US technology support under the microscope

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The US Congress has summoned officials of the Commerce Department to defend the merits of the Advanced Technology Program, designed to help industrial companies with research and development projects. The program is favored by the Clinton administration though his Republican opponents view it as 'industrial policy.' It is criticized because of its growing prominence in the federal science and technology budget. Despite all criticism officials are confident of continued bipartisan support.

Analysis, Industrial research, Science and technology policy, Science and state, Science policy

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US geological survey picks up the NBS pieces

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The operations of the two-yr old National Biological Service (NBS) will be transferred to the US Geological Survey (USGS) due to the shutting down of the NBS. The staff of the NBS will form the Biological Resources Division in the USGS. The change in the operations may bring stability in the lives of the NBS staff who are already facing an identity crisis. The Water Resource Division of the NBS will retain its dominant position at the USGS with a staff of 5000.

Reports, Organizational change, United States. Geological Survey, United States. National Biological Service

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US plans large funding boost to support nanotechnology boom

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There has been significant growth in scientific interest in the US in the behaviour of materials at the nanometre scale, and it is likely that the budget proposal for the 2001 fiscal year will include a major nanotechnology initiative. It is likely that this initiative will be led by the National Science Foundation (NSF), which backs most university research in nanoscience. The NSF will invest $80 million in nanotechnology research in 1999.

Research, Finance, Investments, Nanotechnology, United States. National Science Foundation

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