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Federal investment in basic research yields outsized dividends
(PhysOrg.com) -- Investment in basic scientific research may be one of the best ways to foster long-term economic growth locally and nationally, according to a report released this week by The Science Coalition.
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May 13, 2010 |
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Basic research critical to America's economic recovery
The Science Coalition (TSC) today urged Congress to move swiftly to pass economic recovery legislation that includes strong funding for key science agencies including the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Department ...
Feb 11, 2009 |
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Scientists announce coalition to develop the world's cleanest passenger locomotive
Plans to create the world's first carbon-neutral higher-speed locomotive were announced today by the Coalition for Sustainable Rail (CSR), a collaboration of the University of Minnesota's Institute on the Environment (IonE) ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 22, 2012 |
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Genetic packing: Successful stem cell differentiation requires DNA compaction, study finds
(Phys.org) -- New research findings show that embryonic stem cells unable to fully compact the DNA inside them cannot complete their primary task: differentiation into specific cell types that give rise to ...
May 11, 2012 |
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Greece could be broke by June, economist says
(Phys.org) -- If international lenders refuse to renegotiate substantial reductions in Greek public debt, chances are that whatever government emerges in Greece in the next few weeks will run out of cash by ...
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May 08, 2012 |
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Where international climate policy has failed, grassroots efforts can succeed: researchers
The world can significantly slow the pace of climate change with practical efforts to control so-called “short-lived climate pollutants” and by bringing successful Western technologies to the developing ...
Apr 27, 2012 |
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Amateur astronomers to 'Target Asteroids!'
(Phys.org) -- Researchers on NASA's robotic asteroid sample return mission, OSIRIS-REx, are turning to amateur astronomers for new data on near-Earth asteroids in a citizen science observing campaign called ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 19, 2012 |
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Engineers put five-story building on seismic shake table to test for earthquake, fire readiness
What happens when you put a fully equipped five-story building, which includes an intensive care unit, a surgery suite, piping and air conditioning, fire barriers and even a working elevator, through series ...
Apr 12, 2012 |
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Buy coal? New analysis shows purchasing fossil fuel deposits best way to fight climate change
Environmental policy has historically been driven by a demand-side mindset – attempting to limit consumption of precious fossil fuels through pollution permits, taxation, and multi-national climate change treaties. However, ...
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Apr 11, 2012 |
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5 US urban counties lead 'Terror Hot Spots' list, but rural areas not exempt
Nearly a third of all terrorist attacks from 1970 to 2008 occurred in just five metropolitan U.S. counties, but events continue to occur in rural areas, spurred on by domestic actors, according to a report published today ...
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Jan 31, 2012 |
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Study: One-quarter of high-tech jobs lost from US in decade
More than a quarter of the nation's high-tech manufacturing jobs were lost in the past decade, according to a new government study.
Jan 18, 2012 |
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Record air pollution hammers Calif's ag heartland
(AP) -- This is the time of year when residents who often live with the nation's worst pollution often can draw a breath of fresh air. But this winter has not been kind to people who want to play outside ...
Jan 08, 2012 |
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