terça-feira, 29 de março de 2011

China To Overtake US In Science In Two Years

URL: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/IQxFlU8h0uM/China-To-Overtake-US-In-Science-In-Two-Years


An anonymous reader writes "China is set to overtake America in scientific output as soon as 2013 — far earlier than expected. Chinese research spending has grown by 20% per year since 1999, now reaching over $100bn, and as many as 1.5 million science and engineering students graduated from Chinese universities in 2006. 'I think this is positive, of great benefit, though some might see it as a threat and it does serve as a wake-up call for us not to become complacent,' said Professor Sir Chris Llewellyn Smith. However, the report points out that a growing volume of research publications does not necessarily mean an increase in quality."

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