AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoNuclear for shipping: The Port of Corpus Christi is partnering with the U.S. Department of Transportation to explore small modular reactors and port microgrids to keep maritime power resilient. Sleep tech from UT Austin: Researchers unveiled a wearable ultrasound patch that helps people reach REM sleep faster and stay in it longer, without drugs or surgery. AI and energy efficiency: UT Austin researchers also reported magnetic memory that could cut AI hardware energy use, aiming at faster, lower-power computing. Space science in Texas: NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman telescope launched from Florida, with the mission expected to map dark energy and find tens of thousands of exoplanets. Texas surveillance fight: Texas blocked state funding for Flock AI license plate reader cameras over privacy concerns, as reporting shows a $1 auto-insurance fee has helped fund thousands of cameras statewide. Health research: MD Anderson researchers linked the cancer protein BRAF to chronic nerve pain and found BRAF inhibitors reduced pain in preclinical models. STEM business: Perituza, a Texas AI consultancy, launched an AI assessment framework in Sri Lanka to help firms move from experiments to measurable ROI.
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