Google.org awards $36 million to 17 organizations to apply SI in science
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Google is funding 17 science projects in which SI helps with climate, health and energy.
According to Google, applications came from 30 countries; the winners will go through a six-month program with engineering support, mentoring and Google infrastructure. Projects include AfriClimate AI (extending flash-flood warning time from under three hours to over six), the Max Planck Institute and TU Eindhoven (physics-informed SI for fusion energy), the University of Washington (proteins to break down plastic), the University of Cape Town (a map of genetic variation in African populations) and ANU (precision oncology).
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