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Creative Destruction Theory Wins Economics Prize for Sustained Growth
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Creative Destruction Theory Wins Economics Prize for Sustained Growth

How is it that we have had two hundred years of sustained economic growth? This is something that Joel Mokyr and Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt have answered in different ways in their research, for which they are now receiving the Economics Prize. It is about, among other things, "creative destruction"
Trio Wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry for Innovative MOF Materials
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Trio Wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry for Innovative MOF Materials

This year's Nobel Prize in chemistry is awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M Yaghi, who have developed "MOF:s" – materials with fantastic potential. Their discoveries can contribute to solving some of humanity's greatest challenges
Nobel Prize in Physics: Potential Winners in Math and Quantum Computing
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Nobel Prize in Physics: Potential Winners in Math and Quantum Computing

Can a "mathematical revolution" be enough all the way to this year's Nobel Prize in physics? Or will it be progress within quantum computers that is awarded?
Nobel Prize Awarded for Discoveries in Immune System Regulation
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Nobel Prize Awarded for Discoveries in Immune System Regulation

This year's Nobel Prize in medicine or physiology is about peripheral immune tolerance – how our immune system refrains from attacking our own bodies. Mary E Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi, are awarded for discoveries that have led to a completely new research field
Trump Administration Freezes $2.2 Billion in Harvard Grants, Sparking Global Concern
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Trump Administration Freezes $2.2 Billion in Harvard Grants, Sparking Global Concern

The announcement that the Trump administration intends to freeze billions in state grants to Harvard is sending shockwaves through the academic community. They are treating the university as a criminal operation, says Jeffrey Flier, professor at Harvard Medical School, who believes that the decision will also affect healthcare
Porridge and Laleh at the party of parties
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Porridge and Laleh at the party of parties

Porridge, truffles and apples are on the menu at this year's Nobel banquet. The guests have also had time to enjoy both dancing and newly written music by Laleh
Trio shares economy prize: "A real shock"
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Trio shares economy prize: "A real shock"

A trio is awarded this year's economics prize in memory of Alfred Nobel. Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James A Robinson have asked themselves why some countries are poor and others rich
They solved the puzzle that has baffled researchers for decades
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They solved the puzzle that has baffled researchers for decades

The researchers David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper have cracked the codes for the structure of proteins, "life's chemical multi-tool". Now they are being awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry by the Academy of Sciences
Cracked Holy Grails – Tipped as Winners
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Cracked Holy Grails – Tipped as Winners

Last year, the discovery of light-emitting quantum dots was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The year before, the method of using chemical handles to make molecules click into each other was prized
Nobel Laureate: Must Avoid AI Going Off the Rails
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Nobel Laureate: Must Avoid AI Going Off the Rails

The researchers John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton receive the Nobel Prize in Physics. The two were inspired by the human brain, to create computers that learn
Nobel Prize Facts Package 2024
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Nobel Prize Facts Package 2024

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