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Secrets of the Celtic Tiger: Act Two

Issues — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 04:00:00 +0000

Ireland’s brilliant catch-up strategy of the 1990s offers important lessons for countries that want to build a modern technology-based economy. But Ireland is not growing complacent. It knows that a decade of… Read More

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A Reality Check on Military Spending

Issues — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 04:00:00 +0000

For fiscal year (FY) 2005, military spending will be nearly $500 billion, which is greater in real terms than during any of the Reagan years and surpassed only by spending at the… Read More

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The Global Water Crisis

Issues — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 04:00:00 +0000

People living in the United States or any industrialized nation take safe drinking water for granted. But in much of the developing world, access to clean water is not guaranteed. According to… Read More

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Harnessing Nanotechnology to Improve Global Equity

Issues — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 04:00:00 +0000

Developing countries usually find themselves on the sidelines watching the excitement of technological innovation. The wealthy industrialized nations typically dominate the development, production, and use of new technologies. But many developing countries… Read More

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The Economic Promise of Nanotechnology

Issues — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 04:00:00 +0000

As a U.S. senator, I have championed several initiatives over the past several years to nurture U.S. leadership in innovation. Perhaps none was more exciting than sponsoring the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research… Read More

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Archives – Summer 2005

Issues — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 04:00:00 +0000

Photo: NAS Archives
Runway Illumination
In 1918, aviation was still in its infancy, with a number of basic problems awaiting solutions. One of these was the illumination of airfields for night landings.… Read More

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Getting Nanotechnology Right the First Time

Issues — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 04:00:00 +0000

Nanotechnology—the design and manipulation of materials at the molecular and atomic scale—has great potential to deliver environmental as well as other benefits. The novel properties that emerge as materials reach the nanoscale… Read More

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Thinking about the indeterminate

Issues — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 04:00:00 +0000

Judge Richard Posner, a prominent legal scholar and a leading intellectual of our time, has explored a dazzlingly diverse array of subjects. He seems to write thoughtfully faster than I can read… Read More

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Green Urbanism

Issues — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 04:00:00 +0000

In Native to Nowhere, Timothy Beatley builds on the rich literature about the importance of the built environment in fostering and strengthening a sense of place in a community. Thanks to… Read More

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Cartoon – Summer 2005

Issues — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 04:00:00 +0000

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