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QLEDs â light-emitting diodes that rely on nanocrystals called quantum dots â are usually made with toxic heavy metals. A strategy has been developed to make QLEDs with a performance comparable to that of commercially available technologies but using a more environmentally friendly alloy of zinc, selenium, telluriu
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NSF moves to overhaul funding approach in line with White House priorities
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (278+ words) The major funder of basic science has not said how its new initiatives will be funded — but staff worry streamlined approach will further squeeze cash for core sciences....
Popular open-science platform to stop hosting data and code amid funding concerns
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (101+ words) Changes to the Open Science Framework’s policies will come into effect in November, forcing researchers to reconsider their workflows....
Why this neuroscientist is taking the plunge into science advocacy
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (316+ words) As funding cuts reshape the US research landscape, Stefano Cataldi is turning towards policy and advocacy work to defend science....
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South Africa’s ‘registration law’ for scientists could be a template for the world — if the nation gets it right
2+ week, 3+ day ago (24+ words) The plan to force some scientists to register with a professional body could protect people and the environment, but the current version lacks clarity....
How one researcher captured a vanished world of UK government science
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1406+ words) Oral historian Emmeline Ledgerwood’s PhD investigated how privatization affected civil-service scientists at the end of the twentieth century....
Exclusive: NSF set to issue lowest number of new grants in four decades
3+ week, 2+ day ago (23+ words) The US science-funding agency is withholding $1 billion of its budget so that the money can go to a special White House project....
NIH proposes major revamp of how it scores research grant proposals
3+ week, 4+ day ago (104+ words) Proponents argue that the current system creates a false sense of precision, but critics fear that the change could increase political interference....