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Can democracies cooperate with China on AI research?

Cameron F. Kerry, Joshua P. Meltzer, and Matt Sheehan

Monday, January 9, 2023

Computer stations are seen in a classroom at Lyman High School in Longwood on the day before classes begin for the 2021-22 school year. Seminole County Florida Public Schools have implemented a face covering/mask mandate for students for 30 days unless a parent chooses to opt out of the requirement. (Photo by Paul Hennessy / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

Do school districts allocate more resources to economically disadvantaged students?

Michael Hansen, Jon Valant, and Nicolas Zerbino

Friday, December 16, 2022

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5G is smart, now let’s make it secure

Tom Wheeler and David Simpson

Monday, December 12, 2022

U.S. President Donald Trump addresses Joint Session of Congress - Washington, U.S. - 28/02/17 - U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the U.S. Congress. REUTERS/Jim Bourg - HP1ED31088XZX

Vital Statistics on Congress

Monday, November 21, 2022

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Commerce, Georgia, U.S. March 26, 2022. REUTERS/Alyssa Pointer

Fulton County, Georgia’s Trump Investigation

Norman Eisen, Donald Ayer, Noah Bookbinder, Gwen Keyes Fleming, Colby Galliher, Joshua Matz, Debra Perlin, and Jason Powell

Monday, November 14, 2022

Artificial intelligence

AI cooperation on the ground: AI research and development on a global scale

Cameron F. Kerry, Joshua P. Meltzer, and Andrea Renda

Friday, November 4, 2022

Your new BMW could make you feel like a fish out of water - as in the future parts will be made from recycled fishing nets.In a first for the automotive industry, from 2025 models of their NEUE KLASSE cars will feature trim parts made of plastic whose raw material contains around 30 percent recycled nets and ropes. This raw material is proactively sourced at ports all around the world to ensure that it doesn’t end up being discarded in the sea.In an exclusive recycling process, waste material from the maritime industry is used to produce trim parts suitable for the exterior and interior of future vehicles. The resulting components have an approximately 25 percent lower carbon footprint than their counterparts made from conventionally manufactured plastics.The BMW Group is working with different approaches to use plastic waste from the maritime industry as a raw material for vehicle components in order to conserve valuable resources and reduce CO2 emissions. This form of recycling makes it possible to reduce the need for petroleum-based primary plastics and at the same time counteract ocean pollution.Recycled nylon waste forms the basis for a synthetic yarn from which the floor mats in the BMW iX and the new BMW X1, for example, are made. This material, known as ECONYL, is made from discarded fishing nets well as worn floor coverings and residual waste from plastics production.In a new initiative developed in cooperation with the Danish company PLASTIX, the BMW Group is taking the recycling of maritime plastic waste a step further. After separation, fishing nets and ropes undergo an innovative process that produces plastic granules. While recycled maritime plastic has so far only been used in the automotive industry in the form of fibres for new vehicle components, this recycled material is now also suitable for the injection moulding process for the first time. The raw material for the components manufactured in this way can consist of around 30 percent mari

R&D for the public good: Ways to strengthen societal innovation in the United States

Darrell M. West

Monday, October 10, 2022

A member of forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad stands with a civilian on the rubble of the Carlton Hotel, in the government controlled area of Aleppo, Syria December 17, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki - RTX2VH44

Civilian Casualties, Accountability, and Prevention

Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Afghan collaborators, their families, Spanish soldiers and members of the embassy board a Spanish military plane as part of their evacuation, at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 27, 2021. Ministry of Defense of Spain/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

Arms Sales Policies, Human Rights, and Reform

Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Chinese and Taiwanese flags are seen in this illustration, August 6, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Law and Possible Conflict Over Taiwan

Wednesday, October 5, 2022