Rice University’s new engineering and science building opens
The newest and largest research facility in Rice University’s historic core campus — the Ralph S. O’Connor Building for Engineering and Science is…
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“Smart Border” project between France and the UK securing the coast against illegal immigration
The fight against illegal immigration across the Channel is a top priority for the French and British authorities. To address this, the two…
Better batteries for a better future
A team of scientists from the United States, Canada and Germany are tackling one of the largest challenges of our generation — reliable energy…
Nobel Peace Prize for 2022 to one individual and two organisations The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award
The Peace Prize laureates represent civil society in their home countries. They have for many years promoted the right to criticise power and…
A new exhibition traces the influence of 18th-century artist Piranesi
What do the Star Wars city of Coruscant, the architect Le Corbusier and the artist Robert Delaunay have in common? They were all…
America accounts for 31 percent of the globe’s nuclear-generated electricity
According to a StockApps.com data presentation, the U.S. generates the most nuclear electricity globally. The country’s nuclear power plants produce nearly 790,000 GWh…
The Prize in Economic Sciences 2021: Natural experiments help answer important questions for society
This year’s Laureates – David Card, Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens – have provided us with new insights about the labour market and…
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2021: An ingenious tool for building molecules
Three Laureates share this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics for their studies of chaotic and apparently random phenomena. Syukuro Manabe and Klaus Hasselmann…
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2021 for climate and other complex phenomena
Three Laureates share this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics for their studies of chaotic and apparently random phenomena. Syukuro Manabe and Klaus Hasselmann…