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• [New] Netflix reports its efforts to reduce emissions in line with climate science by 2030. Risk Intelligence Service
• [New] Figuring out what is happening on Titan and Pluto could become the new fundamental question for planetary science. Wired
• [New] After fundamentally changing science more than a century ago, modern physics may be about to revolutionize the world of computers - with implications for everything from the speed of doing complex research to nations' vulnerability to cyberattack. The Christian Science Monitor
• [New] The CHIPS and Science Act's $52.7 billion investment in domestic semiconductor manufacturing is expected to create more demand for high-purity electronic-grade polymer encapsulants, underfills, and substrate materials as new U.S. fabs reach full production during the forecast period. Custom Market Insights
• [New] The mid-2020s have become a golden age for asteroid science. New Space Economy
• [New] The Merlin bird ID app will allow users to feed real-time bird identifications into one of the world's biggest citizen-science biodiversity projects in an update it is hoped will aid conservation of at-risk birds. The Guardian
• [New] The Sound Science Act of 2026, S. 4397, would increase EPA's obligations during the risk evaluation process, revise chemical testing requirements, promote consistency with OSHA standards, and expand judicial review. Beveridge & Diamond PC
• [New] In recent years, Brazilian research universities and government-backed science programs have expanded collaborations with global tech and life science organizations to explore the potential of molecular-level data encoding and retrieval. Precedence Research
• The U.S. National Science and Technology Council has developed its own National Near-Earth Object Preparedness Strategy, and even within the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, there is an action team addressing the threat of cosmic impacts. Scientific American
• NASA's TSIS-2 (Total and Spectral Solar Irradiance Sensor-2) mission will see a single satellite launched by Electron to conduct Sun-Earth energy science. Rocket Lab
• Commonwealth Fusion Systems, a spinout of MIT's Plasma Science and Fusion Center, figured that if you could build a strong enough magnet, you could shrink the whole reactor around it. AutoNotion
• Quantum information science and technology will provide transformational capabilities that will drive American innovation, power economic growth, generate high-paying jobs, and bolster national security. The White House
• Anthropic signed an MOU with South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT, committing to collaborate on AI safety and cybersecurity, model evaluation in the Korean language with the Korea AI Safety Institute, and information-sharing on AI-enabled cyber threats. Build Fast with AI
• Oslo Science City wants to help enable and improve innovation opportunities by creating an arena for leading researchers and highly motivated students to interact with dynamic business incubators and disruptive companies. sensordecade.com
• The Thai government approved the Thailand national AI strategy and action plan (2022-2027) for driving AI country development plan, supervised by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research, and Innovation and the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society. Roza.Pace@trade.gov
• Bioinformatics and data science roles are booming, with a projected 15% growth in biotech-related fields by 2030. IFF
• A new initiative from the U.S. National Science Foundation plans to distribute $1.5 billion of funding over 10 years to independent research organizations, which it calls X-Labs. IEEE Spectrum

Last updated: 13 July 2026