Unlike nuclear power reactors, which generate electricity, research reactors are primarily used to produce neutrons for use in industry, medicine, agriculture, geological science and forensics, among ...

As we prepare to invest money to prevent the next global pandemic and find solutions to many other problems, science funders have a large opportunity to move towards open science and more research ...

The National Academies’ Innovation Policy Forum brings together representatives of government, industry, national laboratories, research institutes and universities from the United States and around ...

A recent study and accompanying news story in the preeminent journal Nature provocatively concludes that disruptive innovation in science has dramatically and mysteriously declined 90% since 1945. The ...

In March 2024, the National Academy of Sciences, the Simons Foundation and ETH Zürich convened experts from around the world to explore mechanisms for supporting international science and innovation ...

Education and research and development (R&D) are critical drivers of economic growth and innovation. Although Ukraine has strong levels of human capital and numerous higher education institutions, the ...

South Korea’s scientific community has long called for transitioning from a “Fast Follower” to a “First Mover.” Yet when ...

The global middle class is expected to grow from 1.8 billion in 2009 to 4.9 billion by 2030. Much of this will occur in developing countries where 70 percent of global economic activity will emerge by ...

Tanga. Tanzania’s ambition to become a knowledge-driven, high-income economy by 2050 will depend not only on how much it invests in science, technology and innovation (STI), but on whether it can ...

That’s not a futuristic spaceship or a sci-fi movie set – it’s the latest building by world-renowned Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. The Innovation, Science, and Technology Building at Florida ...