Comment on "Superatoms" Mimic Elements: Research Reveals New Perspective of Periodic TableComments−Perceval16yFTA: "This research was funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research."Interesting to see the kind of practical basic research being done by the military. Their website is interesting: http://www.wpafb.af.mil/AFRL/afosr/−cmars23216yI could see applications of this being very useful for military and peaceful solutions, especially if superatom chemistry can replace the demand for rare-earth elements.−RK16yDOD branches fund lots of "basic applied science" research.−pavel_lishin16yHasn't a lot of scientific advance come about as a direct result of military research?−2718281828416yYou are using the result of military research right nowhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARPANET
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FTA: "This research was funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research."
Interesting to see the kind of practical basic research being done by the military. Their website is interesting: http://www.wpafb.af.mil/AFRL/afosr/
I could see applications of this being very useful for military and peaceful solutions, especially if superatom chemistry can replace the demand for rare-earth elements.
DOD branches fund lots of "basic applied science" research.
Hasn't a lot of scientific advance come about as a direct result of military research?
You are using the result of military research right now
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARPANET