This issue of Yale Medicine Magazine highlights the fundamental nature of basic science research. At Yale School of Medicine (YSM), basic scientists are building foundational knowledge across every ...

Critical thinking: It is vital to create an environment in which fundamental science can thrive. (Courtesy: iStock/Pobytov) History teaches us that fundamental science is critical to the development ...

This program is free of charge; registration is required. Join Prof. David Gross (Nobel Prize in Physics, 2004) and Prof. Arieh Warshel (Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 2013) as they share how fundamental ...

A young child arrives at the hospital with a complex array of unexplained symptoms — no clear diagnosis, no obvious path forward. It could be a rare disease with few documented cases, or an atypical ...

Moon-Ho Jo, director of the IBS Center for Van der Waals Quantum Solids in Korea, tells Physics World how breakthroughs in basic science will accelerate the translation of 2D materials and their novel ...

Would we be wise to prioritize “shovel-ready” science over curiosity-driven, fundamental research programs? In the long term, would that set the stage for the discovery of more medicines? To find ...

This chapter describes a selection of recent discoveries in high energy density (HED) science, highlighting advances in basic science and opportunities for contributing to society (see Table 2-1). The ...

In creating five new isotopes, an international research team working at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) at Michigan State University has brought the stars closer to Earth. These represent ...

High energy density (HED) science seeks to understand and control material at extreme conditions—at temperatures over 20,000°F (approximately 10,000°C, or 10 4 K), pressures millions of times larger ...