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Funding cuts, visa restrictions, and assaults on the scientific enterprise itself threaten to turn the next generation’s ...

GUEST COMMENTARY—During a recent venture capital class, I was asked: what percentage of a biotech startup’s equity should a university retain when it is the company’s founders who conceive the key ...

James Tour's lab at Rice University has developed a new method known as flash-within-flash Joule heating (FWF) that could transform the synthesis of high-quality solid-state materials, offering a ...

Critical thinking: It is vital to create an environment in which fundamental science can thrive. (Courtesy: iStock/Pobytov) History teaches us that fundamental science is critical to the development ...