AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoAI’s Midwest Footprint: Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee says the AI buildout is competing with other industries for electricians, components, land and construction capacity, driving up costs for regional businesses. Quantum Research: Illinois researchers reported a quantum memory chip that stored 20 photons for more than a microsecond on a commercial telecom platform. Campus Investment: Northern Illinois University plans a $21.5 million Center for Community Sustainability, while SIU’s technology expo will spotlight data centers, AI and research partnerships. Agricultural Tech: SIU researchers are developing a robot and AI system to detect soybean diseases before symptoms appear. Space Science: UChicago’s space program is taking stratospheric research to new heights with NASA.
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