Physicists Hope U.S. Budget Will Mean an End to Research Cuts
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From physicists, there is cautious applause for President Bushâs proposed 2009 budget, under which research in the physical sciences would receive a hefty boost.
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Scientists discuss their prefered targets for the next "flagship" mission to another world.
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Researchers at a Department of Energy lab are developing fuel rods that could halve the amount of nuclear waste produced. That's good news for Yucca Mountain, Nevada, where 40 years' worth of radioactive material is slated to be stored. By John Gartner.
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President Bush's budget will propose slashing grants to local law enforcement agencies and cutting spending for environmental protection, American Indian schools and home-heating aid for the poor, The Associated Press learned Saturday.
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The U.S. government should create a body to foster the free flow of scientific knowledge and researchers from other countries while balancing the threat from enemies, an expert panel said on Thursday.
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Despite deep budget cuts, the next-generation atom smasher -- the $6.6 billion International Linear Collider -- isn't dead yet. But it won't be built on U/.S. soil.
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The Nobel Prize for physics has been won by three American scientists for their research on quarks.
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The stage could be set for budget shifts that will hurt some defense contractors and help others.
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It promises an end to deficits and a smaller bite from defense spending by 2012, but some analysts question such forecasts.
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Some critics question proposed federal spending hikes for nuclear research.
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White House plans to share the pain of budget cuts
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A Nobel laureate in medicine said Monday the Bush administration's limits on funding for embryonic stem cell research effectively have stopped the clock on American scientists' efforts to develop treatments for a host of chronic, debilitating diseases.
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Big consumer electronics manufacturers and retailers say deep price cuts on flat panels will eventually end. They hope.
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Top forecasters cut their outlooks for U.S. growth this year and next but said inflation seems to be leveling off and consumer spending should strengthen in the months ahead, a survey out on Friday showed.
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Designs for an ambitious particle-smasher are finalized. U.S. researchers hope the International Linear Collider could boost the U.S.'s flagging scientific fortunes. By John Borland.
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The Bush administration plans to  propose cuts in funds to fix the aging Hubble Space Telescope,  a U.S. official said on Saturday, as the head of the telescope  project said he hoped Congress would approve money for repairs.
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Scholars from different disciplines are crossing lines to share ideas about reducing the threat of climate change.