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    ”The possibilities are endless and I’m excited about what will happen in the future both with fundamental research and with the applications that will solve real world problems in…

    ”The possibilities are endless and I’m excited about what will happen in the fu…
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    This year’s economic sciences laureates worked out how to smooth out the economy’s alternating peaks and troughs. Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford’s models are used by banks an…

    This year’s economic sciences laureates worked out how to smooth out the econom…
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    A throwback to 1999 – physics laureate John Clarke and his student Klaus Schlenga at UC Berkeley’s lab. When asked about what advice he offers to young researchers Clarke says: "Y…

    A throwback to 1999 – physics laureate John Clarke and his student Klaus Schlen…
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    "If someone had ever told me that I had the slightest chance of winning the Nobel Prize, I would have to think that I’d have about the same odds as standing on the moon." In Decem…

    "If someone had ever told me that I had the slightest chance of winning the Nob…
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    Are you as dedicated to your work as this laureate? When she learned she had been awarded a Nobel Prize, Grazia Deledda said, “Già!” (Already!) and proceeded to her office to cont…

    Are you as dedicated to your work as this laureate? When she learned she had be…
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    David Baker, 2024 Nobel Prize laureate in chemistry, achieved the seemingly impossible feat of building entirely new kinds of proteins. In recent years, one incredible protein cre…

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    In an experiment with a single-celled organism called tetrahymena and yeast, Elizabeth Blackburn and Jack Szostak showed that the unique DNA sequence contained in telomeres serves…

    In an experiment with a single-celled organism called tetrahymena and yeast, El…
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    Economic sciences laureate Philippe Aghion thinks AI has great potential to drive economic growth, since it automates a number of tasks and makes ideas easier to find. But societi…

    Economic sciences laureate Philippe Aghion thinks AI has great potential to dri…
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    131 years ago today, Wilhelm Röntgen was perplexed by a glowing fluorescent screen in his lab, which led to the discovery of X-ray radiation. Few breakthroughs have had such an im…

    131 years ago today, Wilhelm Röntgen was perplexed by a glowing fluorescent scr…131 years ago today, Wilhelm Röntgen was perplexed by a glowing fluorescent scr…
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    "I’ve sometimes abandoned whole projects because she’s said: 'No, this won’t do!'" Check out this video with literature laureate Kazuo Ishiguro, who talks about the "very deep inf…

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    We remember the first woman to be awarded a Nobel Prize, the first individual to be awarded two Nobel Prizes and still today the only individual with two Nobel Prizes in two diffe…

    We remember the first woman to be awarded a Nobel Prize, the first individual t…
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    Marie Skłodowska Curie died of aplastic anaemia on 4 July 1934, a result of years of exposure to radiation through her work. Even today her laboratory notebook from 1899-1902, is…

    Marie Skłodowska Curie died of aplastic anaemia on 4 July 1934, a result of yea…
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    Happy birthday to Marie Skłodowska Curie, who was born on this day in 1867. Marie Curie was the first person to be awarded the Nobel Prize twice, and is still the only individual…

    Happy birthday to Marie Skłodowska Curie, who was born on this day in 1867. Mar…
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    The Raman effect is the change in the wavelength of light that occurs when a light beam is deflected by molecules. It was named after Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman who was born…

    The Raman effect is the change in the wavelength of light that occurs when a li…
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    On the eve of Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman's birthday, take a look at this clip from 1930 when Raman had just arrived in Stockholm, Sweden to receive his Nobel Prize at the No…

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    Demoted four times and threatened with deportation, 2023 medicine laureate Katalin Karikó's journey in science was difficult but she persevered: "You have to channel all your ener…

    Demoted four times and threatened with deportation, 2023 medicine laureate Kata…
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    Why do particles have mass? François Englert proposed a theory about the existence of a particle that explains why other particles have a mass. In 2012, the theory was confirmed w…

    Why do particles have mass? François Englert proposed a theory about the existe…
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    What characterises a recession and a boom? Investigate with your students in our latest Nobel Prize lesson. The lesson explores this year’s economic sciences prize, which awarded…

    What characterises a recession and a boom? Investigate with your students in ou…
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    Which laureate’s epic literary journey began in a shopping mall? Anne Carson’s! She picked up a copy of Sappho and was fascinated by the look of Greek letters, which paved the way…

    Which laureate’s epic literary journey began in a shopping mall? Anne Carson’s!…
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    What is the meaning of life? For Benjamin List, 2021 Nobel Prize laureate in chemistry, the answer became clear after a life-changing moment – when he and his family were separate…