Science.gov Enhancementsby Valerie Allen 27 Jan, 2010 in Products and Content Science.gov has an updated look this week to make room for enhancements. The enhancements will both faciliate use and awareness of Science.gov and highlight findings and activities of the participating agencies. Want to share or save a permanent link on Science.gov via social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook? There is now a sharing and bookmarking toolbar on the main Science.gov page as well as on each subject page . Science in the News is a new feature providing current news from many of the participating Science.gov agencies. Aggregated headlines from agency RSS feeds scroll on the Science.gov page, allowing users to keep up with agency news by consulting just one location. The most current headlines are on the main Science.gov page while headlines from the past several days are continued on a separate page. Headlines are linked to the full agency information. Current agencies providing RSS feeds to the aggregated feed are: Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Department of Education, Federal Resources for Educational Excellence Department of Energy Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Department of Health and Human Services, NLM MedlinePlus Department of Interior, U.S. Geological Survey Department of Transportation Environmental Protection Agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Science Foundation More Science.gov agency RSS feeds will be integrated soon, so keep watching! Valerie Allen Science.gov webmanager Related Topics: doe, dot, fda, nist, rss, Science.gov Read more... |
Impact of Basic Research on Innovationby Kristin Bingham 01 Jun, 2009 in Personal Perspectives
The development of MP3 technologies illustrates the unexpected benefits of basic research. In 1965, a hand-sized storage and playback device that would hold 15,000 recorded songs was the stuff of science fiction. Even simple hand-held calculators were rare and expensive at that time. Research funded by the Department of Defense, the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Energy, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology contributed to the breakthrough technologies of magnetic storage drives, lithium-ion batteries, and the liquid crystal display, which came together in the development of MP3 devices. The device itself is innovative, but it built upon a broad platform of component technologies, each derived from fundamental studies in physical science, mathematics, and engineering. Related Topics: dod, doe, nih, nist, nsf, research Read more... |
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