World News

2021年01月26日

+STI Policy Articles Overseas (January 14-20, 2021) collected by CRDS

Center for Research and Development Strategy (CRDS)

This page is for weekly articles collected by the Center for R&D Strategies (CRDS) whose mission is to monitor, examine, and analyze the trends of 'STI and Society' and the policies in Japan and overseas. Based on the analyses, CRDS comes up with problems to be solved and proposes the solution and strategies to the government. The following articles are expected to be of help to those involved in STI policymaking activities.

UK : GOV.UK
State-of-the-art robot seeks out chemical agents
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/state-of-the-art-robot-seeks-out-chemical-agents

UK : GOV.UK
£12M UK-Japan robotics deal for fusion energy and nuclear decommissioning research
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/12m-uk-japan-robotics-deal-for-fusion-energy-and-nuclear-decommissioning-research

USA : EPA
UNITED STATES AND TOYOTA MOTOR COMPANY REACH AGREEMENT FOR DECADE-LONG NONCOMPLIANCE WITH CLEAN AIR ACT REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/united-states-and-toyota-motor-company-reach-agreement-decade-long-noncompliance-clean

Germany : BMWi
Europäisches Großprojekt zur Förderung von Wasserstofftechnologien geht in die Startblöcke
https://www.bmwi.de/Redaktion/EN/Pressemitteilungen/2021/01/20210114-major-european-project-supporting-hydrogen-technologies-about-to-launch.html　

France : ANR
Des nanoparticules magnétiques au sein de bactéries pour déplacer et concentrer celles-ci en appui au diagnostic et à l'imagerie : le projet ANR Nanoheaters
https://anr.fr/en/latest-news/read/news/des-nanoparticules-magnetiques-au-sein-de-bacteries-pour-deplacer-et-concentrer-celles-ci-en-appui-a/　

USA : DOE
Department of Energy Launches Minerals Sustainability Division to Enable the Ongoing Transformation of the U.S. Energy System and Help Secure a U.S. Critical Minerals Supply Chain
https://www.energy.gov/articles/department-energy-launches-minerals-sustainability-division-enable-ongoing-transformation 　

USA : DOE
DOE Announces $160 Million for Projects to Improve Fossil-Based Hydrogen Production, Transport, Storage, and Utilization
https://www.energy.gov/articles/doe-announces-160-million-projects-improve-fossil-based-hydrogen-production-transport

USA : DOE
Department of Energy Releases Plastics Innovation Challenge Draft Roadmap and Request for Information
https://www.energy.gov/articles/department-energy-releases-plastics-innovation-challenge-draft-roadmap-and-request

EU : European Commission
Speech by President von der Leyen to the Hydrogen Council
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/SPEECH_21_158