Research, Development & Knowledge


Summary
NEVER believe that the words "a new study suggests" and "could" in mainstream media are ever talking about science. Below are links directly to organizations' news pages for those conducting research and sharing progress online. With them are a few other valuable informational pages.

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Advanced Light Source (ALS) at LBNL
US research facility funded by the Department of Energy (DOE) with focus in light's different energy level's effects on matter
Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)
US military research facility with focus in aerospace engineering and aerospace weapons technology
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
US non-profit organization which promotes awareness and cooperation for scientific and engineering research
American Chemical Society (ACS)
US non-profit organization with focus in all fields of chemistry and chemical engineering
American Physical Society (APS)
US non-profit organization for the advancement of physics, which shares publication articles. Although the publications require a low paid membership for science professionals and students, the articles explain the research in detail.
Argonne National Laboratory
US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Laboratory
Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA)
Astronomical interferometer internationally operated in Chile
Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Transformative Meta-Optical Systems (TMOS)
Government facility with focus in nanoelectronics and optics
British Antarctic Survey (BAS) by NERC
UK national research institute with focus in the Antarctic environment
Brookhaven National Laboratory
US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Laboratory
California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
US private research university with focus in engineering, and the biological and physical sciences
Carnegie Institution for Science (CIS)
US organization that both funds and conducts research with focus in the biological and physical sciences
Centro Tecnológico Ceit
Spain non-profit technology center with focus in industrial research
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Government research organization with focus in physical sciences and advanced technology
Compound Interest
Website independently owned by Andy Brunning who collaborates with ACS to produce infographics on chemicals
Cornell University
US private research university with focus in ecology, agricultural science, and social sciences
Creaform
Canada corporation with focus in engineering and 3D scanning technology
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
US Department of Defense developer for military technology
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) a.k.a. German Aerospace Center
Germany space agency with focus in space and environmentally compatible technology
European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
International particle research laboratory in Switzerland
European Space Agency (ESA)
International space agency in France with focus in space research and technology
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Laboratory
Festo Corporation
Germany corporation with focus in industrial technology
Florida Atlantic University (FAU)
US public research university with focus in neuroscience, medicine, and oceanic science and engineering
Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies (FIAS) at Goethe University
Germany institution with focus in physical, life, and computer sciences
Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI)
US non-profit organization with focus in engineering
Hefei Institutes of Physical Science by Chinese Academy of Sciences
Research center with focus in physics and technology
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
China public university with focus in engineering and medicine
Ice Cube Neutrino Observatory (IceCube) by CERN
International research fascility in Antarctica with focus in neutrino study
Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia (ICN2)
Spain research organization based at the Autonomous University of Barcelona with focus in nanoscience and nanotechnology
Institute for Advanced Study (IAS)
US private organization with focus in mathematics and physics research
Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (IQOQI) Vienna
Facility at the Austrian Academy of Sciences with focus in quantum optics and quantum communications
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
US non-profit organization with focus in all fields of electrical engineering
Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO)
Spain research center with focus in light science and technology
International Business Machines (IBM)
US public corporation with focus in computer science and artificial intelligence
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Government agency with focus in space exploration
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL)
US non-profit research center with focus in air and underwater weapons systems, artificial intelligence, and cyber security
Joint Genome Institute (JGI) at LBNL
US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science user facility with focus in bioenergy and environmental research
Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU)
International research institute in Japan with focus in physics, astronomy, and mathematics
Khan Academy
US non-profit organization that offers free online lessons in math, science, and others, from pre-K to junior level college.
Lam Research Corporation
US public corporation with focus in semiconductor technology
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)
US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Laboratory
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)
US Department of Energy (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Laboratory
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
US private research university with focus in physical and computer sciences, and artificial intelligence
Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science (MPG)
Germany non-profit organization of 80+ institutes which collaborates with universities in all research fields
MIT Academy of Engineering
India private university with focus in engineering and medicine
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI)
US private non-profit research center with focus in marine science and technology
Nagoya University
Japan public university with focus in multiple fields
Nanjing University
China public university with focus in multiple fields
National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) at LBNL
US Department of Energy (DOE) supercomputer facility with focus in computational science
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
US Department of Commerce agency which promotes advancement in engineering and information technology
National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST)
Japan research organization with focus in quantum science and technology. A merger from the former National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS) and Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA).
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
US Department of Commerce (DOC) regulatory agency which observes the atmosphere and ocean environments, as well as manages laws pertaining to marine life
National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory (NOIRLab) by NSF
US private facility with focus in astronomical studies
National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) by NSF
US federally funded research and development center with focus in radio astronomy
National Science Foundation (NSF)
US independent agency with focus in the advancement of science and engineering
Northwestern University
US private university with focus in multiple fields
Numberphile
Educational website and YouTube channel by video journalist Brady John Haran, which intuitively explains mathematical concepts in detail
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Laboratory
Optica Publishing Group
Third-party science media website sharing publication articles in optics and photonics. Although the publications require a paid subscription, the articles explain the research in detail.
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Laboratory
Phys.org
Third-party science media website sharing research in all fields always citing the source
The Planetary Society
International non-profit organization which promotes awareness and sponsors projects in space exploration and technology
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)
US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Laboratory
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
US scientific journal which publishes peer-reviewed accounts of active research in all fields
Quantinuum
UK and US private research corporation with focus in quantum computing development and computational intelligence. They are currently partnering with Microsoft on research projects as shared in their news page.
Sabine Hossenfelder
German theoretical physicist with focus in quantum gravity, who intuitively explains on her YouTube channel other models and scientific knowledge, while also explaining why other theoretical models are invalid and debunking media misconceptions
Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) by UCSD
US public research center with focus in climate and ocean sciences
SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute
US non-profit research organization with focus in astrobiology
Shini Somara
UK engineer which promotes awareness of physics and engineering, and inclusion in the scientific community. She has also appeared on various shows, including hosting for Crash Course's Physics and Engineering.
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Laboratory
Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University
US federally funded research and development center with focus in software engineering and cyber security
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)
US federally funded research and development center with focus in multiple fields
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
US non-profit medical research corporation with focus in child leukemia and cancer
Swiss Nanoscience Institute (SNI) at University of Basel
Switzerland public research university center with focus in nanoscience and nanotechnology
Teledyne FLIR (Forward-Looking Infrared)
US corporation with focus in thermal imaging camera and sensor development
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (JLab)
US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Laboratory
Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech)
Japan government research university with focus in the physical sciences and engineering
United States Army Research Laboratory (DEVCOM ARL)
US military research facility with focus in weapons and combat capability technology
University of Bristol
England public university with focus in engineering, and natural and social sciences
University of California, Berkeley
US public research university with focus in multiple fields
University of Copenhagen
Denmark public research university with focus in multiple fields
University of Hong Kong (HKU)
Hong Kong public university focusing primarily in medical research
University of Minnesota (UMN)
US public research university with focus in biological, agricultural and medical sciences
University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney
Australia research university with focus in multiple fields
University of Tokyo (UTokyo)
Japan public research university with focus in multiple fields
Uppsala Universitet
Sweden public university with focus in multiple fields
W3Schools
Refsnes Data AS owned educational website that interactively teaches an array of programming languages for free
Washington University in St. James Louis McKelvey School of Engineering
US research institution with focus in multiple fields of engineering
Wevolver
Amsterdam website hosting a knowledge base of engineering research corporations and their updates
Wikipedia
Open source encyclopedia whose user edits undergo fact checking before they are publically posted
WolframAlpha
Educational website that answers queries and serves as a computational knowledge base. It is free to use, and with the paid version will offer step-by-step solutions to complicated math problems.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)
US private non-profit research institution with focus in marine science and engineering

Updated April 2024
Bill Liam East
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