title: Are the Current Changes Good or Bad for Chemistry?
abstract: "… The key discoveries on which many commercial products are ultimately based are often the result of fundamental research performed with no (commercial) end-use even contemplated. It is remarkable that the idea of supporting truly fundamental research is under assault to varying degrees worldwide. Humankind will benefit from an environment where the emergence of completely new ideas is encouraged …" Read more in the Editorial by Ian Manners.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, BS8 1TS, UK. ian.manners@bris.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Manners