MSRA) in Beijing has begun applying for visas to transfer top AI experts from Beijing to its new laboratory in Canada. Microsoft said it is currently building a new lab in Vancouver, Canada, which will be aligned with MSRA in terms of organization and aims to better work with the Vancouver engineering team. The lab will be staffed by other Microsoft Research labs around the world, including China. It is reported that Microsoft's move may affect 20 to 40 employees.
creature
The US research team has developed a ChatGPT-like protein large language model that can accelerate AI drug discovery
According to the news of Bioworld public number on June 11, the research team of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States has developed an AI algorithm based on a large language model, ConPLex, which can automatically match target proteins with potential drug molecules like ChatGPT, which helps greatly improve the efficiency and success rate of drug discovery. Through the dual use of protein language model and contrast learning, the model can be large-scale screening to evaluate off-target effects, drug reuse, and determine the impact of mutations on drug binding without the intensive computational steps of calculating molecular structure, and can distinguish drug candidates with highly similar structures with different binding characteristics. The model achieves high accuracy, broad adaptability to invisible data, and specificity to decoy compounds, helping to dramatically improve the efficiency and success rate of drug discovery. The research results were published in the journal PNAS.
Bipartisan Disease X Act of 2023 in the United States
According to the official website of Pandora's report on June 9, the bipartisan group in the United States proposed the Disease X Act of 2023, aiming to ensure that the country can prepare for future pandemics and quickly develop medical countermeasures. The legislation would direct BARDA to accelerate and support advanced research, development, and procurement of countermeasures and products to address the X disease threat, and allow HHS to award contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements, or enter into other transactions, to facilitate the development of X disease medical countermeasures for virus families with pandemic potential.
The US Department of Defense plans to independently test the quality of generic drugs
According to the official website of the Pandora report on June 9, the US Department of Defense is negotiating with Valisure, an independent laboratory specializing in checking the quality of drugs, to test the quality of generic drugs purchased by military personnel and their families. The move raises questions about the FDA's ability to adequately regulate generic drugs. Due to the intensification of some drug shortages caused by quality problems, the US military has expressed concerns about drug safety and called vulnerabilities in the drug supply chain a national security threat. FDA objected to this additional quality inspection.
The Peking University research team established an AI-based pluripotent stem cell differentiation system
According to Biovalley on June 9, the Peking University research team has developed a non-invasive, brightfield image and machine learning strategy, which is expected to develop into a closed stem cell differentiation system based on artificial intelligence. This strategy can successfully solve the problem of unstable differentiation of pluripotent stem cells into functional cells, intelligently regulate and optimize the differentiation process in real time, and achieve continuous and efficient differentiation across cell lines and lots. This research is expected to provide an important technical foundation for promoting the clinical research and large-scale production of high-quality pluripotent stem cell products in the field of regenerative medicine, and provide a new biological perspective for better understanding and rationally regulating the differentiation process of functional cells in biomedical applications. The findings were published in the journal Cell Discovery.
The UK research team has developed a machine learning-based diagnostic model that flexibly and accurately assesses the risk of myocardial infarction
According to Biovalley News on June 9, the research team of the British Heart Foundation (BHF) has developed a machine learning model that can quantitatively assess the risk of myocardial infarction (MI) in patients. The model quantifies an individual's risk of MI by combining cardiac troponin concentrations at patient presentation or serial testing with clinical features to calculate an individual's combined acute coronary syndrome diagnosis and assessment (CoDE-ACS) score (0-100). The model's risk-scoring approach is more flexible than fixed cardiac troponin thresholds, allowing hospital systems to apply more relaxed or stringent criteria to define low and high risk of MI based on actual situations, helping to improve patient care and improve diagnostic efficiency in emergency departments. The research results were published in the journal Nature Medicine.
energy
Japan updates its Basic Strategy for Hydrogen Energy
According to the news of Double Carbon Information on June 12, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) issued a revised version of the "Hydrogen Energy Basic Strategy (Draft)", which has been passed at the ministerial meeting related to renewable energy and hydrogen energy. The new version of the strategy points out that Japan's construction of a hydrogen energy society is moving from the stage of technological development to the stage of commercialization, and considering that the global hydrogen energy market is expanding rapidly, it is necessary to revise the "Basic Strategy for Hydrogen Energy" released in 2017 to ensure that the goal of carbon neutrality is achieved, while strengthening global competitiveness and developing overseas markets into the hydrogen energy strategy. The main objectives of the strategy include ensuring a stable supply of hydrogen energy, reducing the cost of hydrogen energy supply, and transitioning to low-carbon hydrogen, which repeatedly includes the "Hydrogen Energy Industry Strategy" and the "Hydrogen Energy Security Strategy", the former aims to strengthen the competitiveness of the hydrogen energy industry, and the latter aims to ensure the safe use of hydrogen energy.
ocean
India has developed titanium-based coatings that improve the durability of submarine components
According to the Blue Sea Star Think Tank on June 10, researchers at the Nanotechnology Center at the Indian Institute of Technology Roarkee recently said that a "first-of-its-kind titanium-based coating" has been developed to improve the durability of naval submarine components. It is reported that the research center's professor Ramesh Chandra said that although the automotive and aviation industries use titanium nitride coatings on stainless steel substrates, these are not long-lasting. To create a highly corrosion-resistant material, the researchers used nanotechnology to develop a hydrophobic, light-transmitting, hard, corrosion-resistant titanium meteorite-titanium nitride (O-TiN) coating that can improve the service life of structural components of submarines. At the moment, the coating has now been tested on the periscope of 1 submarine, verifying the technical feasibility. India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) congratulated the research team on its success in the project on May 25.
Russia will build new multifunctional nuclear technology service ships
According to China Shipbuilding News on June 9, Rosatomflot Company, a subsidiary of Rosatom, and Baltic Shipyard, a subsidiary of Russia's United Shipbuilding Group, recently officially signed a contract for the construction of a new multifunctional nuclear technology service ship. It is reported that the total length of this type of multifunctional nuclear technology service ship is 158.8 meters, the beam is 26 meters, the draft is 7.5 meters, the displacement is 22,661 tons, the speed is 12 knots, and the ice-breaking ability meets the requirements of Arc5. This type of ship is designed to safely receive, store and transport liquid radioactive waste from the operation of the reactor units of nuclear-powered ships, as well as liquid radioactive waste generated during the reloading of nuclear fuel and immersion of spent fuel assemblies, and to provide new nuclear fuel for nuclear-powered ships, equipment, etc. The cost of this type of ship is about 24.8 billion rubles (about 2.2 billion yuan), of which the Russian Federation government budget provides 50% of the financial support, and Rosatom provides the remaining 50%. According to the plan, the entire project is expected to be completed and delivered in 2029.
The Russian Ministry of Defense said that the Ukrainian army sent unmanned boats to attack Russian reconnaissance ships without success
According to the Russian Satellite News Agency on June 12, the Russian Ministry of Defense issued a statement saying that in the early morning of the 12th local time, the Ukrainian army tried to use six fast unmanned boats to attack the Russian Black Sea Fleet's reconnaissance ship "Sea of Azov" unsuccessfully. The ship is on the task of monitoring the situation in the southeastern Black Sea and ensuring safety along the "Turkish" and "Blue Stream" gas pipelines. In the process of repelling this attack, all unmanned boats were destroyed by conventional weapons of Russian naval ships 300 km southeast of Sevastopol. The statement also said that the reconnaissance ship "Coast of the Sea of Azov" of the Russian Black Sea Fleet continues to perform its set tasks. The Ukrainian army has not yet responded to this incident.
The latest ship technology developed by South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries Group was unveiled
According to the news of the International Ship Network on June 9, at the 13th International Marine Defense Industry Exhibition (MADEX 2023) held at the Busan Convention and Exhibition Center in South Korea, South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries showed the conceptual design of an unmanned electric command and control ship for the first time. The ship is a cutting-edge ship that uses unmanned reconnaissance missions at sea, under water, and in the air using unmanned aerial vehicles, unmanned surface craft, unmanned submarines, etc. South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries said it hopes to play a huge role in setting the direction of the South Korean Navy's ongoing construction of manned and unmanned composite systems by taking the lead in proposing the concept of an unmanned electric command and control ship.
aviation
The U.S. Marine Corps develops air-launched long-range patrol munitions to replace the Hellfire missile
According to the news on June 11 when the comprehensive security defense is in progress, the US Marine Corps plans to replace some air-launched Hellfire missiles with long-range patrol munitions. Long-range patrol munitions will provide longer range and greater mobility for Marine Corps operations in the Indo-Pacific at a lower cost. The Marine Corps says the development of "long-range attack munitions" could accelerate the development of combined arms and multi-domain formations.
The U.S. Marine Corps plans to develop new air-launched patrol missiles to meet the operational needs of the Indo-Pacific region
According to Yuanting Defense on June 10, according to the US Marine Corps "Force Design 2030" report, the US Marine Corps is planning to develop a new air-launched patrol missile to meet the needs of future combat missions in the Indo-Pacific region. It is reported that the development of a new patrol missile as part of the "long-range attack munition" (LRAM) project, is designed to perform a variety of tasks such as strike, intelligence reconnaissance, etc., and has the ability to "swarm" grouping. It is reported that the patrol missile will be launched in the air by air combat platforms such as AH-1 series armed helicopters and aerial pallet ammunition launch systems.
space flight
Japan's Astroscale will clear the dead satellite for OneWeb
According to Netease News on June 11, Japan's Astroscale will provide "end-of-life services" for the failed OneWeb satellite. Astroscale plans to send the mission vehicle into ultra-low orbit for commissioning in 2025 and then into higher orbit to test its ability to capture OneWeb satellites via magnetic docking plates. Currently, Astroscale is building and preparing to operate the ELSA-M mission vehicle at its UK facility.
The "Starlink" network of the US SpaceX company landed in Myanmar to provide satellite Internet services
According to the Myanmar Chinese Network on June 11, the Karenni human rights organization said that some areas of Myanmar's Kayah State have begun to restrict the use of "Starlink" satellite network services. However, due to the high cost of Starlink network services, the scope of use has not yet reached the level of popularity in Myanmar. It is reported that at present, the specific situation of the "Starlink" network landing area in Myanmar, fee rates and other specific conditions have not yet been announced.
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory selected Viasat to provide space relay communications services for the U.S. Air Force
According to thedefensepost's website on June 9, the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) selected Viasat to provide space relay communications services for the U.S. Air Force. The service will be provided as part of the Arbalest program, which aims to advance interoperability between U.S. Department of Defense space communications assets and commercial geostationary satellites to support U.S. military activities in space. According to the plan, Viasat will provide AFRL with Ka-band space relay payloads for integration into spacecraft for future AFRL missions, as well as provide engineering analysis, integration and test support.
SpaceX launched the 87th batch of 53 Starlink v1.5 satellites
According to the Space's website on June 12, the US company SpaceX successfully launched the 87th batch of 53 "Starlink" v1.5 satellites from the Space Force in Cape Canaveral, Florida. After this launch, the number of Starlink satellites launched by SpaceX reached 4,596. Currently, there are about 4,274 Starlink in orbit. It is reported that this launch is SpaceX's 39th launch mission in 2023 and will continue to increase the Internet network capacity of the "Starlink" constellation.
Materials
American researchers have developed a new ferroelectric material for more efficient microelectronic devices
According to Carnegie Mellon University website on June 9, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and Pennsylvania State University have developed a fiber-zinc ferroelectric material that can integrate new energy-saving devices for applications such as non-volatile memory, electro-optics, and energy harvesting. The researchers used scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) to observe and quantify the real-time polarization switching of the nitride-based zinc ferroelectric Al0.94B0.06N and presented a polarization inversion model in which the aluminum/boron nitride ring folds on the base surface of the zinc ore gradually flattened and exhibited transient non-polar geometries. By changing the architecture of microcircuits, researchers can use the material to make processors that are more efficient and consume less energy. The research was published in the journal Science.
Namibia prohibits the export of unprocessed critical minerals
According to Reuters website on June 9, the Namibian government announced that it has banned the export of unprocessed lithium and other key minerals, such as unprocessed crushed lithium ore, cobalt, manganese, graphite and rare earth minerals. Namibia is rich in lithium deposits, but also contains rare earth minerals such as dysprosium and terbium, which are used for permanent magnets in electric vehicles and wind turbine batteries. In 2022, the EU signed an agreement with Namibia to supply rare earth minerals to the EU.
Advanced manufacturing
Chinese researchers stick liquid metal to surfaces without using adhesives
According to Science Daily on June 9, researchers at Tsinghua University in China used a simple new method to apply liquid metal to the surface of objects, which can turn everyday materials such as paper and plastic into electronic "smart devices". The study demonstrates a technique for applying liquid metal coatings on surfaces that do not easily bond with liquid metals. This approach is intended to be suitable for large-scale applications and may be applied to wearable test platforms, flexible devices, and soft robots. The findings were published in the journal Cell Reports Physical Science.
Boston Dynamics in the United States has launched an upgraded robot dog, which can detect moving objects, automatically open doors, etc
According to the news of the robot lecture hall on June 10, Boston Dynamics launched an upgraded robot dog Spot 3.3, aiming to improve its ability to perform key industrial tasks. The new version of the robot dog is equipped with thermal imaging, acoustic imaging and meter readings to effectively inspect equipment and detect possible equipment failures in advance. The new version of the robot dog can automatically detect moving objects and automatically maintain a safe distance in its path, enabling emergency stops if necessary. One of the main innovations announced this time is that Spot 3.3 can open doors autonomously, allowing it to move from room to room independently. In addition, Spot's walking style has been improved, making it more stable when walking on slippery ground.
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