Spend It or Lose It
It #1 is Money for Basic Research It #2 is World Leadership in Science & Tech You may know I truly like Aviation Week , a main trade magazine for Space and Aeronautics. Here's a finely tuned advocacy for GOVERNMENT SPONSORED basic research. In massive humility, I say, "I couldn't have said it better." I mean, whew. Wanna get punched? Click me and duck! What company would spend the research money? "... I don’t think you’d find many people in our industry who would voluntarily pick up the tab to fund research on shrimp and barnacles . And yet, scientists studying barnacles and shellfish are actually doing national security research right now. As any sailor knows, barnacles are a huge problem for ships, slowing them down. The U.S. Navy estimates $7.5 billion dollars annually in fuel costs are wasted due to the drag of barnacles. * Super sticky icky Recently researchers sponsored by the Office of Naval Research figured out the