A cautionary tale
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Corporate-funded university research may present some problems when the results are not in the corporation's best interests. Corporations such as Boots jeopardize their own success and the future of scientific research when they try to prevent publication of unfavorable research findings.
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1996
Editorial, Research, Analysis, Pharmaceutical industry, Finance, Ethical aspects, Business ethics, University of California (San Francisco), Pharmaceutical research, Boots Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1996
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Mathematical logic flushes out the bugs in chip designs
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Recent advances in formal verification may soon help computer-chip manufacturers detect flaws in microprocessor designs while at the drawing-board stage. A theorem prover developed at SRI International was used to find bugs in the AAMP5 microprocessor.
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1995
Usage, Semiconductor chips, Integrated circuits, Testing, Mathematical logic
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1995
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