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SOPA creator’s latest bill proposes stripping peer-review from science funding
A draft bill obtained by Science Magazine‘s blog ScienceInsider, sponsored by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), would strip the peer-review requirement from the National Science Foundation (NSF) grant process, inserting a new set of funding criteria that is significantly less transparent and not inclusive of the opinions of independent experts. Smith,…
McConnell lashes out at ‘robo-squirrel’ on Senate floor
As lawmakers negotiate to cut $4 trillion from the deficit, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) took to the Senate floor on Tuesday to blast Democrats for spending $325,000 educating students with a “robo-squirrel” project. “Do Democrats even believe their own rhetoric on spending,” McConnell asked. “Do they just want…
Experimental medical implants perform tasks then dissolve
A new experimental class of medical device performs the task for which it’s designed and then dissolves. According to the Associated Press, scientists have created the tiny gadgets and inserted them into the bodies of lab mice wrapped in tiny silk cocoons, where they performed their functions and disappeared. The…
Studies paint bleak job picture for scientists
American drug companies have slashed 300,000 jobs over the past 12 years, according to the Washington Post, one of multiple factors contributing to a downward spiral of employment for the country’s laboratory science professions. The job losses can be attributed to widespread job outsourcing, a lack of investment in research…
Huge asteroid to fly close to earth on Tuesday
A massive asteroid will make a rare fly-by Tuesday, and although it poses no danger of crashing to Earth, US scientists said this week they are eager for a closer look. “This is not a potentially hazardous asteroid, just a good opportunity to study one,” said National Science Foundationastronomer Thomas Statler.…
Asteroid set to barely miss Earth Tuesday
A massive asteroid will make a rare fly-by Tuesday, and although it poses no danger of crashing to Earth, US scientists said this week they are looking forward to getting a closer look. “This is not a potentially hazardous asteroid, just a good opportunity to study one,” said National Science…
Patent reform package will drive economic growth: officials
President Barack Obama will sign the America Invents Act Friday, a package of changes to the U.S. patent system that administration officials insist will spur the economy and job creation and speed lifesaving medical breakthroughs. The AIA is the most dramatic reform to the patent system since the Patent Act…
Billion dollar boost for US health research?
WASHINGTON – Health and science research would get a billion-dollar boost under the 2012 budget proposed Monday by US President Barack Obama, including a major new project to speed lab advances into cures. The increase for the National Institutes of Health stood out in the overall 3.7 trillion dollar budget…
Republicans could scale back US science budgets
Budgets for scientific research in the United States could be scaled back with the return of a Republican-majority in Congress as conservatives aim to slash spending to reduce the ballooning deficit. The Republican electoral platform, the “Pledge to America,” details the party’s ideals of smaller government, lower taxes and robust…
New hologram technology brings 3-D to life
Executives may not be able to beam a full three-dimensional image of themselves across the world just yet but researchers are a step closer to 3-D real-time images, an advance in holographic technology that could make video conferencing far more lifelike. Nasser Peyghambarian of the University of Arizona and colleagues…
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