Smoot hopes Nobel prize will grab his students' interest
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NASA scientist John Mather, who was named co-laureate of this year's Nobel Physics Prize, predicted &quot;another wave&quot; of Nobel-winning discoveries from his current project, a successor to the Hubble Telescope.
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IBM&#39;s Linux Scholar Challenge is one of a few programs to drum up enthusiasm among students worldwide in Linux and open-source software.
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Americans are expected by many this year to continue their five-year running domination of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.
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A Finn who helped mediate peace in Indonesia is tipped to win this year's Nobel Peace Prize, while bookmakers favor a Turkish novelist for the literature award.
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Americans John C. Mather and George F. Smoot won the 2006 Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for work that helped cement the big-bang theory of the universe and deepen understanding of the origin of galaxies and stars.
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Parents are encouraged to challenge their children's science teachers over the origins of life.
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By CAROLYN CHURCHILL  ONE of the pioneers of space exploration touched down in Scotland yesterday as part of a project which promotes science to schoolchildren.
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By Paul Tosto, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.  Feb. 12--A science education can open doors to some of the best careers in Minnesota, and students who do well in the sciences can expect to be in high demand.
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The Nobel Foundation said Wednesday it will being announcing the 2004 Nobel Prize winners on Oct.
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Every year for more than 20 years, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded a Nobel Prize for physics. And every year, Frank Wilczek has looked forward to the announcement with a mixture of excitement and dread.
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NEW YORK -- Readers are eager to learn more about Austriaâs Elfriede Jelinek, who was virtually unknown in the United States before the announcement that she had received the Nobel Prize for literature.
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Americans John Mather and George Smoot won the 2006 Nobel prize for physics on Tuesday for their work with a satellite which provided increased support for the Big Bang theory of the origin of the universe.
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The X PRIZE Foundation announced today a new education competition designed to cultivate interest and excitement in the fields of space, science and technology.
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By MATTI HUUHTANEN HELSINKI, Finland - The winner of a $1.2 million prize for his inventions in light and laser technology said Friday he will give away some of his money to promote research at universities and organizations that help developing countries.
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Their discoveries may be hard for many to comprehend, but this year's Nobel Prize winners still have to explain what they did and how they did it.
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The latest Nobel Prize laureate for literature is a self-described advocate for the weak, whose own &quot;social phobia&quot; will keep her from attending the awards ceremony in Stockholm.
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa  - South African AIDS  campaigner Zackie Achmat knows he's a long shot for the Nobel  Peace Prize, but says his nomination is already a victory for  the millions of people around the world battling the epidemic.