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AI-Powered Tech Supercharges Ocean Cleanup, Boosting Plastic Collection by 60%
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BALTIMORE, MD, April 23, 2025 – As plastic pollution in the world’s oceans reaches critical levels, groundbreaking new research reveals how artificial intelligence-driven algorithms can dramatically accelerate plastic waste removal – boosting efficiency by more than 60%.

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China’s rare earth minerals power the modern world. Banning their export could destroy it
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Beijing has a virtual monopoly on rare earth minerals—the materials that power everything from military planes to your electric toothbrush.

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Trump’s tech tariff confusion
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The Trump administration’s back-and-forth moves on tariffs for technology products are stirring confusion in a sector heavily reliant on global supply chains.  
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Ukraine’s Refugee Crisis and Its Impact on the World

Ukraine’s Refugee Crisis and Its Impact on the World

Audio Clip, April 25, 2022

New audio is available for media use featuring Andrew Trapp, an associate professor of Operations and Industrial Engineering in the Business School at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). This content is made available by INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences. All sound should be attributed to Andrew Trapp. He has courtesy professorships in Mathematical Sciences and Data Science. Trapp conducts research on refugee resettlement, and in general, decision making to improve outcomes for migrants such as refugees and asylum seekers. There are 4 questions and responses. These responses were provided on April 15, 2022.

Do Nutrition Warning Labels on Food Products Help or Hurt?

Do Nutrition Warning Labels on Food Products Help or Hurt?

News Release, April 8, 2022

CATONSVILLE, MD, April 8, 2022 – Regulators around the world are increasingly requiring food product packaging to display nutrition warning labels. This raises the question of whether those warnings influence consumer purchasing decisions, and if so, how does it affect consumers’ health?

Chinese Invasion of Taiwan Could Undermine Global Semiconductor Market | Opinion

Chinese Invasion of Taiwan Could Undermine Global Semiconductor Market | Opinion

Newsweek, April 15, 2022

Semiconductors are foundational to modern life, enabling everything from our phones to the energy grid. But increased offshore demand for semiconductors, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, has resulted in a global shortage—affecting virtually every industry. Some predict that the chip shortage will continue into 2023. On top of an already stressed supply chain, Russia's invasion of Ukraine has led to new concerns for the semiconductor industry, both because Ukraine produces over half of the world's supply of neon gas—which is used in the production of chips—and because of the precedent that it sets for a potential Chinese invasion of Taiwan.

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