Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research
[NATURE] Journal Article on CAPP/IBS & South Korea's Growing Investment in Basic Science Research - (June 1, 2016)
Nature, the world's most prestigious science journal, covered the significance of CAPP progress in Korean physics.
The highlights are below.
" ....South Korea aims to increase its investment to 5% of GDP by 2017, and las month, President Park Geun-hye's government announced that it would boost annual basic-science funding levels by 36% by 2018, to 1.5 trillion won. Basic research starts with intellectual curiosity among scientists and technicians, but it could be a source of new technologies and industries," Park said.
" ....The country has long been an industry-focused 'fast follower' - excelling at quickly adopting technologies and products, such as semiconductors and smarphones, and making them better and cheaper. Now Korea needs a new model, Youngah Park, president of the Korea institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning (KISTEP), says. "That is a very challenging and adventurous scheme for us"
"....CAPP plans to build not one, but seven cavities - all in that hole in the ground, down the hall. And it has more powerful magnets, developed at BNL..... Leslie Rosenberg, ADMX leader says that whaterver the outcome, CAPP's progress is a milestone for Korean phyiscs. The country's willingness to spend landed foreign talent and technology. "These new IBS centers have moved them into the top tier, " he says."
"....Rosenberg says that Korea is wise to invest the IBS centers. "If they can continue to afford it, I think the pay-off is going to be enormous." And if they find the axion? "Oh my goodness, well, let's say it would instantly be a Nobel prize."
"....To spur investment in basic research, scientists have to convince the public and government officials of its intangible benefits. Excellence in basic science is not easy to have, and it has to be rooted in our society - curiosity-driven research, and knowing different ways of thinking."
For reading the detailed article, please click the link below.
http://www.nature.com/news/why-south-korea-is-the-world-s-biggest-investor-in-research-1.19997