AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoAI for the grid: DOE’s Oak Ridge and Southern California Edison won an R&D 100 award for AWARE, an AI platform that spots low-current electrical arcing to help prevent wildfires. Medical AI reimbursement: Medicare approved a new add-on payment for Aidoc’s BriefCase-Triage, boosting coverage for inpatient CT triage AI. Longevity meets drug development: Boston’s ARDD 2026 (Oct 1–3) spotlights turning aging biology into therapies, with Tally Health CSO Adiv Johnson among speakers. Cancer prevention via inflammation: MIT researchers report that blocking caspase-1, an inflammatory enzyme, can intercept early lung tumor development in mice. Cleaner metal recycling: U. Illinois developed an electrically controlled molecule approach that could cut acid-and-reagent-heavy steps in recovering gold and other metals from waste. Drought-resilient wheat: A naturally occurring TaSCE1-A1 wheat variant improves drought tolerance by strengthening water-conservation pathways. STEM in classrooms: A UK-Japan workshop at Rikkyo University had British and Japanese teens synthesize indigo and present results in English. Tech policy & privacy: Privacy advocates rallied at MSG demanding a ban on facial recognition tech. EV rules shake-up: UK government launched a consultation on relaxing EV rules despite climate and wildfire pressures.
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