Since World War II, federal funding has been the central driver of American scientific research. Recently, a state-based model for research shows how local research could be used to solve local ...

Lessons resonate more with students when they can see that what they are learning in class has real, tangible meaning.

Latin America’s scientific culture can help build stronger institutions and a more just account of where knowledge comes from.

But the task of improving and investing is hindered by the lack of standardized, high-quality data about the grid’s physical ...

How can rapidly expanding cities provide affordable, green housing? To understand the challenges in doing so, look to the ...

Iyamu’s story takes us to an ambitious green housing project, run by a grief-stricken daughter struggling to keep her ...

A core design feature of two funding programs allows them to serve diverse missions across the federal innovation system.

As Lars Erik Schönander makes clear in “Reauthorizing the Small Business Innovation Research Program Isn’t Enough” (Issues, Spring 2026), SBIR is massively improved. But it still fails to adequately ...

The internet—saturated with advertising, tracking, and surveillance; optimized for engagement and attentional capture at any cost; and riddled with spam—was made, not born. With an astute and accurate ...

Communities are increasingly unsatisfied with blanket promises of jobs and economic growth when considering the siting of data centers nearby. Unlike the factories of past industrial eras, data ...