Science And Technology

How the Air Force Is Taking Hypersonic and AI Research to the Next Level

The U.S. Air Force is accelerating efforts to implement various directives related to its 2030 Science & Technology Strategy. The document was first signed in 2019 by former Secretary Heather...

Why Directed Energy Weapons are a Priority for the Department of Defense

Earlier this month, Heidi Shyu, undersecretary of defense for research and engineering (OUSD(R&E)) at the United States Department of Defense (DoD), called for a National Defense Science and Technology strategy...

Canada Can Bring Innovation in Cancer Treatment and Nuclear Tech with New Source of Neutrons

Ming Pan, Western University, and Zahra Yamani, Laurentian University Technological progress owes much to our scientific understanding of the materials we use to build the world around us, from longer-lasting...

Bad News: America’s Federal R&D Spending Is at a 60-Year Low

The most tweetable takeaways from a new Goldman Sachs report on US science investment tend to focus on the Trump administration. Like this one: “The Trump administration has repeatedly tried...