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As the Oscar-winning film Oppenheimer popularized the story of the Manhattan Project, we were reminded that foreign-born geniuses like Albert Einstein and

Justice Department Announces Charges and Arrest in Two Separate Illicit Technology Transfer Schemes to Benefit Governments of China and Iran

Background In 2015, the Dutch research council, NWO, took measures to combat gender bias disadvantaging female applicants in a popular three-tiered funding scheme called the Talent Programme. The innovation scheme consists of three grants for different career stages, called Veni, Vidi and Vici. Objectives This paper studies the question whether or not NWO has been successful in removing gender differences in their funding procedure. Methods Using all available data from 2012 onwards of grant...

Through a 60 year career, Jacqueline Bisset has worked with some of Hollywood's biggest stars, and here's a look back at how it all began.

Bradley is pleased to announce that Gabriella E. Alonso has been named vice chair of the Regional and Community Banks Subcommittee of the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Banking Law Committee.

(KRON) — The U.S. Attorneys’ Office said a San Jose man was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly stealing sensitive nuclear technology information for the benefit of China and “hostile foreign adversaries.” Engineer Chenguang Gong, 57, of San Jose, is accused of stealing trade secrets developed by the U.S. government to detect nuclear missile launches and […]

The Justice Department cautioned that the technologies the ex-engineer is accused of stealing could pose significant risks to US national security if acquired by foreign entities.

Chenguang Gong is a China-native who moved to the US around 1993 and became a citizen in 2011. He allegedly stole blueprints for technologies used by US military. He faces 10 years in prison.

The General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI), in collaboration with its partners in the public and private sectors, is intensifying its preparations for the second edition of the World Defense Show (WDS 2024), scheduled to take place in Riyadh from February 4 to 8. The highly-anticipated event will attract distinguished decision-makers from the defense and security fields from across the globe, providing a platform to showcase cutting-edge future techniques in the military industries sec...