# research & development (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 8 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover research & development. Page: Feed: --- ## [France takes over command of NATO security task force in Northern European waters](https://navaltoday.com/2026/08/21/france-takes-over-command-of-nato-security-task-force-in-northern-european-waters) _2026-08-21 · Naval Today_ The command of Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG1) was formally handed over from the UK-led Battle Staff, commanded by Royal Navy Commodore... ## [Babcock strengthens UK-Danish naval partnerships](https://navaltoday.com/2026/08/21/babcock-strengthens-uk-danish-naval-partnerships) _2026-08-21 · Naval Today_ Babcock and Danish naval consortium, Danske Flådeskibe K/S (DFS), have signed a Letter of Collaboration to develop a joint UK-Danish industrial... ## [Amentum joint venture joins Australia nuclear submarine shipyard project](https://navaltoday.com/2026/08/19/amentum-joint-venture-joins-australia-nuclear-submarine-shipyard-project) _2026-08-19 · Naval Today_ Australian Naval Infrastructure (ANI) selected a joint venture between Amentum and Laing O’Rourke as its Capability Partner to support the... ## [Rheinmetall to supply Danish Armed Forces with MASS decoy system](https://navaltoday.com/2026/08/19/rheinmetall-to-supply-danish-armed-forces-with-mass-decoy-system) _2026-08-19 · Naval Today_ The Danish Armed Forces have commissioned Rheinmetall to supply the MASS decoy system. A contract to this effect was recently signed in... ## [Vessel hit by projectile while transiting Strait of Hormuz](https://navaltoday.com/2026/08/18/vessel-hit-by-projectile-while-transiting-strait-of-hormuz) _2026-08-18 · Naval Today_ A vessel was struck by an unknown projectile while conducting an outbound transit of the Strait of Hormuz, the UK Maritime Trade Operations... ## [Australia and US test subsea and seabed warfare capabilities](https://navaltoday.com/2026/08/18/australia-and-us-test-subsea-and-seabed-warfare-capabilities) _2026-08-18 · Naval Today_ Australia and the United States have successfully tested AUKUS Pillar II subsea and seabed warfare capabilities during an undersea warfare... ## [Raytheon wins USD 22.9 billion contract to deliver Tomahawk missiles to U.S. Navy](https://navaltoday.com/2026/08/17/raytheon-wins-usd-229-billion-contract-to-deliver-tomahawk-missiles-to-us-navy) _2026-08-17 · Naval Today_ The U.S. Department of War has awarded Raytheon with a USD 22.9 billion contract which will see the company ''...dramatically accelerate the... ## [Ultra Maritime tests autonomous technology for counter-UUV and ASW](https://navaltoday.com/2026/08/17/ultra-maritime-tests-autonomous-technology-for-counter-uuv-and-asw) _2026-08-17 · Fatima Bahtic · Naval Today_ Ultra Maritime has tested an integrated active-passive sonar solution designed to support autonomous counter-UUV and anti-submarine warfare (ASW)... ## [Trump opens doors to foreign navy shipbuilding, seeks return to steam catapults on carriers](https://navaltoday.com/2026/08/14/trump-opens-doors-to-foreign-navy-shipbuilding-seeks-return-to-steam-catapults-on-carriers) _2026-08-14 · Fatima Bahtic · Naval Today_ US President Donald Trump has ordered a broad overhaul of the country’s naval shipbuilding approach, including opening the door to limited... ## [US establishes new multi-domain attack drone task force](https://navaltoday.com/2026/08/14/us-establishes-new-multi-domain-attack-drone-task-force) _2026-08-14 · Fatima Bahtic · Naval Today_ US Central Command (CENTCOM) has launched efforts to establish Task Force Falcon Strike, the first multinational, multi-domain attack drone task... ## [Licensed Dispensaries, Pay with Crypto (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/FgqVLnXlFeNb) _2026-08-14 · **Sponsored**_ Search verified licensed dispensaries and pay with Bitcoin, Lightning, or stablecoins. ## [Rolls-Royce expands partnership with Marand to support Type 26 program](https://navaltoday.com/2026/08/14/rolls-royce-expands-partnership-with-marand-to-support-type-26-program) _2026-08-14 · Fatima Bahtic · Naval Today_ Rolls-Royce has expanded its partnership with Australian engineering company Marand Precision Engineering into a new export venture, supplying... ## [Denmark buys Rheinmetall's MASS decoy systems](https://navaltoday.com/2026/08/14/denmark-buys-rheinmetalls-mass-decoy-systems) _2026-08-14 · Fatima Bahtic · Naval Today_ The Danish Armed Forces have commissioned German technology group Rheinmetall to supply the MASS decoy system. A contract to this effect was... ## [How to Secure a Medical Device You Can’t Patch](https://www.medicaldesignandoutsourcing.com/how-to-secure-a-medical-device-you-cant-patch/) _2026-08-01 · Sponsored Content · Medical Design and Outsourcing_ By Joseph M. Saunders, Founder and CEO, RunSafe Security A medical device cleared today may stay in clinical service for 15 years or more, but the software inside it does not always age well. New vulnerabilities get discovered, open source components fall out of date, and attack techniques keep improving. Frontier AI tools now make… The post How to Secure a Medical Device You Can’t Patch appeared… ## [Quasar Medical buys Medres Nitinol Design and Development Center](https://www.medicaldesignandoutsourcing.com/quasar-medical-buys-medres-nitinol-design-and-development-center/) _2026-07-31 · Julia Rock-Torcivia · Medical Design and Outsourcing_ Quasar Medical said it has purchased the Medres Nitinol Design and Development Center near San Diego, California. Medres established the 10,000-square-foot Carlsbad site in 2024 and expanded it in 2025. It has dedicated nitinol operations, engineering talent and manufacturing capabilities. Quasar Medical is a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) that specializes in minimally… ## [J&J’s robotics R&D head discusses Ottava’s folding arms, soothing sounds and haptics capability](https://www.medicaldesignandoutsourcing.com/jnj-robotics-rd-ottava-folding-arms-soothing-sounds-and-haptics-capability/) _2026-07-31 · Jim Hammerand · Medical Design and Outsourcing_ Johnson & Johnson MedTech unveiled its Ottava surgical robotics system at the July 2026 Society of Robotic Surgery (SRS) annual meeting after winning FDA de novo authorization. “These teams have built a category-defining, soft-tissue surgical robot, and our regulatory pathway is a testament to that. There is no precedent here,” J&J MedTech Global Head of… The post J&J’s robotics R&D head discusses… ## [How BD wants to advance noninvasive continuous patient monitoring](https://www.medicaldesignandoutsourcing.com/bd-noninvasive-continuous-patient-monitoring-advances/) _2026-07-30 · Skyler Rivera · Medical Design and Outsourcing_ Tim Patz envisions a future where continuous monitoring follows the patient “from admission or the point of surgery, all the way to discharge.” Becton, Dickinson and Co. (BD), where Patz is worldwide president of the Advanced Patient Monitoring business, is one step closer to that future after developing a platform enabling noninvasive continuous blood pressure… The post How BD wants to advance… ## [TL;DR July 2026](https://rachelkowert.substack.com/p/tldr-july-2026) _2026-07-30 · Rachel Kowert · Psychgeist Newsletter_ A compendium of the comings and goings in research, development, and news about our digital playgrounds from July 2026. ## [Researchers are reworking an ablation technique to develop a novel cancer treatment](https://www.medicaldesignandoutsourcing.com/umass-amherst-researchers-ablation-bladder-cancer-device/) _2026-07-29 · Skyler Rivera · Medical Design and Outsourcing_ A research team led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst is reworking a proven treatment to develop a new way to prevent bladder cancer recurrence without removing the organ or aggressive repeat treatments. The National Institutes of Health recently awarded the team a five-year grant of up to $3.45 million to develop the novel ablation… The post Researchers are reworking an ablation… ## [Zeus wins PFAS-free certification for PFX Flex catheter liners](https://www.medicaldesignandoutsourcing.com/zeus-pfas-free-pfx-flex-catheter-liners-certification/) _2026-07-28 · Jim Hammerand · Medical Design and Outsourcing_ Zeus PFX Flex Sub-Lite-Wall catheter liners are now the first medical device components to be certified by Intertek as free of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The news comes as medical device developers look to reduce their use of these “forever chemicals” in their products due to increasing scrutiny from regulators and customers. While the… The post Zeus wins PFAS-free certification… ## [We’ve got a medtech legend for the 2026 MDO Min-Vasive Medtech webinar series](https://www.medicaldesignandoutsourcing.com/2026-mdo-min-vasive-medtech-webinar-series/) _2026-07-28 · Jim Hammerand · Medical Design and Outsourcing_ The MDO Min-Vasive Medtech webinar series returns Aug. 18-20, 2026, and we’re kicking things off with medical device industry legend Manny Villafaña as our first guest. Registration is free and open now here for all three sessions, including two more speakers we’ll announce very soon. Villafaña founded several device developers that were acquired by major… The post We’ve got a medtech legend for… ## [Non-custodial Crypto Payments & Escrow (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/YadKzfWWvAcy) _2026-07-28 · **Sponsored**_ Accept multi-chain crypto with trustless escrow, instant confirmations, and no KYC ## [The Engineer’s Guide to Luer connector selection](https://www.medicaldesignandoutsourcing.com/the-engineers-guide-to-luer-connector-selection/) _2026-07-28 · MDO Contributors Network · Medical Design and Outsourcing_ This article is part of Qosina’s “The Engineer’s Guide” recurring series covering practical component selection guidance for medical device design engineers. By Stephanie Alwais, Qosina A design engineer working on a wearable drug delivery device recently told me she had been speccing the same Luer lock configuration her team had used for five years, assuming… The post The Engineer’s Guide to Luer… ## [Obsidian and LLMs](https://patys.dev/obsidian-and-llms/) _2026-07-28 · Patryk Szczygło · patys.dev_ I use Obsidian a lot. It's my main tool for personal notes. It keeps my thoughts and memories organized. It's basically my second brain. I also use LLMs a lot, so I wanted one for my notes, but I don't want to expose them ## [TE Connectivity adds 3D printing for catheter shafts](https://www.medicaldesignandoutsourcing.com/te-connectivity-adds-3d-printing-for-catheter-shafts/) _2026-07-28 · MDO Staff · Medical Design and Outsourcing_ NEWS RELEASE: TE Connectivity introduces 3D printing process to streamline catheter manufacturing GALWAY, Ireland — TE Connectivity, a world leader in connectors and sensors, has introduced a new automated 3D printing process to manufacture the catheter shafts it supplies to medical device manufacturers. It will replace a higher-cost, predominately manual assembly process commonly used across the…… ## [Researchers complete first-of-its-kind vagus nerve anatomical map](https://www.medicaldesignandoutsourcing.com/vagus-nerve-research-advance-neuromodulation-therapy-feinstein-institutes/) _2026-07-27 · Skyler Rivera · Medical Design and Outsourcing_ Researchers at Northwell Health’s Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research have completed a first-of-its-kind comprehensive human vagus nerve anatomical map, a development that could accelerate next-generation bioelectronic medicine and neuromodulation therapy innovation. “This dataset represents a major step forward in bioelectronic medicine, offering the most detailed anatomical reconstruction… ## [Why can nobody can agree on what "harm" in games is?](https://rachelkowert.substack.com/p/why-can-nobody-can-agree-on-what) _2026-07-27 · Rachel Kowert · Psychgeist Newsletter_ There is a gap between what studios say is harmful and what they actually let you report. ## [Verify Certification](https://srdb.gop.pk/verify/) _2026-07-06 · admin · Sugarcane Research and Development Board_ The post Verify Certification appeared first on Sugarcane Research and Development Board . ## [SRDB-IST-2026-0018](https://srdb.gop.pk/srdb-ist-2026-0018/) _2026-07-06 · admin · Sugarcane Research and Development Board_ SRDB Certificate Verification Sugarcane Research & Development Board Government of Punjab, Pakistan ✓ CERTIFICATE VERIFIED Certificate Number SRDB-IST-2026-0018 Candidate Name ... Read More The post SRDB-IST-2026-0018 appeared first on Sugarcane Research and Development Board . ## [TL;DR June 2026](https://rachelkowert.substack.com/p/tldr-june-2026) _2026-06-30 · Rachel Kowert · Psychgeist Newsletter_ A compendium of the comings and goings in research, development, and news about our digital playgrounds from June 2026. ## [Most community managers were never trained. So we built the program they've been asking for.](https://rachelkowert.substack.com/p/most-community-managers-were-never) _2026-06-20 · Rachel Kowert · Psychgeist Newsletter_ What the research keeps telling us about community management and the three-year (deeply unsexy) journey to do something about it. ## [What if mathematics were the ultimate locus of truth and beauty?](https://www.startup-book.com/2026/06/19/what-if-mathematics-were-the-ultimate-locus-of-truth-and-beauty/) _2026-06-19 · Hervé Lebret · Start-Up_ Before talking about Sylvia Serfaty’s book, Équations Personnelles, I would like to mention two other scientists, Yves Meyer and Celia Pelluet. In this long video, Yves Meyer addresses the question of his vocation for the beauty and truth of mathematics from the moment 9 minutes 41 seconds. I’m going back to my childhood. My childhood \[…\] ## [Marketplace for AI-Powered Professionals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/2sdJkWKW0jYD) _2026-06-19 · **Sponsored**_ Find professionals who use ChatGPT, Copilot, and Claude to deliver work faster. ## [Testament, Testimony, Street art](https://www.startup-book.com/2026/06/19/testament-testimony-street-art/) _2026-06-19 · Hervé Lebret · Start-Up_ The latin word testamentum (« testament ; testimony ») is itself translated from the Ancient Greek: διαθήκη / diathếkê (« testament, contract, agreement ») Those two words are curious. This link between testament and testimony. It reminds me of a joke my friend Georges told me. Grün’s eldest son converted to Christianity so he could \[…\] ## [𝐀 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧’𝐬 𝐀𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫: 𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐛𝐨𝐰 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝](https://www.nrcrlf.gov.bt/2026/06/19/%f0%9d%90%80-%f0%9d%90%8d%f0%9d%90%9e%f0%9d%90%b0-%f0%9d%90%8c%f0%9d%90%a2%f0%9d%90%a5%f0%9d%90%9e%f0%9d%90%ac%f0%9d%90%ad%f0%9d%90%a8%f0%9d%90%a7%f0%9d%90%9e-%f0%9d%90%9f%f0%9d%90%a8%f0%9d%90%ab/) _2026-06-19 · sonam choden · National Research Centre For Riverine And Lake Fisheries_ The National Research and Development Centre for Riverine and Lake Fisheries (NRDCRLF), Haa, under the Department of Livestock, is pleased to announce the publication of the “Rainbow Trout Production and Extension Manual”; the first comprehensive technical manual of its kind for Bhutan’s aquaculture sector.Why This Manual Matters Rainbow trout farming holds significant promise for Bhutan’s \[…\] ## [TL;DR May 2026](https://rachelkowert.substack.com/p/tldr-may-2026) _2026-05-27 · Rachel Kowert · Psychgeist Newsletter_ A compendium of the comings and goings in research, development, and news about our digital playgrounds from May 2026. ## [Pedicabo ego vos et irrumabo](https://www.startup-book.com/2026/05/11/pedicabo-ego-vos-et-irrumabo-2/) _2026-05-11 · Hervé Lebret · Start-Up_ All this should have remained in French only, but I felt a need to translate the French post of yesterday… In his latest and more than magnificent novel, Himintungl yfir heimsins ystu brún (“Planets above the World’s Edge”, Benedikt, Reykjavík, 2024) and in French, Corps célestes à la lisière du monde, Jón Kalman Stefánsson writes \[…\] ## [Space economy - notes from lecture about origins and structure](https://patys.dev/space-economy-notes-from-lecture-about-origins-and-structure/) _2026-05-06 · Patryk Szczygło · patys.dev_ Space activity started as a government effort. It was driven by competition, mainly between the USSR and the USA. Key early milestones: 1957 – first satellite, first signal from space 1957 – Laika, first animal in orbit 1961 – Gagarin, first human in space 1961 – Shepard, first American in ## [TL;DR April 2026](https://rachelkowert.substack.com/p/tldr-april-2026) _2026-04-29 · Rachel Kowert · Psychgeist Newsletter_ A compendium of the comings and goings in research, development, and news about our digital playgrounds from April 2026. ## [Grasset and the threat against books](https://www.startup-book.com/2026/04/16/grasset-and-the-threat-against-books/) _2026-04-16 · Hervé Lebret · Start-Up_ I watched yesterday C ce soir and listened this morning to France Culture about the firing of Olivier Nora at Grasset: – Olivier Nora viré par Bolloré : où va le monde de l’édition ? – Le limogeage d’Olivier NORA de la prestigieuse maison d’édition GRASSET qu’il dirigeait depuis plus de 25 ans, par son \[…\] ## [Palo Alto: a History of California, Capitalism, and The World.](https://www.startup-book.com/2026/03/30/palo-alto-a-history-of-california-capitalism-and-the-world/) _2026-03-30 · Hervé Lebret · Start-Up_ Palo Alto: a History of California, Capitalism, and The World by Malcolm Harris is a remarkable work. Point ! Now there has been some debates about it as you can listen on NPR. It is a marxist analysis. But you cannot disagree with the claim of the Washington Post on the cover page : “Conviction \[…\] ## [TL;DR March 2026](https://rachelkowert.substack.com/p/tldr-march-2026) _2026-03-30 · Rachel Kowert · Psychgeist Newsletter_ A compendium of the comings and goings in research, development, and news about our digital playgrounds from March 2026. ## [Why haven’t we created a Google yet?](https://www.startup-book.com/2026/03/17/pourquoi-on-na-pas-encore-cree-un-google/) _2026-03-17 · Hervé Lebret · Start-Up_ A revealing debate on “Why haven’t we created a Google yet?” \[in France\]. It’s fascinating, irritating when you disagree, and exhilarating when you recognize yourself in the discussion. Needless to say where I stand… but I should add that my reading of the book \*Palo Alto\*, which I’ll be discussing here soon, compels me to \[…\] ## [Research and Development (R&D) in Tech Startups (A short follow-up)](https://www.startup-book.com/2026/03/05/research-and-development-rd-in-tech-startups-a-short-follow-up/) _2026-03-05 · Hervé Lebret · Start-Up_ A short follow-up to my yesterday’s post Research and Development (R&D) in Tech Startups (vs. Sales & Marketing) as I was not fully satisfied with and I am still not ! I could not draw any conclusion and worse the results were not easy to read. I am not sure this will be any better, \[…\] ## [Research and Development (R&D) in Tech Startups (vs. Sales & Marketing)](https://www.startup-book.com/2026/03/04/research-and-development-rd-in-tech-startups-vs-sales-marketing/) _2026-03-04 · Hervé Lebret · Start-Up_ This strange post was motivated by my colleague Antoine (thanks!) who asked me what I thought of a recent article which claimed that in startups, technology is not as important as many think. The article is in French Pourquoi, dans les startups, les moins techniques gagnent souvent and was written by Manu Papadacci-Stephanopoli. So let \[…\] ## [Flowering induction and testify of fuzz viability awarded to Sugarcane Research Institute, Faisalabad](https://srdb.gop.pk/flowering-induction-and-testify-of-fuzz-viability-awarded-to-sugarcane-research-institute-faisalabad/) _2026-03-03 · admin · Sugarcane Research and Development Board_ Scientist: Mr. Farooq Ahmad Organization: Sugarcane Research Institute, AARI Faisalabad. Duration: 1 Year Cost: 1.8 Million ... Read More The post Flowering induction and testify of fuzz viability awarded to Sugarcane Research Institute, Faisalabad appeared first on Sugarcane Research and Development Board . ## [Strengthening of Sugar Research Institute Faisalabad](https://srdb.gop.pk/strengthening-of-sugar-research-institute-faisalabad/) _2026-03-03 · admin · Sugarcane Research and Development Board_ Scientist: Dr. Naeem Ahmad Organization: Sugar Research Institute AARI,Faisalabad Duration: 3 Years Cost: 30 Million ... Read More The post Strengthening of Sugar Research Institute Faisalabad appeared first on Sugarcane Research and Development Board . ## [Establishment and Strengthening of Nursery Shed for Raising Sugarcane Seedling](https://srdb.gop.pk/establishment-and-strengthening-of-nursery-shed-for-raising-sugarcane-seedling/) _2026-03-03 · admin · Sugarcane Research and Development Board_ Scientist: Dr. Hafiz Bashir Ahmad Organization: Sugarcane Research Institute Faisalabad Duration: 60 Months Cost: 24.9 Million ... Read More The post Establishment and Strengthening of Nursery Shed for Raising Sugarcane Seedling appeared first on Sugarcane Research and Development Board . ## [TL;DR February 2026](https://rachelkowert.substack.com/p/tldr-february-2026) _2026-02-28 · Rachel Kowert · Psychgeist Newsletter_ A compendium of the comings and goings in research, development, and news about our digital playgrounds from February 2026. ## [Antigravity](https://patys.dev/antigravity/) _2026-02-19 · Patryk Szczygło · patys.dev_ Google released Antigravity, an editor designed for AI-driven development. At first glance, it looks almost identical to VS Code. The layout, file tree, tabs, and terminal all feel familiar. By default, Antigravity runs in a planning mode powered by Gemini 3 Pro (High). Claude and GPT-OSS are also available, but ## [An hallucination of Artificial Intelligences](https://www.startup-book.com/2026/02/10/une-hallucination-des-intelligences-artificielles/) _2026-02-10 · Hervé Lebret · Start-Up_ I made a mistake and published a French article in the English part. I will not correct it but add a French version elsewhere! Je reste partagé par l’impact qu’aura l’intelligence artificielle dans nos vies. L’internet ne m’avait pas laissé aussi circonspect. Je ne doute pas que l’impact sera considérable, mais en lisant deux articles \[…\] ## [TL;DR January 2026](https://rachelkowert.substack.com/p/tldr-january-2026) _2026-01-30 · Rachel Kowert · Psychgeist Newsletter_ A compendium of the comings and goings in research, development, and news about our digital playgrounds from Janurary 2026. ## [Collective and individual again: David Graeber, Cynthia Fleury](https://www.startup-book.com/2026/01/27/collective-and-individual-again-david-graeber-cynthia-fleury/) _2026-01-27 · Herve Lebret · Start-Up_ About ten years ago I discovered the work and thought of Cynthia Fleury ici. About six years ago, I translated, without really having the right to do so, an interview that I entitled « To be Brave is sometimes to Endure, sometimes to Break up » About three years ago I discovered apodcast on Radio \[…\]