Science Award
- All
- News
- Videos
-
Tom Cruise To Receive Honorary Oscar
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is recognising Tom Cruise for his "incredible commitment" to the filmmaking community
-
India Wins Presidency Of International Institute Of Administrative Sciences
In a first, India has won the presidency of the Belgium-based International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS), an official statement said on Wednesday.
-
Jayant Narlikar: The Astrophysicist Who Received India's Third-Highest Civilian Award At 26
Jayant Vishnu Narlikar, a pioneering figure in Indian science, died aged 87 in Pune on Tuesday.
-
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Completes Second Close Flyby of the Sun at Record Speed
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe completed a close flyby of the Sun on March 22, travelling at 692,000 kilometres per hour and approaching within 6.1 million kilometres of the solar surface. The mission, designed to study solar winds and space weather, received a healthy signal back on March 25. The team, including NASA and Johns Hopkins APL experts, ha...
-
Black Myth: Wukong's Delay on Xbox Caused by Optimisation Issues on Series S, Says Game Science CEO
The head of Game Science, developer of Black Myth: Wukong, has suggested that the acclaimed action-RPG has not yet made its way to current-gen Xbox consoles owing to optimisation issues on the less powerful Xbox Series S.
-
President Confers 17 Children With Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar
Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar honours extraordinary accomplishments in seven categories: art and culture, bravery, innovation, science and technology, social service, sports and environment.
-
NASA Awards Johns Hopkins University Contract for Suprathermal Ion Sensor Development
NASA has awarded a $20.5M contract to Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory to develop Suprathermal Ion Sensors under NOAA's Space Weather Next Programme. The sensors will play a pivotal role in monitoring ions and solar winds, aiding early warnings against space weather impacts. Spanning a period through 2034, the project also involves integrat...
-
2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Recognises Groundbreaking Protein Discoveries
The 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to David Baker for his work in computational protein design, and to Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper for their AI model that predicts protein structures. These achievements advance our understanding of proteins, which are crucial for life. Their research could lead to innovations in pharmaceutical...
-
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.
-
What Are Proteins Again? Nobel-Winning Chemistry Explained
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded on Wednesday to three scientists who have help unravel some of the enduring secrets of proteins, the building blocks of life.
-
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...
-
UNESCO Inviting Applications For Al Fozan International Prize
The prize is awarded every two years to five talented young people for their contributions to research, education or scientific cooperation.
-
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.
-
Discovery of MicroRNA Wins 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology for Gene Regulation Breakthrough
Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun have been awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering microRNA and its crucial role in gene regulation. Their groundbreaking research, which began with tiny worms, has uncovered how microRNAs regulate protein production, impacting areas such as cancer, eye diseases, and even microbial interac...
-
The Winding, Fitful Path To Weight Loss Drug 'Ozempic'
Half a century of advancements in biomedical science paved the way for today's powerful weight-loss drugs like Ozempic -- so what was that journey like for the scientists involved?
-
Tom Cruise To Receive Honorary Oscar
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is recognising Tom Cruise for his "incredible commitment" to the filmmaking community
-
India Wins Presidency Of International Institute Of Administrative Sciences
In a first, India has won the presidency of the Belgium-based International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS), an official statement said on Wednesday.
-
Jayant Narlikar: The Astrophysicist Who Received India's Third-Highest Civilian Award At 26
Jayant Vishnu Narlikar, a pioneering figure in Indian science, died aged 87 in Pune on Tuesday.
-
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Completes Second Close Flyby of the Sun at Record Speed
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe completed a close flyby of the Sun on March 22, travelling at 692,000 kilometres per hour and approaching within 6.1 million kilometres of the solar surface. The mission, designed to study solar winds and space weather, received a healthy signal back on March 25. The team, including NASA and Johns Hopkins APL experts, ha...
-
Black Myth: Wukong's Delay on Xbox Caused by Optimisation Issues on Series S, Says Game Science CEO
The head of Game Science, developer of Black Myth: Wukong, has suggested that the acclaimed action-RPG has not yet made its way to current-gen Xbox consoles owing to optimisation issues on the less powerful Xbox Series S.
-
President Confers 17 Children With Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar
Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar honours extraordinary accomplishments in seven categories: art and culture, bravery, innovation, science and technology, social service, sports and environment.
-
NASA Awards Johns Hopkins University Contract for Suprathermal Ion Sensor Development
NASA has awarded a $20.5M contract to Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory to develop Suprathermal Ion Sensors under NOAA's Space Weather Next Programme. The sensors will play a pivotal role in monitoring ions and solar winds, aiding early warnings against space weather impacts. Spanning a period through 2034, the project also involves integrat...
-
2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Recognises Groundbreaking Protein Discoveries
The 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to David Baker for his work in computational protein design, and to Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper for their AI model that predicts protein structures. These achievements advance our understanding of proteins, which are crucial for life. Their research could lead to innovations in pharmaceutical...
-
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.
-
What Are Proteins Again? Nobel-Winning Chemistry Explained
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded on Wednesday to three scientists who have help unravel some of the enduring secrets of proteins, the building blocks of life.
-
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...
-
UNESCO Inviting Applications For Al Fozan International Prize
The prize is awarded every two years to five talented young people for their contributions to research, education or scientific cooperation.
-
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.
-
Discovery of MicroRNA Wins 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology for Gene Regulation Breakthrough
Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun have been awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering microRNA and its crucial role in gene regulation. Their groundbreaking research, which began with tiny worms, has uncovered how microRNAs regulate protein production, impacting areas such as cancer, eye diseases, and even microbial interac...
-
The Winding, Fitful Path To Weight Loss Drug 'Ozempic'
Half a century of advancements in biomedical science paved the way for today's powerful weight-loss drugs like Ozempic -- so what was that journey like for the scientists involved?
