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Swedish probe into Nobel corruption to close: prosecutor

Other Sciences / Other

created Aug 07, 2009 | popularity 1.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Sweden is to close its investigation into allegations of corruption at the heart of several of the prestigious Nobel prize science committees, a prosecutor announced Friday.


Human Tissue Act may have helped research, says study

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 01, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Fears that medical research using tissue such as blood or material from biopsies would be obstructed by the Human Tissue Act 2004 may have been unfounded, a new study from the University of Leicester reveals.


Ill. cancer researcher wins $500K genetics prize

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

(AP) -- An 84-year-old University of Chicago researcher has won a half-million-dollar genetics prize for her pioneering work in showing that cancer is a genetic disease.


Israeli woman potential Nobel chemistry winner

Chemistry / Other

created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- If Nobel judges are looking to improve the balance of women winning the chemistry prize, Israeli scientist Ada Yonath could be a strong candidate when the award is announced Wednesday.


Group comes close to winning $1M Netflix prize

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- A multinational group of researchers, scientists and engineers are close to winning a $1 million prize from Netflix.


US President Barack Obama speaks at the White House in Washington, DC after he won the Nobel Peace Prize

Congratulations, criticism on Web over Obama Nobel

Technology / Internet

created Oct 09, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (8) | comments 12

The surprise awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to US President Barack Obama triggered a deluge of congratulations and criticism on Twitter and across the Web on Friday.


New physics theory prize names first recipient

Physics / General Physics

created Sep 11, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Pioneering theorist and Nobel laureate Philip W. Anderson has been named the first recipient of the Richard E. Prange Prize and Lectureship in Condensed Matter Theory and Related Areas. Anderson will receive a $10,000 honorarium ...


NASA Seeks Ideas For New Prize Challenges

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Sep 28, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Innovative Partnerships Program at NASA Headquarters in Washington is offering an opportunity for the public to help shape the prize challenges the agency offers to America's future citizen-inventors.


The sweet taste of uncertainty: Winners enjoy waiting to discover what they've won

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

You've just won a prize. Would you like to find out what it is right away, or wait until later? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research says most people are happier waiting.


Netflix to run second film-suggestion tech contest

Technology / Other

created Aug 11, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- You might call it "Son of the Netflix Prize."



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