AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoSemiconductors: Intel has begun installing production tools at its Arizona Fab 62, which is on track to start operations by late 2028. The company also says it has integrated advanced High-NA EUV lithography into high-volume manufacturing. Arizona Innovation: A state-backed program is advancing two Arizona-built technologies: a haptic motorcycle helmet aimed at reducing rider deaths and software to help utilities manage electricity demand from AI data centers. ASU researchers will help test both before field pilots. Cancer Research: Mayo Clinic researchers found that AI analysis of routine CT scans detected changes in body fat and muscle in the years before pancreatic cancer diagnoses, raising the possibility of earlier risk alerts. The study included patients at Mayo’s Arizona sites. Water: Arizona’s Supreme Court rejected a bid to require a new groundwater review for the San Pedro basin. Separately, researchers estimate the Upper Colorado River Basin lost 4.6 trillion gallons of groundwater during the 2020–22 drought, underscoring pressure on the region’s water supplies.
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