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Nobel Prize Winner, Chinese Physicist Chen-Ning Yang, Dies At 103
Chen Ning Yang was born in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, in 1922. In the 1940s, he went to the United States to pursue academic studies and subsequently held teaching positions. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1957.
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You Get A Call From Sweden. Do You Answer? A Nobel Prize Winner Didn't
For some Nobel Prize winners this year, the news came with a knock at the door before dawn. For others, it was a long-awaited phone call honoring a discovery made decades ago.
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Nobel Prize in Physics 2025 Awarded for Breakthroughs in Quantum Tunnelling and Energy Quantisation
Physicists John Clarke, Michel Devoret, and John M. Martinis have won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for demonstrating macroscopic quantum tunnelling in superconducting circuits. Their experiments bridged theory and technology, forming the basis for superconducting qubits and today’s quantum computing and sensing technologies.
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Sundar Pichai Reacts To Google Scientists' 2025 Nobel Prize Win In Physics, Says "Feeling Lucky"
Google CEO Sundar Pichai congratulated John Martinis, Michel Devoret, and John Clarke for winning the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for pioneering quantum mechanics discoveries.
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3 Scientists Get Nobel Prize In Physics For Work In Quantum Mechanics
Scientists John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for "the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit", the award-giving body said on Tuesday.
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Iran Threatens Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi With 'Physical Elimination'
Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi, who won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her fight for women's and human rights in Iran, has received death threats from Tehran, the Nobel Committee said Friday.
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Mob Vandalises Tagore's Ancestral Home In Bangladesh Over Parking Dispute
The incident sparked local outrage. On Tuesday, residents formed a human chain in protest, which was followed by a mob storming the premises. The auditorium of the Kachharibari was vandalised, and a director of the institution was physically attacked
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"10-20% Chance...": 'Godfather Of AI' Warns Tech Could Wipe Out Humanity
Geoffrey Hinton, awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics, has raised concerns that the technology may lead to human extinction in the next 30 years.
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77 Nobel Laureates Oppose RFK Jr As Donald Trump's Health Secretary
"Placing Mr Kennedy in charge of DHHS would put the public's health in jeopardy," concludes the letter signed by 77 Nobel recipients in medicine, chemistry, physics and economics.
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Physics, Chemistry Nobel Prize Winners' Google Links Stir Debate Over AI Research
The award this week of Nobel prizes in chemistry and physics to a small number of AI pioneers affiliated with Google has stirred debate over the company's research dominance and how breakthroughs in computer science ought to be recognised.
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John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton Receive 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics to John J. Hopfield, Princeton University, USA, and Geoffrey E. Hinton, University of Toronto, Canada. They are recognised for their pioneering work in machine learning, particularly through artificial neural networks. Hopfield’s development of an associative memory...
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Discoveries Made By Nobel Prize Laureates In Physics Explained
The Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to two scientists on Tuesday for discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks. Here's what they they all mean.
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Nobel Physics Winner's Big AI Worry: "These Things Could Eventually"
Geoffery E Hinton said he was an avid user of AI tools such as ChatGPT, but also conceded that he had concerns about the potential impact of the technology.
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Nobel Prize In Physics Goes To 2 Scientists For Work On AI
Scientists John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics for discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning within artificial neural networks, the award-giving body said on Tuesday.
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Jailed Iranian Nobel Winner Denied Medical Care: UN Experts
UN experts on Tuesday accused Iran of denying jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi proper healthcare, saying she reportedly suffered physical violence earlier this month.
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Nobel Prize Winner, Chinese Physicist Chen-Ning Yang, Dies At 103
Chen Ning Yang was born in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, in 1922. In the 1940s, he went to the United States to pursue academic studies and subsequently held teaching positions. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1957.
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You Get A Call From Sweden. Do You Answer? A Nobel Prize Winner Didn't
For some Nobel Prize winners this year, the news came with a knock at the door before dawn. For others, it was a long-awaited phone call honoring a discovery made decades ago.
-
Nobel Prize in Physics 2025 Awarded for Breakthroughs in Quantum Tunnelling and Energy Quantisation
Physicists John Clarke, Michel Devoret, and John M. Martinis have won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for demonstrating macroscopic quantum tunnelling in superconducting circuits. Their experiments bridged theory and technology, forming the basis for superconducting qubits and today’s quantum computing and sensing technologies.
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Sundar Pichai Reacts To Google Scientists' 2025 Nobel Prize Win In Physics, Says "Feeling Lucky"
Google CEO Sundar Pichai congratulated John Martinis, Michel Devoret, and John Clarke for winning the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for pioneering quantum mechanics discoveries.
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3 Scientists Get Nobel Prize In Physics For Work In Quantum Mechanics
Scientists John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for "the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit", the award-giving body said on Tuesday.
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Iran Threatens Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi With 'Physical Elimination'
Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi, who won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her fight for women's and human rights in Iran, has received death threats from Tehran, the Nobel Committee said Friday.
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Mob Vandalises Tagore's Ancestral Home In Bangladesh Over Parking Dispute
The incident sparked local outrage. On Tuesday, residents formed a human chain in protest, which was followed by a mob storming the premises. The auditorium of the Kachharibari was vandalised, and a director of the institution was physically attacked
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"10-20% Chance...": 'Godfather Of AI' Warns Tech Could Wipe Out Humanity
Geoffrey Hinton, awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics, has raised concerns that the technology may lead to human extinction in the next 30 years.
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77 Nobel Laureates Oppose RFK Jr As Donald Trump's Health Secretary
"Placing Mr Kennedy in charge of DHHS would put the public's health in jeopardy," concludes the letter signed by 77 Nobel recipients in medicine, chemistry, physics and economics.
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Physics, Chemistry Nobel Prize Winners' Google Links Stir Debate Over AI Research
The award this week of Nobel prizes in chemistry and physics to a small number of AI pioneers affiliated with Google has stirred debate over the company's research dominance and how breakthroughs in computer science ought to be recognised.
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John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton Receive 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics to John J. Hopfield, Princeton University, USA, and Geoffrey E. Hinton, University of Toronto, Canada. They are recognised for their pioneering work in machine learning, particularly through artificial neural networks. Hopfield’s development of an associative memory...
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Discoveries Made By Nobel Prize Laureates In Physics Explained
The Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to two scientists on Tuesday for discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks. Here's what they they all mean.
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Nobel Physics Winner's Big AI Worry: "These Things Could Eventually"
Geoffery E Hinton said he was an avid user of AI tools such as ChatGPT, but also conceded that he had concerns about the potential impact of the technology.
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Nobel Prize In Physics Goes To 2 Scientists For Work On AI
Scientists John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics for discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning within artificial neural networks, the award-giving body said on Tuesday.
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Jailed Iranian Nobel Winner Denied Medical Care: UN Experts
UN experts on Tuesday accused Iran of denying jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi proper healthcare, saying she reportedly suffered physical violence earlier this month.
