Hard choices
Abstract
EDITORIAL V ol. 2 No. 5 May 2003 www.nature.com/naturematerials Military funding is a keystone of materials science, and in the USA in particular that is likely to become increasingly true with defence spending ballooning to $355 billion under the Bush administration. How do we feel about this? For some researchers, defence-based work is a valid, indeed essential aspect of national security. Others accept military money with misgivings; some refuse to engage in defence work at all. The first...