NYTIMES (Li Yuan) - As China Hunts for Scientific Talent, the US Makes It Easier
Young researchers have long come to the U.S. for academic training, but a combination of Chinese money and U.S. restrictions is shifting the balance.
NPR (Hanna Merzbach) - The view from the proving grounds for next-generation nuclear reactors, Atomic City, Idaho
A new generation of small nuclear reactors is poised to come online in the next few years. Public opinion remains split.
WAR (C. Todd Lopez) - War Department's Science Enterprise Maintains Tight Focus on Half-Dozen Key Areas
Emil G. Michael, undersecretary of defense for research and engineering and War Department chief technology officer, shared his plan to guarantee U.S. troops always have the tools to win before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington.
NPR (Sam Yellowhorse Kesler) - How the invention of the sewing machine led to other modern marvels
An invention at the heart of our modern world helped create radios, cars and smartphones. The team from Planet Money traces the origins back to a fight over who invented the sewing machine.