AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoArizona Tech & Policy: NASA is gearing up for a new wave of suborbital Earth science flights, with the first mission using JPL-built infrared tools to track wildfire “fire clouds” and other hazards from the sky. Public Safety Tech: A GOP push wants to roll back a federal requirement for “driver impairment” monitoring tech in new cars, arguing it’s a “kill switch” overreach. Defense & Industry: Raytheon won a $1.8B Navy contract for advanced AN/SPY-6(V) radars, with work including Scottsdale, Arizona. Energy & Materials: Perovskite solar developer Sofab says it’s moving beyond the “demonstration era,” raising $6M seed funding as it targets better charge-transport layers. Local Environment & Health: Arizona’s valley fever coverage continues, while a separate nationwide food-safety story highlights confusion in a cyclospora outbreak after a false-positive test linked to lettuce. STEM & Education: ASU researchers warn that teens’ growing use of AI chatbots for relationship advice could disrupt how people learn real-world social skills.
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