While the U.S. leads all other countries in its output of scientific papers, one reason is that it is much larger than leading competitors. One could divide by the size of the country for a more realistic comparison, but some feel that the large U.S. scientific enterprise conveys some advantages. The Asia Pacific Region leads in materials science papers. The federal government s share has declined about 15 percent over this period.
Industry concentrates on development rather than research.
From Bill Carey's article in New Technology Week of November 8. The Advanced Technology Program will be holding its 1999 National Meeting on November 15-17, 1999. The ITRI delegation conducted a study tour of Europe in June as a sequel to its 1998 study tour of Japan. Four of the European scientists visited will speak as well as the six person U.S. delegation. Thanks to sponsorship by NSF and ONR, the conference is free, but space is limited, so reservations should be made with Trina Foley.