AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoSTEM Skills: The Dominican Republic has launched 60,000 scholarships in AI, software development and data science, alongside more than 1,000 job openings, to address a technical skills gap. Cancer Research: Japanese researchers have shown in lab tests how compounds released by cancer cells could trigger production of cancer-killing drugs inside tumors, potentially sparing healthy cells. Materials: A German research team is developing ways to recover rare earths from magnets, aiming to reduce reliance on imports and make recycling more viable. Physics: A University of Birmingham experiment with 24,000 ultracold atoms explores how changes in entropy can mark the order of events without a clock. Ecology: Researchers found that polyester-like bee nest linings break down in soil, with their polyester content falling substantially within months. Space: NASA’s Swift observatory is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere; most should burn up, though some debris could reach the ground.
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