"Basic research is a public good: it generates real benefits, but those benefits can’t be monetized because everyone can make use of the knowledge gained. So government support is the only way to sustain science."

https://open.substack.com/pub/paulkrugman/p/magas-war-on-science?r=5p989&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

We have a new post up on the BRIC newsletter about how we're using tools like Docker Desktop to solve some problems specific to science: sharing your work with other researchers to replicate, and navigating getting the software running in the first place when each institution is different.

https://bric.digital/newsletter/containerized-science/

Here's a letter that I sent to Princeton University President Chris Eisgruber a few weeks ago urging the University to stand firm against the Trump administration's attempt to turn it into the Ivy version of the New College of Florida.

I'm pleased to see Harvard and MIT join the conflict.

https://notesfromthevoid.cc/note-74-my-letter-to-princetons-president/

https://www.europesays.com/1861427/ Google’s AI ‘Co-Scientist’ Helps Unearth Research Ideas #AI #AIAgents #AICoScientist #ArtificialIntelligence #GenAI #GenerativeAI #google #healthcare #LLMs #News #PYMNTSNews #research #ScientificResearch

#Journals | #EPJ Applied Physics
#NewArticle

“Synthesis, characterization, and optical properties of NiCr2O4 and CoCr2O4 spinel nanostructures for photocatalytic applications ”

Khaled Mahi et al
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https://bit.ly/4jAp51p
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@academia @phdlife @phdstudents
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#NewArticle #OpenAccess

“Falling magnetizable bead in a Newtonian fluid ”

Stéphane Dufour et al @cnrs
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https://www.europesays.com/1788312/ Scientists Discover Cosmic ‘Chirps’ in Unexpected Space Region #China #earth #ElectromagneticWaves #galaxy #research #ScientificResearch #Sound #space #SpaceWeather

Secretary of energy oversees big science research and the US nuclear arsenal https://www.byteseu.com/646469/ #Arsenal #AtomicEnergyCommission #CleanEnergy #Energy #EnergyDepartment #EnergyEfficiency #EnergyPolicy #EnergyTechnologies #NuclearBomb #NuclearSecurity #OfficeOfEnergyEfficiencyAndRenewableEnergy #Research #ScientificResearch #U.S.AirForce #WaveEnergy

Clear skies over the Atlantic: Is climate change to blame for the alarming absence of clouds? https://www.byteseu.com/544766/ #AtlanticOcean #Climate #ClimateChange #EnvironmentScience #GlobalWarming #ScientificResearch #Sky #weather

A surprising career in scientific misconduct:
#datamanipulation #scientificresearch #retractions #misconduct #ethics

https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/chemist-found-to-have-falsified-data-in-42-papers-has-notched-up-13-retractions-so-far/4020393.article

#Journals | EPJ Applied #Metamaterials

#CallForPapers for a Themed Issue on “Global Advances in Electromagnetic Metasurfaces for Space”
Guest Editors from
#lborouniversity #IIST_Trivandrum and #RAEngNews

February 1st 2025
https://bit.ly/4bLHZNY
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#Journals | #EPJ Applied Physics
"The reliability impact of N doping on the HfO2 charge-trapping layer: a first-principles study"
Fengyu Ye from #WuhanUniversity

Explore the cutting-edge research in material science and semiconductor technology!
https://bit.ly/3WWSf0v

#MaterialScience #Semiconductors #Nanotechnology #Physics #AcademicPublishing #ScientificResearch #HfO2 #OpenAccess #FirstPrinciples #Reliability #ScienceMastodon @ScienceScholar @academicsunite
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#ScientificResearch requires taking risks, so why does much of it play safe? Kevin Gross & @ct_bergstrom argue that this can be explained by the non-observability of #scientists' effort and their risk-taking, coupled with the self-organized nature of science #PLOSBiology https://plos.io/3M66nPV

#Journals | #EPJ Applied Physics
"The reliability impact of N doping on the HfO2 charge-trapping layer: a first-principles study"
Fengyu Ye from #WuhanUniversity

Explore the cutting-edge research in material science and semiconductor technology!
https://bit.ly/3WWSf0v

#MaterialScience #Semiconductors #Nanotechnology #Physics #AcademicPublishing #ScientificResearch #HfO2 #OpenAccess #FirstPrinciples #Reliability
#ScienceMastodon
@ScienceScholar @academicsunite
@academicchatter

#Books | The 2022 edit of the #BlueBook

is now available for free download!
It presents the overall situation of Chinese science and technology
#journals and scientific papers with a special focus on #DigitalEconomy.
Get it now: bit.ly/4d2WcYg

#STM #AcademicPublishing
#China #DigitalEconomy #EDPSciences
#ScientificResearch
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#Journals | EPJ Applied #Metamaterials

#CallForPapers for a Themed Issue on “Global Advances in Electromagnetic Metasurfaces for Space”
Guest Editors from
#lborouniversity
#IIST_Trivandrum
#RAEngNews

February 1st 2025
https://bit.ly/4bLHZNY
#EPJscience
#EDPSciences
#Metasurfaces
#AcademicResearch #ScientificResearch
#sciences #ScienceMastodon
@ScienceScholar @academicsunite @academicchatter

By signing the Barcelona Declaration @BarcelonaDORI, PKP and #Érudit reinforce their commitment to open and transparent information on #ScientificResearch.

PKP and Érudit together are #CoalitionPublica, working to advance #research dissemination and digital #ScholarlyPublishing in #Canada.

Together, we are supporting the #SocialSciences and #Humanities journal community in the transition towards sustainable #OpenAccess.

Learn more (English and French): https://www.coalition-publi.ca/news-nouvelles/2024/8/5/barcelona-declaration