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CIENCIA MAYOR [2 records]

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Record 1 2023-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Research
  • Environmental Management
  • Climate Change
CONT

To help support further transformation, the Government will invest $100 million in transformative science for a sustainable sector in an uncertain climate and net-zero economy for 2050. This funding will support fundamental and applied research supporting a path to net zero emissions, knowledge transfer, and developing metrics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recherche scientifique
  • Gestion environnementale
  • Changements climatiques
CONT

Afin d'appuyer la transformation, le gouvernement investira 100 millions de dollars dans la science transformatrice pour un secteur durable dans un climat incertain et une économie nette zéro pour 2050. Ce financement appuiera la recherche fondamentale et appliquée en faveur d'une voie vers la carboneutralité, le transfert de connaissances et l'élaboration de paramètres.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Investigación científica
  • Gestión del medio ambiente
  • Cambio climático
CONT

Ciencia transformadora es el concepto que define el nuevo actuar de la ciencia en la sociedad del conocimiento y que tiene como objetivo comprender de manera más profunda las transformaciones que están ocurriendo, así como una mayor reflexión social sobre estos procesos de cambio.

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Record 2 2023-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Co-operation
  • Scientific Research Facilities
DEF

[The] large-scale scientific research consisting of projects funded usually by a national government or group of governments.

OBS

Some authors differentiates between big science and megascience. For them, the term "megascience" suggests even bigger scale projects than big science projects.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Coopération scientifique
  • Installations de recherche scientifique
CONT

Née durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale avec le développement du radar et de la bombe atomique, la «mégascience» a évolué depuis lors : elle s'incarne en accélérateurs de particules sous nos pieds, réseaux de télescopes dans le désert et autres observatoires en orbite au-dessus de nos têtes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cooperación científica
  • Instalaciones de investigación científica
OBS

Hacia el fin de la primera mitad del siglo XX, el progreso científico notoriamente se aceleró, y cada vez más vino de confiar en proyectos a gran escala, por lo general financiados por gobiernos nacionales o grupos de gobiernos.

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