The Chronicle of Higher Education

Does E-Science Work?

Research collaborations involving multiple institutions produce fewer results, study finds

By JEFFREY R. YOUNG

E-science -- in which researchers at multiple colleges work together on projects using the Internet, video-conferencing, and other high-tech tools -- has been hailed as a way to increase innovation by building scientific dream teams to tackle complex problems. But scientists...

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