Biomimetic nanotechnology
Using DNA, RNA,
and a huge variety of proteins, living cells
build complex molecules and create nonliving
substances. Researchers are trying to
mimic biology to form nanoscale devices and
new materials.
Narrowing uncertainty
in global climate change
A
series of linked computer models at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology is being used to
predict the likelihood of serious climate
change with and without policies to stabilize
atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide.
Scramjets integrate
air and space
Supersonic
combustion ramjet (scramjet) engines breathe
air, have no moving parts, and have potential
as cruise missiles, global strike and reconnaissance
craft, and space access vehicles.
Creating economic
value from research knowledge
The
rise of the global economy has caused industrial
science and technology in the U.S. to change
from closed innovation—where every
step was done in-house—to open innovation—where
ideas, people, and products flow across company
boundaries.
