Following the news last week of her departure as director of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science since May 2022, Dr. Asmeret Asefaw Berhe has issued a letter of farewell to her agency and White House colleagues. Dr. Berhe is currently on leave from the University of California, Merced where she holds the Ted …
Politics By Josh Christenson Published March 26, 2024, 6:16 a.m. ET Senate Republican conference chairman John Barrasso is demanding President Biden’s Energy Department end its artificial intelligence research collaborations with Chinese state-linked individuals, according to a copy of a letter he sent to the agency on Monday. Barrasso, 71, slammed Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm for …
The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced on Wednesday that it is teaming up with some of the biggest names in tech to launch the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) pilot program. The NAIRR pilot, the NSF said, is designed to create a national resource for researchers and educators to access high-powered AI technologies with …
The successful launch of a direct air capture facility took place in April in Colorado. Denver Post via Getty Images The U.S. Energy Department recently revealed a significant investment of $1.2 billion in two groundbreaking projects aimed at extracting carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The projects will be carried out in Texas and Louisiana, with …