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When a lithium-ion battery is about to catch fire, it makes a unique click-hiss as gases escape. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers have trained AI to detect this sound even in noisy environments. https://lnkd.in/eJQ_Yycm

The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced a significant milestone through its Good Jobs Challenge, successfully placing over 12,000 American workers in jobs. The initiative, funded by the American Rescue Plan and launched by the Biden-Harris Administration, allocated $500 million to various workforce training programs across the nation. https://lnkd.in/gXN6Uj4F

Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce is entering negotiations to invest up to $300 million in advanced packaging research projects in Georgia, California, and Arizona to accelerate the development of cutting-edge technologies essential to the semiconductor industry. The expected recipients are Absolics Inc. in Georgia, Applied Materials Inc. in California, and Arizona State University in Arizona.?https://lnkd.in/ejaf2WzK

The International Trade Administration is hiring! Apply today to become a Staff Attorney in the Office of the Chief Counsel for Trade Enforcement & Compliance. CC-TEC attorneys advise E&C regarding legal issues that arise during antidumping and countervailing duty administrative proceedings. Apply by submitting: ? ??Cover Letter; ??Resume; ??Writing Sample; ??Law School Transcript. ? Submit the above materials electronically to Ashlande Gelin and Leslie Lewis at “[email protected].”?In the subject line of the e-mail, please state “Staff Attorney Position.” ? Learn more about the position here: https://lnkd.in/e7Uts4-K

About 39% of U.S. family households this year included the householder’s children under 18, according to new U.S. Census Bureau estimates. https://lnkd.in/eVzBhEnJ

Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce awarded GlobalFoundries up to $1.5 billion in direct funding under the CHIPS Incentives Program’s Funding Opportunity for Commercial Fabrication Facilities. The award comes after the previously signed preliminary memorandum of terms, announced on February 19, 2024, and the completion of the Department’s due diligence. https://lnkd.in/egY4A7ut

Native Hawaiian homes in Hawai’i will soon get that vital internet service after the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands was awarded more than $72 million from the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). https://lnkd.in/ecQ2hbJK

#NEWS: Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) Manufacturing Consortium Corporation are entering negotiations for the Department to provide SRC $285 million to establish and operate a Manufacturing USA institute headquartered in Durham, North Carolina. With combined funding totaling $1 billion, this investment will support the launch of the first-of-its-kind CHIPS Manufacturing USA Institute. https://lnkd.in/ex-Smvps

U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves recently honored the life and legacy of Norman Y. Mineta and officially named the Commerce Department’s auditorium in his honor. As the Commerce Secretary, Mineta was committed to the protection and integrity of Census Bureau data, streamlining the patent and trademark process, and negotiating complex international fisheries agreements. https://lnkd.in/exKvfget

Register to join USPTO on 11/21 for the next Women's Entrepreneurship Series session: Navigating the small business innovation research journey. This fireside chat will focus on the role of women driving technological advancements and innovation within the Small Business Innovation Research ecosystem, from proposal to commercialization. https://lnkd.in/ez5H_WNz