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As industries and jobs move overseas, the U.S. has focused oncutting-edge innovations to stay one step ahead. But if the U.S. isan economic Energizer Bunny, the rest of the world is determined tostep up the pace.
In July, France announced plans to invest $1.82 billion tocreate 67 "competitiveness centers" to fuel research andinnovation, with more to come. China is building a world-classuniversity system to produce scientists, and now ranks third behindthe U.S. and Japan in nanotechnology patents.
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