At this point, many scientists contend that too little long-term research has been done to know who is right.
(4)Increasing federal investment in long-term basic research by 10 percent a year over the next seven years.
They perform the kind of long-term research that drives economic growth.
These didn't all happen in long-term research, but sometimes just because of fun experimentation.
Still, there are some who think the rush to simple applications can detract from basic long-term research.
The other 30 percent is more general long-term research into technology considered important for the future.
This suggests an emphasis on short-term projects at the expense of long-term research.
But the scientists say that the officials do not understand the importance of long-term research.
Performing long-term research to explore uses of higher frequency spectrum.
"In order to do that they have to shortchange the long-term research," he said.
