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2 weeks ago | ifp.org | Santi Ruiz

Geothermal has made encouraging progress since FORGE was founded. The lab has impressed members of Congress. Via the Energy Act 2020, Congress gave GTO authorization to renew FORGE and establish up to three more FORGE sites. The Department of Energy (DOE) recently approved a four-year extension for FORGE, accompanied by up to $80 million in new funding.

2 months ago | ifp.org | Maxwell Tabarrok

The data problem facing peptide research is solvable with targeted investments in data infrastructure. We can make a million-peptide database There are no significant scientific barriers to generating a 1,000x or 10,000x larger peptide dataset. Several high-throughput testing methods have been successfully demonstrated, with some screening as many as 800,000 peptide sequences and nearly doubling the number of unique antimicrobial peptides reported in publicly available databases.

Nov 19, 2024 | ifp.org | Janika Schmitt |Willy Chertman |Alec Stapp

In the wake of the election, the path forward on biosecurity is unclear, and a lot will depend on who ultimately leads the key federal agencies tasked with fighting infectious disease. And there are reasons for concern: For instance, Trump has said he will disband the White House Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy. In light of ongoing outbreaks like mpox and the spread of H5N1 influenza in American dairy cows, now is not the time to deprioritize pandemic preparedness initiatives.

Oct 23, 2024 | ifp.org | Tim Fist |Arnab Datta

This is the second piece in Compute in America: Building the Next Generation of AI Infrastructure at Home, examining the computing infrastructure buildout needed to support next-generation artificial intelligence systems. The series analyzes the technical challenges of constructing massive AI data centers, projects future computing needs based on AI development trends, and proposes policy solutions to ensure this critical infrastructure is built securely in the United States.

Sep 18, 2024 | ifp.org | Lindsay Milliken |Jeremy Neufeld

High-Skilled Immigration An analysis of responses to the Department of Labor's recent Request for Information Executive summaryThe Department of Labor’s Schedule A list streamlines the application process for an employment-based green card in occupations with excess labor demand. It has not been updated in 33 years.