TSC IN ACTION

TSC Issues: 10 Questions For Candidates
See letters to presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain.
  

(L) Steve Chu, Uma Chowdhry, David Bell and Susan Hockfield

Fueling America’s Future:  The Science Coalition and the Task Force on the Future of American Innovation held a press conference Sept. 17 on the need for energy basic research and calling on the next President and Congress to create, implement and fund a research initiative to lead America toward energy independence.  Speakers included MIT's Susan Hockfield, DuPont's, Uma Chowdhry, Intersil's David Bell and Berkeley Lab's Steven Chu.

TSC, the Energy Science Coalition and 70 other groups call on the next President to “…work with Congress to develop, fund and implement a comprehensive, multi-agency, basic research strategy to address our nation’s current energy crisis and future energy security.”

Read MIT President Susan Hockfield's op-ed in the Washington Post on the need for increased basic energy research funding.

Read the Lexington Herald Leader op-ed by University of Kentucky President, Lee Todd, Jr. calling on presidential candidates to focus on basic research as a means to solve critical issues facing the nation.

CAPITOL HILL UPDATE

 

Senator Schumer (D-NY) & the New York TSC instutitions representatives.

TSC honors Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) for leadership on basic reasearch.

January 7, 2009

UNIVERSITY SCIENCE TODAY

MIT develops a 'paper towel' for oil spills

MIT develops a 'paper towel' for oil spills

A mat of nanowires with the touch and feel of paper could be an important new tool in the cleanup of oil and other organic pollutants, MIT researchers and colleagues report in the May 30 online issue of Nature Nanotechnology.

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CHAMPIONS OF SCIENCE

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"Science and technology are increasingly important to America. They caused the economic boom of the 90's, allow us to fight terrorism with very few casualties, and give us many benefits in everyday life, such as improved medicines."

Vernon Ehlers (R-MI)

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  The Safer Barrier
Racecar drivers at speedways throughout the nation have a much better chance of avoiding serious injuries thanks to a special energy-absorbing barrier that has been installed on NASCAR and Indy Racing League high-speed race tracks nationwide. And, soon, the same safeguards will be protecting everyday Americans driving on our nation’s highways.