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Study sounds alarm on decaying NIST facilities

William Thomas
Published: February 2023
TOPICS: Politics & Policy
Abstract
A new National Academies report endorses a plan to more than triple the agency’s current construction and maintenance budget.
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Mathematicians establish new center in Ukraine

Toni Feder
Published: February 2023
TOPICS: Politics & Policy
Abstract
The 13 founders, including a Fields Medalist, envision strengthening ties with the international math community. The war has added urgency to their mission.
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The 10 science policy stories to watch in 2023

The FYI Team
Published: January 2023
TOPICS: Politics & Policy
Abstract
The federal government will be implementing science initiatives from recent legislation while battling over future funding.
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National Ignition Facility surpasses long-awaited fusion milestone

David Kramer
Published: December 2022
TOPICS: Politics & Policy
Abstract
The shot at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory on 5 December is the first-ever controlled fusion reaction to produce an energy gain.
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ALMA still recovering from devastating cyberattack

Sarah Wild
Published: December 2022
TOPICS: Politics & Policy
Abstract
Astronomers have been unable to use the radio dish array since October, when cybercriminals breached the observatory’s network.
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DOE puts Inflation Reduction Act funds to work

William Thomas and Andrea Peterson
Published: December 2022
TOPICS: Politics & Policy
Abstract
In allocating more than $1.5 billion, the agency prioritized shoring up funding for international projects and moving forward upgrades to light sources.
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Centrus keeps contract to produce high-assay low-enriched uranium

David Kramer
Published: November 2022
TOPICS: Politics & Policy
Abstract
The Department of Energy declines to reveal whether any other bidders participated in a competitive procurement whose outcome seemed preordained.
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NSF’s Arecibo strategy puts future research into question

Alex Lopatka
Published: November 2022
TOPICS: Politics & Policy
Abstract
Although unsurprised that the giant telescope at the Puerto Rican observatory won’t be rebuilt, many astronomers are disappointed with the agency’s plans for an education and research center there.
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STEM scholars worldwide express solidarity with Iranian protesters

Toni Feder
Published: October 2022
TOPICS: Politics & Policy
Abstract
“Women, life, freedom” has been chanted for weeks in the streets of Iran.
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New studies offer road maps for Europe to shed Russian gas

David Kramer
Published: October 2022
TOPICS: Politics & Policy
Abstract
By reactivating idle coal-powered plants, the European Union can swiftly achieve independence from Russian natural gas, researchers say—and it would likely reduce carbon emissions.
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US moves to make federally funded research free upon publication

Mitch Ambrose
Published: September 2022
TOPICS: Politics & Policy
Abstract
The White House has ordered that by 2026 the results of government-supported research must be published open access, but many questions remain about how the policy will be implemented.
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New tool measures thoroughness of peer review reports

Dalmeet Singh Chawla
Published: August 2022
TOPICS: Politics & Policy
Abstract
Reviews of physical sciences research tend to be consistently detailed regardless of a journal’s impact factor, the study shows.
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New climate law also promises boost for science projects

William Thomas
Published: August 2022
TOPICS: Politics & Policy
Abstract
Following a year of negotiation, the partisan legislation will deliver the largest-ever federal response to climate change and provide additional funding for numerous Department of Energy science initiatives.
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Government sting acquires dirty bomb materials

David Kramer
Published: August 2022
TOPICS: Politics & Policy
Abstract
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission licensing process for radioactive materials needs tightening, federal auditors say.
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CHIPS and Science Act heads to Biden’s desk

Mitch Ambrose and William Thomas
Published: July 2022
TOPICS: Politics & Policy
Abstract
The historic legislation provides more than $50 billion to the semiconductor sector and lays out ambitious expansion plans for some federal science agencies.
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Biden announces US-backed small modular reactor project in Romania

David Kramer
Published: July 2022
TOPICS: Politics & Policy
Abstract
The award to NuScale Power is part of a new multilateral assistance program for infrastructure development in low-income nations.
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Biden picks former NIST and DARPA head Arati Prabhakar as science adviser

William Thomas
Published: June 2022
TOPICS: Politics & Policy
Abstract
The nominee to lead the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has focused on applications-oriented R&D and is an ardent advocate for applying the Advanced Research Projects Agency model to national problems.
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Permafrost is an undefined variable in the climate equation

David Kramer
Published: June 2022
TOPICS: Politics & Policy
Abstract
Russia is home to the bulk of the Arctic’s permafrost. The country’s invasion of Ukraine jeopardizes a new initiative to pin down how thawing will impact climate change.
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Arab physicists launch professional society

Toni Feder
Published: June 2022
TOPICS: Politics & Policy
Abstract
Their initial priority is to facilitate networking among scientists in different countries.
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To retain and inspire LGBT+ physicists, welcome them

Toni Feder
Published: June 2022
TOPICS: Politics & Policy
Abstract
Being out about queer identity correlates with enhanced work productivity.
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