美国国家科学基金会上星期宣布1989会计年度将拨款2500万美元资助11个科技中心,以促进大学、工业企业和国家实验室之间的合作研究。基金会董事长艾略克·布洛克说,这项工作可能产生的效益是“大大缩短实际发现与应用之间的时间间隔”。虽然这些科研中心是预定要增强美国的国际市场竞争力,但去年还是未能求得资金。国 The National Science Foundation announced last week that it will allocate 25 million U.S. dollars to fund 11 science and technology centers in fiscal year 1989 to promote collaborative research among universities, industrial enterprises and national laboratories. Foundation chairman Alighie Bullock said the likely benefit of this work is “a significant reduction in the time between actual findings and application.” Although these research centers are intended to enhance the competitiveness of the United States in the international market, they still failed to obtain funding last year. country