If this is the first commercial implementation of graphene, we're not going to grumble, even if it's not the science fiction-like super product we'd been hoping for.
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Technology proceeds at such a breakneck pace that sometimes it feels like we're rocketing into science fiction territory: Animal cloning, unmanned aircraft and space tourism are all recent realities.
If you earned your degree in areas where we need more women -- like computer science or engineering -- (applause) -- reach back and persuade another student to study it, too.
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We've held science-themed events like Astronomy Night here at the White House.
Like science and technology, mythology, as we shall see, is not about opting out of this world, but about enabling us to live more intensely within it.
All the science shows we need rest to live, just like we need food.
"With this new data, it now looks like we have a fairly solid object, " says Near radio science team leader Dr Donald Yeomans.
"What we are doing is the basic science to design these things, like how big should items be, and how they can stop interfering with each other, " explained Professor Brewster.
And that kind of approach, I believe, will not grow our economy because the only way to pay for it without either burdening the middle class or blowing up our deficit is to make drastic cuts in things like education, making sure that we are continuing to invest in basic science and research -- all the things that are helping America grow.
Does it appear like science is just a mish-mash of here today, we'll change the definition next time?
We are committed to supporting innovative efforts, like NuSI, that promote the rigorous science necessary to drive lasting and positive social impact.
After all we are talking about the humanization of gizmos, and that does feel a bit like science fiction.
At the same time, we're going to be making some key investments in places like education, and science and technology, research and development that the American people understand is required to win the future.
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Inventors like John Taylor turn the breakthroughs made by theoretical science into the applied benefits we see all around us.
Directed energy has long been considered science fiction (and frankly some of the real world programs should have stayed in science fiction), but it looks like this is the generation where we will finally see it be used on the battlefield.
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To strengthen cooperation in science and technology that fuels growth, we are going to be pursuing joint research in areas like energy and biodiversity conversation.
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In our weekly feature, Science Out of the Box, we endeavor to answer basic questions about the world around us like how long exactly is a second.
"If people are willing to help now, then it's like everybody else who's willing to donate their body to science -- that if we all can give up a little bit, hopefully it helps the next generation, " he said.
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