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The Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded 118 times since 1901 and 226 people have been awarded the prize.
This year's Nobel Prize has been awarded to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis.
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This year's Nobel Prize has been awarded to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis.
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October 7, 2025 at 11:09 AM
The Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded 118 times since 1901 and 226 people have been awarded the prize.
This year's Nobel Prize has been awarded to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis.
www.nobelprize.org/uploads/2025...
This year's Nobel Prize has been awarded to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis.
www.nobelprize.org/uploads/2025...
With sadness and gratitude, we honor George F. Smoot III—Berkeley Lab scientist since 1974 and 2006 Nobel Laureate in Physics—who has passed away at 80. His “baby picture” of the universe changed cosmology. https://elements.lbl.gov/news/honoring-the-legacy-of-george-smoot/
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September 30, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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Happy National Women’s Day! It is celebrated annually on 9 August in South Africa. The theme for 2025 focuses on women's empowerment, and emphasizes women in leadership roles. NITheCS salutes in particular those women working as scientists in our country.
Photograph: Yebo South Africa
Photograph: Yebo South Africa
August 9, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Happy National Women’s Day! It is celebrated annually on 9 August in South Africa. The theme for 2025 focuses on women's empowerment, and emphasizes women in leadership roles. NITheCS salutes in particular those women working as scientists in our country.
Photograph: Yebo South Africa
Photograph: Yebo South Africa
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Science-related history: On 4 July 1903, US President Theodore Roosevelt sent the first message across the then newly-completed Pacific Cable that connected San Francisco with Manila (Philippines). This was a major milestone in global communication.
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July 4, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Science-related history: On 4 July 1903, US President Theodore Roosevelt sent the first message across the then newly-completed Pacific Cable that connected San Francisco with Manila (Philippines). This was a major milestone in global communication.
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Dutch theoretical physicist Gerardus 't Hooft (b. 5 July 1946) works on gauge theory, black holes, quantum gravity & quantum mechanics. He shared the 1999 Nobel Prize in Physics with Martinus Veltman, ‘for elucidating the quantum structure of electroweak interactions’.https://buff.ly/vEJjCsm
July 7, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Dutch theoretical physicist Gerardus 't Hooft (b. 5 July 1946) works on gauge theory, black holes, quantum gravity & quantum mechanics. He shared the 1999 Nobel Prize in Physics with Martinus Veltman, ‘for elucidating the quantum structure of electroweak interactions’.https://buff.ly/vEJjCsm
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Reminder – Attend the Opening Address of Deep Learning IndabaX SA by Prof Kanshuk Rajaratnam (SU) - livestreaming today from 12h30, followed by Keynote speaker Stuart Reid (NOSIBLE) - ‘Indexing the Whole Web’.
Zoom link: buff.ly/7p6tc2M;
Programme: buff.ly/kWzXkmJ
#MachineLearning #AI #IndabaX
Zoom link: buff.ly/7p6tc2M;
Programme: buff.ly/kWzXkmJ
#MachineLearning #AI #IndabaX
July 7, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Reminder – Attend the Opening Address of Deep Learning IndabaX SA by Prof Kanshuk Rajaratnam (SU) - livestreaming today from 12h30, followed by Keynote speaker Stuart Reid (NOSIBLE) - ‘Indexing the Whole Web’.
Zoom link: buff.ly/7p6tc2M;
Programme: buff.ly/kWzXkmJ
#MachineLearning #AI #IndabaX
Zoom link: buff.ly/7p6tc2M;
Programme: buff.ly/kWzXkmJ
#MachineLearning #AI #IndabaX
The July Skymap for the Southern hemisphere courtesy of Iziko Museums of South Africa
July 8, 2025 at 11:08 AM
The July Skymap for the Southern hemisphere courtesy of Iziko Museums of South Africa
The excellent Jim Al-Khalili talking about nothing and the quantum world. Worth watching youtu.be/X6B5qo7fvQw?...
Can Something Come From Nothing? Exploring The Universe's Origins With Jim Al-Khalili
YouTube video by Cosmic - Space Documentaries
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July 7, 2025 at 11:33 PM
The excellent Jim Al-Khalili talking about nothing and the quantum world. Worth watching youtu.be/X6B5qo7fvQw?...
Since it is the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology in 2025, this video with Jim Al-Khalili is one I really find very useful. I still don't understand quantum mechanics... but then, who does? ;) youtu.be/G2abHvXOqa8?...
#Science #IYQ #quantum_mechanics
#Science #IYQ #quantum_mechanics
The Secrets Of Quantum Physics And Chaos With Jim Al-Khalili
YouTube video by Progress - Science Documentaries
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May 21, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Since it is the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology in 2025, this video with Jim Al-Khalili is one I really find very useful. I still don't understand quantum mechanics... but then, who does? ;) youtu.be/G2abHvXOqa8?...
#Science #IYQ #quantum_mechanics
#Science #IYQ #quantum_mechanics
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![@ChuckWendig honestly do you blame it
New research finds Jupiter is flinging asteroids at Earth
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For all those who are interested in everything. Jim Al-Khalili makes science fabulous: such a fascinating science communicator! youtu.be/kqXfvqIzpgs?...! #science #information #physics
The Evolution of Technology: A Journey with Jim Al-Khalili
YouTube video by Doc of the Day
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May 21, 2025 at 9:58 AM
For all those who are interested in everything. Jim Al-Khalili makes science fabulous: such a fascinating science communicator! youtu.be/kqXfvqIzpgs?...! #science #information #physics
What great introductory words to his lectures! www.facebook.com/reel/1437753... #quantum_mechanics #science #science_communication
17M views · 89K reactions | This is a class I'd like to sit in and I don't even like physics, much less the quantum part🤣. Anyway, this professor is Ramamurti Shankar. He's a leading expert in the fie...
This is a class I'd like to sit in and I don't even like physics, much less the quantum part🤣. Anyway, this professor is Ramamurti Shankar. He's a leading expert in the field of quantum physics. He...
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May 21, 2025 at 9:55 AM
What great introductory words to his lectures! www.facebook.com/reel/1437753... #quantum_mechanics #science #science_communication
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Science quote for the day: “We are the cosmos made conscious and life is the means by which the universe understands itself.” - Prof. Brian Cox, professor of particle physics in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Manchester
February 11, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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Science-related anniversary: the Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev (born 8 Feb 1834). His great legacy was the periodic table. On 6 March 1869, he made a presentation to the Russian Chemical Society, titled 'The Dependence between the Properties of the Atomic Weights of the Elements', describing ...
February 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Science-related anniversary: the Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev (born 8 Feb 1834). His great legacy was the periodic table. On 6 March 1869, he made a presentation to the Russian Chemical Society, titled 'The Dependence between the Properties of the Atomic Weights of the Elements', describing ...
Worth remembering that today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science
11 February is International Day of Women and Girls in Science (IDWGS). NITheCS realises the importance of remembering that ‘gender equality in science is crucial for building a better future for all.’ The UN says: ‘2025 marks the 10th anniversary of IDWGS., a significant milestone in the (more...)
February 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Worth remembering that today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science
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🔭 Comet ATLAS Rounds the Sun
Image Credit: NASA, SOHO Spacecraft, LASCO C3; Processing: Rolando Ligustri
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Image Credit: NASA, SOHO Spacecraft, LASCO C3; Processing: Rolando Ligustri
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January 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🔭 Comet ATLAS Rounds the Sun
Image Credit: NASA, SOHO Spacecraft, LASCO C3; Processing: Rolando Ligustri
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Image Credit: NASA, SOHO Spacecraft, LASCO C3; Processing: Rolando Ligustri
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The irony of it all. . . . .
January 23, 2025 at 4:33 AM
The irony of it all. . . . .
Marvellous picture from APOD as always
🔭 Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; D. Milisavljevic (Purdue University), T. Temim (Princeton University), I. De Looze (University of Gent)
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Image Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; D. Milisavljevic (Purdue University), T. Temim (Princeton University), I. De Looze (University of Gent)
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January 21, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Marvellous picture from APOD as always
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Science-related anniversary: the American physicist David Morris Lee (born 20 January 1931) shared the 1996 Nobel Prize in Physics with Robert C. Richardson and Douglas Osheroff ‘for their discovery of superfluidity in helium-3’. https://buff.ly/3tWmwBY
January 20, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Science-related anniversary: the American physicist David Morris Lee (born 20 January 1931) shared the 1996 Nobel Prize in Physics with Robert C. Richardson and Douglas Osheroff ‘for their discovery of superfluidity in helium-3’. https://buff.ly/3tWmwBY
Hello BlueSky & the voices out there who want to share information and thoughts - from light-hearted to really serious - without the lack of truth and reality that has taken hold in so many areas of public discourse. Let's hope for the best here! (Pic: Hodler - Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau)
January 20, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Hello BlueSky & the voices out there who want to share information and thoughts - from light-hearted to really serious - without the lack of truth and reality that has taken hold in so many areas of public discourse. Let's hope for the best here! (Pic: Hodler - Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau)