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| National Science Foundation (NSF) - http://www.nsf.gov
NSF is an independent U.S. government agency responsible for promoting science and engineering through research programs and education projects. | |
U.S. National Academies - http://www.nationalacademies.org/ The National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council, National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine, "advisors to the nation." | |
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) - http://www.nist.gov/ Works with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements, and standards. | |
National Technical Information Service - http://www.ntis.gov NTIS, an agency of the US Dept of Commerce, provides access to more than 3 million scientific, technical, engineering, and related business information produced by or for the U.S. government and complementary material from international sources. | |
Grid Research And Innovation Laboratory (GRAIL) - http://grail.sdsc.edu Focuses on the scheduling and the deployment of distributed scientific applications. |
Federally-Funded Research in the U.S. - http://www.cos.com/cgi-bin/international/view/14/1 Community of Science database on government funding sources for research. | |
Government Executive Magazine - Information Overload - http://www.governmentexecutive.com/features/0800/0800s6.htm Describes the National Technical Information Service, NTIS, which is the self-funding clearinghouse for the government's research and other technical information. |
Scientific Research Institutes (86)
National Space Science and Technology Center (NSSTC) - http://www.nsstc.org/ Collaborative research and education initiative focused on selected key scientific disciplines. Including the disciplines of earth science, space science, materials science, biotechnology, advanced optics technology, space propulsion physics and information technology. | |
Laboratory for Physical Sciences - http://www.lps.umd.edu/ Federally funded research institute at the University of Maryland. Research projects include: quantum computing, fiber optics, optoelectronics, photonics, microelectronics, nanostructures, magnetics, thermal management. |
