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Needed: A Revitalized National S&T Policy

Issues — Thu, 01 Apr 2004 05:00:00 +0000

The proposed 2005 federal budget puts the nation at risk by shortchanging support for critical research activities.
A lot has been said and written recently about U.S. manufacturing job losses. Much of… Read More

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Improving Prediction of Energy Futures

Issues — Thu, 01 Apr 2004 05:00:00 +0000

Most energy-economic models do not provide policymakers with the information they need to make sound decisions.
When federal lawmakers pass–or do not pass–legislation related to the production and use of energy, their… Read More

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Real Numbers: Small cities, big problems

Issues — Thu, 01 Apr 2004 05:00:00 +0000

Cities are home to nearly half of the world’s population, and over the next 30 years most of the 2-billion-person increase in global population is expected to occur in cities and towns… Read More

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Saving Earth’s Rivers

Issues — Thu, 01 Apr 2004 05:00:00 +0000

The preservation of ecosystem health must become an explicit goal of water development and management.
The odds do not look good for the future of the planet’s rivers. As populations and economies… Read More

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The Hype about Hydrogen

Issues — Thu, 01 Apr 2004 05:00:00 +0000

We can’t use hydrogen’s long-term potential as an excuse to avoid taking action now on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Hydrogen and fuel cell cars are being hyped today as few technologies have… Read More

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A 21st-Century Role for Nuclear Weapons

Issues — Thu, 01 Apr 2004 05:00:00 +0000

New security challenges and improved conventional weapons mean new roles and requirements for nuclear weapons.
The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) has become a metaphor for 21st-century security concerns. Although… Read More

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Atoms for Peace after 50 Years

Issues — Thu, 01 Apr 2004 05:00:00 +0000

President Eisenhower’s hopes for nuclear technology still resonate, but the challenges of fulfilling them are much different today.
On December 8, 1953, President Eisenhower, returning from his meeting with the leaders of… Read More

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The Hope for Hydrogen

Issues — Thu, 01 Apr 2004 05:00:00 +0000

We should embrace hydrogen largely because of the absence of a more compelling long-term option.
The history of alternative transportation fuels is largely a history of failures. Methanol never progressed beyond its… Read More

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Archives – Spring 2004

Issues — Thu, 01 Apr 2004 05:00:00 +0000

Photo: NAS Archives
Atoms for Peace Award
Neils Bohr, the Danish physicist who received the Nobel prize for his work on the structure of the atom, received the first Atoms for Peace… Read More

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The Nuclear Power Bargain

Issues — Thu, 01 Apr 2004 05:00:00 +0000

The potential benefits are enormous if we can continue to make progress on safety, environmental, fuel supply, and proliferation concerns.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower electrified the United Nations (UN) General Assembly with… Read More

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