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... The challenge in developing a national science research and education strategy is to select and enhance the areas of basic research that constitute the wisest investment of the nation's resources for long-term as well as immediate benefits. This report describes the results of a study commissioned by the National Research Council to assess the field of atomic, molecular, and optical (AMO)
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... Conversion of defense research and development funding to commercial objectives could result in serious erosion in the support of AMO science. Industrial research and development laboratories, which have supported substantial AMO science research activities, are reorganizing and cutting back.
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... Specific priorities with regard to different national goals and needs such as those related to industrial technology, manufacturing, and processing; information technology, high-performance computing, and communications; energy; global change; defense; health and medical technology; space technology; and transportation-can best be identified by agencies and advisory bodies addressing these specific goals and needs.
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