Since their creation in the 1940s, the Department of Energy’s, or DOE’s, National Labs have been a cornerstone of high-impact, federally funded research and development. The labs have helped seed society with new ideas and technologies in leading disciplines such as energy, biotechnology, nuclear physics, and material science. While the labs’ primary mission must continue to focus on supporting the nation’s research needs not met by the private sector, the time has come to move the DOE labs past their Cold War roots and into the 21st century.
To read the original article: Turning the Page: Reimagining the National Labs in the 21st Century Innovation Economy | Center for American Progress
