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Basic Research Funds Down, Facilities Demand Up

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The collapse of the Soviet bloc and the rise of free-market systems has resulted in reduced funding for most types of scientific research in academic institutions worldwide.That's the view of Steven Weinberg, a University of Texas professor and winner of the Nobel Prize in physics, who spoke at a research conference at the university. Weinberg told students: Increasingly expensive instruments and facilities are required to understand the origins of the universe. While demand for facilities grows, the world's free-market economies are de-emphasizing scientific financing that does not hold the...Read full article

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