Things to know about the Nobel Prizes
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Exploring the reality of unread Stasi files
Many people—including public figures such as Nobel Laureate Günter Grass, former West German chancellor Helmut Schmidt, and trade union leader Claus Weselsky—choose not to read their Stasi files. How can this behavior be explained? And what are.....»»
Here are the winners of the 2022 Ig Nobel Prizes
Maya ritual enemas, constipated scorpions, and moose crash test dummies feature. Enlarge / The Ig Nobel Prizes honor "achievements that first make people laugh and then make them think." (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Images).....»»
Her work helped her boss win the Nobel Prize. Now the spotlight is on her
Scientists have long studied the work of Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, the Indian-born American astrophysicist who won the Nobel Prize in 1983, but few know that his research on stellar and planetary dynamics owes a deep debt of gratitude to an almost.....»»
Self-assembled liquid crystal architectures for soft matter photonics
"Soft matter" was first proposed by Pierre-Gilles de Gennes in his Nobel acceptance speech in 1991. The term describes materials between aqueous substances and ideal solids......»»
Intel Arc Alchemist may be a lot cheaper than we thought
The winners of Intel's Scavenger Hunt were offered alternate prizes instead of Arc GPUs. Surprisingly, this gives us a clue about the pricing of Intel Arc......»»
Math error: A new study overturns 100-year-old understanding of color perception
A new study corrects an important error in the 3D mathematical space developed by the Nobel Prize-winning physicist Erwin Schrödinger and others, and used by scientists and industry for more than 100 years to describe how your eye distinguishes one.....»»
Gene editing via CRISPR/Cas9 can lead to cell toxicity and genome instability
CRISPR/Cas9 is a precise gene editing technique whose development by Jennifer A. Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier was recognized with the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Commonly known as "genetic scissors," CRISPR allows the introduction of the desi.....»»
How do nanoparticles grow? Atomic-scale movie upends 100-year-old theory
For decades, a textbook process known as "Ostwald ripening," named for the Nobel Prize-winning chemist Wilhelm Ostwald, has guided the design of new materials including nanoparticles—tiny materials so small they are invisible to the naked eye......»»
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Scientists take the first step to master an all-powerful cell type from the beginning of life
From cloning to regeneration, how to find alternative paths to create or rejuvenate life has been one of the big questions for biologists. It is this question that's behind the work of generations of scientists who went on to win Nobel Prizes. It is.....»»
Shop small business on Amazon and win tickets to Super Bowl LVII
Keen to support small businesses? When you buy an artisan product from Amazon, you also gain the chance to win some amazing prizes. Here's what you need to know......»»
Collapsing a leading theory for the quantum origin of consciousness
The origin of consciousness is one of the greatest mysteries of science. One proposed solution, first suggested by Nobel Laureate and Oxford mathematician Roger Penrose and anesthesiologist Stuart Hammeroff, at Arizona State University, in Tucson, at.....»»
Apple giving AirPods Pro to Swift Challenge winners along with WWDC22 outerwear and pin set
We’re just under two weeks until Apple kicks off WWDC22, and today the company has been notifying winners of its annual Swift Student Challenge. Along with the traditional prizes for winners we’ve seen in recent years, Apple is including a pair.....»»
Nuclear isomers were discovered 100 years ago, and physicists are still unraveling their mysteries
Nobel laureate Otto Hahn is credited with the discovery of nuclear fission. Fission is one of the most important discoveries of the 20th century, yet Hahn considered something else to be his best scientific work......»»
Quasi-symmetry in CoSi reveals new type of topological material
Ever since the discovery of the quantum Hall effect (Nobel Prize 1985), symmetry has been the guiding principle in the search for topological materials. Now an international team of researchers from Germany, Switzerland, and the U.S. has introduced a.....»»
Celebrated Mexican archaeologist wins major Spanish award
Eduardo Matos Moctezuma, a celebrated Mexican archaeologist who led the excavation of the Great Aztec Temple in Mexico City, won this year's Princess of Asturias award in the social sciences category, the Spanish foundation behind the prizes announce.....»»
Templeton Prize-winning physicist pushes back against anti-intellectualism
Frank Wilczek, the Nobel-winning theoretical physicist whose research transformed humanity's understanding of the fundamental forces of nature, was announced Wednesday as the winner of the prestigious 2022 Templeton Prize......»»
How to watch the 94th Academy Awards on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple TV
The Oscars are the biggest media awards of the year, and this time Apple TV+ films stand a chance of winning some major prizes. Here's how to watch the 94th Academy Awards from the comfort of your sofa.via Rodnae/PexelsThe Academy Awards on Sunday wi.....»»
How to watch the 94th Academy Awards on your Apple devices
The Oscars are the biggest media awards of the year, and this time Apple TV+ films stand a chance of winning some major prizes. Here's how to watch the 94th Academy Awards from the comfort of your sofa.via Rodnae/PexelsThe Academy Awards on Sunday wi.....»»
James Corden surprising "The Price is Right" host with his own game is a fun watch
Drew Carey has hosted 15 years' worth of episodes of The Price is Right, but he's never had the chance to grab some prizes for himself.In the Late Late Show clip above James Corden sets out to change all that, heading to the floor below his CBS studi.....»»