News tagged with science prize
Studies of universe's expansion win physics Nobel (Update 3)
Three U.S.-born scientists won the Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for overturning a fundamental assumption in their field by showing that the expansion of the universe is constantly accelerating.
Oct 04, 2011 |
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Israeli wins chemistry Nobel for quasicrystals (Update 3)
Israeli scientist Dan Shechtman was awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for a discovery that faced skepticism and mockery, even prompting his expulsion from his U.S. research team, before it ...
Oct 05, 2011 |
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How to make graphene with a pencil and sticky tape (w/ Videos)
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a video that communicates science achievements to people of all backgrounds, physicist and TV presenter Jonathan Hare explains how to make graphene from a graphite pencil and a piece of ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Dec 07, 2010 |
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Hungarian wins top mathematics prize
Hungarian Endre Szemeredi has won the Abel prize, considered to be the "Nobel" for mathematics, the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters announced on Wednesday.
Mar 21, 2012 |
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Chemists design new way to fluorescently label proteins
(PhysOrg.com) -- Since the 1990s, a green fluorescent protein known simply as GFP has revolutionized cell biology. Originally found in a Pacific Northwest jellyfish, GFP allows scientists to visualize proteins ...
Jun 01, 2010 |
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Nobel history illustrates gap in grants to young scientists
A new study by Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy illustrates a disconnect between government funding of biomedical research by young investigators and a novel standard by which to judge it: the Nobel Prize.
Jan 10, 2012 |
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The smell of danger: Rodent olfaction and the chemistry of instinct
The mechanics of instinctive behavior are mysterious. Even something as simple as the question of how a mouse can use its powerful sense of smell to detect and evade predators, including species it has never met before, has ...
Jun 28, 2011 |
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First direct information about the prion's molecular structure reported
(PhysOrg.com) -- A collaboration between scientists at Vanderbilt University and the University of California, San Francisco has led to the first direct information about the molecular structure of prions. ...
Oct 05, 2009 |
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California physicist shares 2011 Nobel Prize
Saul Perlmutter won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday, but it wasn't until the California scientist was awakened by a telephone call from a reporter in Sweden that he learned of the distinction. ...
Oct 04, 2011 |
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Israel celebrates after chemistry Nobel win
Israel's Nobel chemistry laureate Dan Shechtman on Wednesday said his prize for the discovery of quasicrystals should be a cause for celebration for scientists across the world. ...
Oct 05, 2011 |
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Balzan prizes awarded to 4 academics
An Anglo-American expert on the evolution of the universe and an Irish-born historian of the rise of Christianity and the cult of the saints are two of the four winners of this year's Balzan Prizes.
Sep 06, 2011 |
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Fixing the economy the scientific way
Here are two facts that might seem unrelated: (1) Most Americans cannot name a living scientist. (2) Over the last two years, by far the most pressing problems in the country have been the economy and the cost of health ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Jan 03, 2011 |
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Top Russian mathematician Vladimir Arnold dies
Russian Vladimir Arnold, one of the most important mathematicians of the 20th century, died Thursday in France just a few days short of his 73rd birthday, Russian news agencies reported.
Jun 03, 2010 |
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Religion Distinct From Human Evolutionary Genetics: Garners University Professor Ayala Templeton Prize
University Professor Francisco Ayala, UC Irvine's esteemed researcher in evolutionary genetics, ecology and a former Dominican priest was awarded the Templeton Prize 2010 for his body of work spanning decades ...
Mar 29, 2010 |
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Beyond Traditional Borders wins Science magazine's IBI Prize
Science magazine has awarded a Science Prize for Inquiry-Based Instruction (IBI) to Rice University's hands-on engineering education program Beyond Traditional Borders (BTB) as a model for other schools. In the ...
Apr 26, 2012 |
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