This week, the head of the Department of Energy spelled out some of the potential effects of sequestration: furloughs for 2000 Fermilab employees, the cancellation of research grant programs, and delays in major research facility upgrades. (sciencemag.org)
They include insufficient spending on research, a relative lack of major research facilities, an unwillingness by Canadian industry to invest in research, and a culture that disdains elitism and risk. (sciencemag.org)
«For example, we're a node of the nano major research facility. (sciencemag.org)