What happens when people unknowingly eat, drink or inhale nearly invisible pieces of plastic? Although it's unclear what impact this really has on humans, researchers have now taken a step toward ...

The analytical study of science and innovation—also termed metascience, science of science, scientometrics, technometrics, among others—is becoming increasingly critical as global research and ...

Humans have used fermentation to produce wine, bread, and other related products for centuries. An article published in Microorganisms describes fermentation as the conversion of sugars or ...

It is known and recognized that science is the mother that gives birth to engineering. In essence, application of knowledge garnered from such science subjects: mathematics, physics, chemistry and ...

I recently moderated a webinar roundtable on behalf of Domino Data Lab called “Unleash Data Science for the Model-Driven Business You Expect.” I don’t know that everyone expects a model-driven ...

Moving data science into production has quite a few similarities to deploying an application. But there are key differences you shouldn’t overlook. Agile programming is the most-used methodology that ...

When researchers in 1996 reported they had found organic molecules nestled in an ancient Martian meteorite discovered in Antarctica, it caused quite a buzz. Some insisted the compounds were ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. Modern scientific research frequently involves collaborative efforts, with teams ...

Computing is part of everything we do. Computing drives innovation in engineering, business, entertainment, education, and the sciences—and it provides solutions to complex, challenging problems of ...

Section 1. Policy and Purpose. Over the last 5 years, confidence that scientists act in the best interests of the public has fallen significantly. A majority of researchers in science, technology, ...