On Friday, February 20th, Aii hosted its first listening session of 2026, focused on the upcoming surface transportation reauthorization later this year to hear what […]
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Innovation and Technology
Transportation Corridors Can Do More – Colocating Utilities Unlocks the Full Value of Infrastructure
Across the United States, transportation corridors already host an enormous amount of critical infrastructure. Highways, rail lines, and other rights-of-way frequently often carry buried electric […]
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Cybersecurity’s Physical Layer
In 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced grant funding of over $100 million to mitigate risks in cybersecurity. Some of these measures include […]
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Powering the AI Race: Treating Energy as Strategic Infrastructure
If there’s a single bottleneck preventing the U.S. from reaching its full potential with Artificial Intelligence (AI), it is energy. A recent report from the U.S. Department […]
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Revitalizing Dulles – What the USDOT RFI Reveals About the Future of a National Gateway
In early 2026, the U.S. Department of Transportation issued a formal Request for Information (RFI) entitled “Revitalizing Washington Dulles International Airport,” signaling a notable federal […]
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Artemis II: Progress, Delays, and What Comes Next
NASA’s highly anticipated Artemis II mission – the first crewed trip around the moon in more than 50 years – has been pushed back from […]
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Implications of Trade for Building New Infrastructure
Effective trade depends on strong physical infrastructure. But the converse is also true: the ability to build many forms of infrastructure depends on imported materials. […]
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Thorium Nuclear Power: An Unspoken Alternative?
The United States of America is currently undergoing a period of significant change, both politically, economically and technologically. However, one of the most persistent questions […]
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Eyes in the Sky: Increasing the Efficacy of Drones in Disaster Response.
When natural disasters strike, a clock begins ticking for first responders. Every minute that passes could be the difference between life and death for survivors. […]
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Preventing “White Elephants” in Sport Event Infrastructure
December 18, 2022, Qatar’s National Day, Lusail Stadium pulsed with energy as Argentina and France clashed in that year’s World Cup final. An estimated 1.42 billion […]
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Human Touch vs Automation: How Local Policy can Adapt to an Changing World
Today, finding the right balance between automation and human interaction is a significant challenge for businesses. Starbucks, the largest specialty coffee shop in the United […]
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Recent Advances in Green Steelmaking
For much of its history, the United States and its steel industry developed in tandem, with steel being fundamental to the nation’s infrastructure and economic […]
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From Sea to Tap: Desalination Explained
More than 70 percent of the Earth’s surface is covered by water, but only 2.5 percent of it is freshwater. This underscores the need for […]
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Implications of Trade for Innovation
The tangible benefits of global trade are widely recognized by researchers and felt by ordinary people daily. You might be reading this blog on a […]
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An Overview of ERCOT and Texas’s Energy Grid
There are three main interconnected power systems in the United States: the Western Interconnection, the Eastern Interconnection, and the Texas Interconnection. The Lone Star State’s […]
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