Will AI one day win a Nobel Prize?
Artificial intelligence is already disrupting industries from banking and finance to film and journalism, and scientists are investigating how AI might revolutionize their field—or even win a Nobel Prize......»»
A dangerous pesticide isn"t being monitored in key bird of prey populations. We"re shedding light on that gap
It was once regarded as a miracle chemical to protect against disease and improve global food production. The man who discovered its properties even won a Nobel Prize for medicine. But today, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) is best known for it.....»»
How to edit the genes of nature"s master manipulators
CRISPR, the Nobel Prize-winning gene editing technology, is poised to have a profound impact on the fields of microbiology and medicine yet again......»»
Individuals" cognitive transformations key to understanding desistance from crime, argues expert
Much of U.S. criminal justice policy focuses on recidivism, and probation and parole violators make up a considerable share of jail and prison populations. In a new article, a 2022 winner of the Stockholm Prize in Criminology argues that to understan.....»»
Scientists demonstrate world"s first continuous-wave lasing of deep-ultraviolet laser diode at room temperature
A research group led by 2014 Nobel laureate Hiroshi Amano at Nagoya University's Institute of Materials and Systems for Sustainability (IMaSS) in central Japan, in collaboration with Asahi Kasei Corporation, has successfully conducted the world's fir.....»»
DJI’s 2022 drone contest offers record prize pool
Leading drone maker DJI has teamed up with SkyPixel for their eighth annual photo and video contest, which this year comes with a record prize pool......»»
Four common misconceptions about quantum physics
Quantum mechanics, the theory which rules the microworld of atoms and particles, certainly has the X factor. Unlike many other areas of physics, it is bizarre and counter-intuitive, which makes it dazzling and intriguing. When the 2022 Nobel prize in.....»»
"Click" chemistry may help treat dogs with bone cancer, study finds
In September, researchers from California and Denmark were awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their development of "click" chemistry, a process in which molecules snap together like LEGO, making them a potentially more efficient transportation de.....»»
Burglars steal more gold when the price is high—new research
Are criminals rational? In his groundbreaking work of 1968, Gary Becker argued that they are. The American economist, who would go on to win the Nobel prize in economics in 1992, theorized that individuals engage in crime only if the returns are grea.....»»
US senator seeks antitrust review of apartment price-setting software
Senate committee chair wants FTC to examine software sold by Texas-based RealPage. Enlarge (credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story n.....»»
2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded for a New Way of Building Molecules
Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and K. Barry Sharpless share the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovering an easy way to “click” molecular building blocks together.....»»
The Universe Is Not Locally Real, and the Physics Nobel Prize Winners Proved It
Elegant experiments with entangled light have laid bare a profound mystery at the heart of reality.....»»
Company that makes rent-setting software for landlords sued for collusion
RealPage worked with some of the nation’s largest landlords to raise rents, says lawsuit. Enlarge (credit: SOPA Images/Getty) ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newslette.....»»
Britain’s top architecture award goes to . . . a library that was built to last 400 years
Will this award-winning building still be standing in 2422? The Magdalene College Library has just swooped up the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) 2022 Stirling Prize, which celebrates the most significant building of the year.Read Full.....»»
Rent going up? One company’s algorithm could be why
YieldStar helps landlords set prices across the US, likely harming competition. Enlarge (credit: Busa Photography) ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive.....»»
How to win the Booker prize: Is there a formula for "the finest in fiction"?
They say that everyone has a book in them. But how about a Booker prize? That's probably what the six shortlisted authors of the Booker prize 2022 will be wondering as they count down the days to the live-streamed awards ceremony......»»
Nobel-winning quantum weirdness promises better ways of encrypting communications and imaging your body
Unhackable communications devices, high-precision GPS and high-resolution medical imaging all have something in common. These technologies—some under development and some already on the market all rely on the non-intuitive quantum phenomenon of ent.....»»
Nobel prizes are growing more diverse, academy insists
Only one woman won a Nobel science prize this year and all 2022 laureates hail from the United States or Europe, but a prize official said Monday the prestigious awards were becoming more diverse......»»
Three US-based economists given Nobel Prize for work on banks
This year's Nobel Prize in economic sciences has been awarded to the former chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve, Ben S. Bernanke, and two U.S.-based economists, Douglas W. Diamond and Philip H. Dybvig, "for research on banks and financial crises.".....»»
Nobel panel to announce winner of economics prize
The winner, or winners, of this year's Nobel Prize for economics will be announced Monday at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, in Stockholm......»»
Nobel prize: physicists share prize for insights into the spooky world of quantum mechanics
The 2022 Nobel prize for physics has been awarded to a trio of scientists for pioneering experiments in quantum mechanics, the theory covering the micro-world of atoms and particles......»»