Unlike nuclear power reactors, which generate electricity, research reactors are primarily used to produce neutrons for use in industry, medicine, agriculture, geological science and forensics, among ...

After talking up innovation since his appointment as Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull today announced his much anticipated National Innovation and Science Agenda (NISA), along with Minister for ...

Today, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, joined by ...

As we prepare to invest money to prevent the next global pandemic and find solutions to many other problems, science funders have a large opportunity to move towards open science and more research ...

A recent study and accompanying news story in the preeminent journal Nature provocatively concludes that disruptive innovation in science has dramatically and mysteriously declined 90% since 1945. The ...

The National Academies’ Innovation Policy Forum brings together representatives of government, industry, national laboratories, research institutes and universities from the United States and around ...

South Korea’s scientific community has long called for transitioning from a “Fast Follower” to a “First Mover.” Yet when ...

In March 2024, the National Academy of Sciences, the Simons Foundation and ETH Zürich convened experts from around the world to explore mechanisms for supporting international science and innovation ...

One of the most striking differences between a developing science system and a sophisticated one is the volume of policy instruments. Effective policies often employ multiple instruments to achieve ...

Israel will aim to become a leader in artificial intelligence under its new minister of innovation, science and technology, Gila Gamliel. On Wednesday, she told a group of nearly 250 women at The ...

Tanga. Tanzania’s ambition to become a knowledge-driven, high-income economy by 2050 will depend not only on how much it invests in science, technology and innovation (STI), but on whether it can ...