News tagged with science award

Google+, Spotify, Facebook get top Web awards

Social networks Google+ and Pinterest and the music service Spotify each grabbed their first Webby Awards on Tuesday in the 16th edition of the competition for the top Internet sites.

Technology / Internet

created May 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Louis C.K., Bjork among Webby Awards winners

(AP) -- When Louis C.K. released his comedy special "Live at the Beacon Theater" by himself on his website for $5, it was little more than a cautiously optimistic experiment.

Technology / Internet

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NASA's new 'Earth now' app: your world, unplugged

A free, new iPhone app from NASA literally puts the whole world in the palm of your hands. "Earth Now" immerses cyber explorers in dazzling visualizations of near-real-time global climate data from NASA's ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Swiss duo win award for spotting distant planets

A pair of Swiss astrophysicists who were the first to discover a planet from beyond our solar system were honoured Tuesday with a major Spanish science award.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Scientists win 'Asian Nobel Prize' for mapping the universe

Three US scientists whose work helped map the universe are among the recipients of the one-million-US-dollar Shaw Prize, known as the "Asian Nobel," the competition's organisers said Thursday.

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created May 27, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (5) | comments 2

Roger Ebert, Jim Carrey among Webby Award winners

(AP) -- Though Roger Ebert lost his ability to speak after surgery for cancer, he has found a new and powerful voice online. The film critic was chosen as person of the year by the Webby Awards.

Technology / Internet

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Webbys for NY Times, Boston Globe, Guardian, BBC

The New York Times, the endangered Boston Globe, Britain's Guardian and the BBC scooped up Webby Awards for online excellence on Tuesday.

Technology / Internet

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Immune system researchers win $500K medical prize

(AP) -- The nation's richest prize in medicine and biomedical research was awarded Friday to three immune system researchers for work that led to new treatments for rheumatoid arthritis and diabetes.

Medicine & Health / Other

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