AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoScientific Computing: South Korea has brought its new Hangang supercomputer into operation, with a plan to link it to a quantum computer next year for faster calculations and optimization. Semiconductors: Indonesia is asking universities to help build a homegrown chip-design ecosystem, including through research projects planned to run through 2028. Aquatic Microbes: Researchers identified bacteria that use iron minerals to consume toxic sulphide, revealing a biological process that could help regulate the compound in oxygen-poor waters. Tsunami Readiness: A UNESCO-coordinated exercise from Nov. 5–19 will test warning systems and emergency plans across the North-Eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean and connected seas. African Research: Ghana’s environment minister urged stronger university, government and business partnerships to turn research into practical solutions and economic activity.
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