Things to know about the Nobel Prizes
Fall has arrived in Scandinavia, which means Nobel Prize season is here......»»
All the winners from this year"s BAFTAs
This year's British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards saw some impressive winners. The Benedict Cumberbatch-starrer The Power of the Dog bagged some top honours including best film, Dune won five prizes, Licorice Pizza was widely nom.....»»
Beyond CRISPR: New DNA tools rewrite genes to fight diseases like COVID-19
When Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2020, their CRISPR gene editor had revolutionized medicine, agriculture, and genetics in just a few short years. But already, plans were in the works to move beyond C.....»»
Using two different elements creates new possibilities in hybrid atomic quantum computers
Qubits, the building blocks of quantum computers, can be made from many different technologies. One way to make a qubit is to trap a single neutral atom in place using a focused laser, a technique that won the Nobel Prize in 2018. .....»»
Solving the ice problem in cryo-electron microscopy
Cryo-EM requires protein samples to be frozen before they are imaged using an electron microscope. This revolutionary technique and its application to structural biology was the focus of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2017 and has contributed to a.....»»
France"s Nobel winner for co-discovery of HIV virus dies
French scientist Luc Montagnier, who won the Nobel prize for medicine for his co-discovery of the HIV virus that causes AIDS, has died aged 89, the mayor of the Paris suburb where he was hospitalised said Thursday......»»
Luc Montagnier, Nobel-Winning Co-Discoverer of HIV, Dies At 89
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: Luc Montagnier, a French virologist who shared a Nobel Prize for discovering the virus that causes AIDS, died on Tuesday in the Paris suburb of Neuilly-sur-Seine. He was 89. [...] The disco.....»»
Advancing genome editing through studying DNA repair mechanisms
Since the discovery of CRISPR/Cas9, also known as molecular scissors, scientists around the world have been working to improve the revolutionary technique for altering DNA that earned Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna the Nobel Prize in 2020.....»»
What are Noble Pokémon in Pokémon Legends: Arceus?
Want to learn what makes these Nobel Pokémon so special? Here's everything you need to know about these massive beasts before heading out on your expedition......»»
Keep Nuclear Power Plant Open, Urge 79 Scientists, Academics and Entrepreneurs
A California newspaper covers "pleas" to the state's governor to delay the closure of a nuclear power plant: On Thursday, Dr. Steven Chu, former U.S. Secretary of Energy under the Obama administration and a Nobel laureate, and more than 79 scientist.....»»
Asian scientists are underrepresented in top biomedical research prizes, analysis finds
In the United States, Asian researchers are awarded top research prizes far less frequently than their white colleagues, finds a commentary publishing in the journal Cell on February 3. The field of biomedical research in the U.S. is made up of 20% A.....»»
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FaZe Clan and MoonPay offer big prizes and the chance to join FaZe with new streaming series "Road to FaZe1" FaZe Clan and MoonPay offer big prizes and the chance to join FaZe with new streaming series "Road to FaZe1"Read More.....»»
Someone Zoom bombed an Italian senate meeting and streamed Final Fantasy VII porn
A meeting of experts from various fields to discuss data transparency in political decision making was going well for the first 30 minutes, but that all went wrong when Giorgio Parisi, a Nobel Prize winners in physics, was introduced on the Zoom call.....»»
Here Are The Winners Of the 3D Printing For Disabled Gamers Contest!
The time has come to announce the winners and give out some prizes! The post Here Are The Winners Of the 3D Printing For Disabled Gamers Contest! appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers......»»
Chatbots: Still Dumb After All These Years
Gary Smith: In 1970, Marvin Minsky, recipient of the Turing Award ("the Nobel Prize of Computing"), predicted that within "three to eight years we will have a machine with the general intelligence of an average human being." Fifty-two years later, we.....»»
Reminder: Donate to win swag in our annual Charity Drive sweepstakes [Updated]
Add to a charity haul that's raised nearly $9,000 in just three days. Enlarge / Just some of the prizes available in this year's Ars Technica Charity Drive Sweepstakes. [Dec. 22: As we approach Christmas and the midway point.....»»
And the Biggest Scientific Breakthrough of 2021 Is...
Slashdot reader sciencehabit quotes Science magazine: In his 1972 Nobel Prize acceptance speech, American biochemist Christian Anfinsen laid out a vision: One day it would be possible, he said, to predict the 3D structure of any protein merely from.....»»
Reminder: Donate to win swag in our annual Charity Drive sweepstakes
Add to a charity haul that's raised nearly $9,000 in just three days. Enlarge / Just some of the prizes available in this year's Ars Technica Charity Drive Sweepstakes. If you've been too busy playing Halo Infinite to take pa.....»»
I took Nvidia’s $20K System Latency challenge, and I was shocked by the results
Nvidia challenged me to become a better gamer, and it wants to challenge you. Here's how I did it, and how you can potentially win part of $20,000 in prizes......»»
Win hardware, collectibles, and more in the 2021 Ars Technica Charity Drive
Help yourself to prizes by helping us raise money for good causes. Enlarge / Just some of the prizes available in this year's Ars Technica Charity Drive Sweepstakes It's once again that special time of year when we give you a.....»»
Nobel Prizes awarded in pandemic-curtailed local ceremonies
Winners of the 2021 Nobel Prizes will start receiving their awards on Monday in scaled-down local ceremonies adapted for pandemic times......»»