AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoHigh-Capacity Networks: Little Rock-based Uniti says it has demonstrated an 800-gigabit internet service delivered over a single fiber pair, a simpler connection for customers needing more bandwidth. Arkansas Research: University of Arkansas researchers have turned lunar-dust simulant into interlocking, LEGO-like bricks with 3D printing, a possible way to build on the Moon using local materials; testing in space conditions remains ahead. Farm Technology: The University of Arkansas’ pit-less tailwater pump is now commercially available, giving farmers a tool designed to conserve groundwater while maintaining yields in furrow-irrigated rice. Health Research: UAMS researchers found that two bone-building drugs restored some diabetes-related jawbone loss in mice, an early result that could inform future work on protecting oral health. Food Science: Arkansas State researchers received a $1.3 million grant for a food research project. Local Planning: Pulaski County’s incoming planning director, physicist and urban-planning scholar Chris Jones, says he will focus on data-center development and community protections.
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