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Belt-tightening budget derails France’s multiyear research funding plan

Amid across-the-board spending cuts, France fails to meet targets for decadelong plan to better support science

Published on: Oct. 15, 2024, 10:18 p.m.
Source: www.science.org

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 121, Issue 42, October 2024.

Published on: Oct. 15, 2024, 10:01 p.m.
Source: www.pnas.org

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High-skilled immigration fuels regional entrepreneurship, study suggests

Doubling H-1B visa holders in metropolitan areas results in a 6% increase in startups, according to new research, emphasizing the role of skilled immigration in driving regional economic dynamism.

Published on: Oct. 15, 2024, 10 p.m.
Source: www.psypost.org

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Station Science Top News: Oct. 11, 2024

Researchers verified that 3D micro-computed tomography scans can map the orientation of plant roots in space and used the method to demonstrate that carrots grown in actual and simulated microgravity …

Published on: Oct. 15, 2024, 9:41 p.m.
Source: www.nasa.gov

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Ancient Hawk-Sized Birds With Raptor-Like Feet Discovered in Montana

Researchers identified three new …

Published on: Oct. 15, 2024, 9:16 p.m.
Source: scitechdaily.com

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Nuclear rockets could travel to Mars in half the time − but designing the reactors that would power them isn't easy

Fission technology is well established in power generation and nuclear-powered submarines, and its application to drive or power a rocket could one day give NASA a faster, more powerful alternative …

Published on: Oct. 15, 2024, 8:59 p.m.
Source: www.space.com

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Sun reaches maximum phase in 11-year solar cycle

In a teleconference with reporters on Tuesday, representatives from NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the international Solar Cycle Prediction Panel announced that the sun has reached …

Published on: Oct. 15, 2024, 8:57 p.m.
Source: phys.org

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Targeting bacteria: Auxiliary metabolic genes expand understanding of phages and their reprogramming strategy

Viruses that infect bacteria—known as bacteriophages—could be used in a targeted manner to combat bacterial diseases. They also play an important ecological role in global biogeochemical cycles. Recent research by …

Published on: Oct. 15, 2024, 8:49 p.m.
Source: phys.org

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In a fusion device plasma, a steep ion temperature gradient slows the growth of magnetic islands

Future fusion power plants will require good plasma confinement to sustain reactions and generate energy. One way to contain plasma for fusion reactions is to use a tokamak, a device …

Published on: Oct. 15, 2024, 8:40 p.m.
Source: phys.org

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Janus-like metasurface technology shows different optical responses according to the direction of light

Metasurface technology is an advanced optical technology that is thinner, lighter, and more capable of precisely controlling light through nanometer-sized artificial structures than conventional technologies. KAIST researchers have overcome the …

Published on: Oct. 15, 2024, 8:34 p.m.
Source: phys.org

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