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Category: Science
Adolph Lomb Medal 2005 Marin Soljacic
Adolph Lomb was OSA’s treasurer from its founding until his death in 1932. In recognition of his devotion to OSA and the advancement of optics, the Adolph Lomb Medal, established in 1940, is presented to a person who has made a noteworthy contribution to optics at an early age. The candidate cannot be older than the age of 35.
BBC: Physics promises wireless power – Dr. Marin Soljačić
“There are so many autonomous devices such as cell phones and laptops that have emerged in the last few years,” said Assistant Professor Marin Soljacic from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and one of the researchers behind the work. “We started thinking, ‘it would be really convenient if you didn’t have to recharge these things’.
Global Engineering Excellence recommendations for the future education of engineers
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Launching of the National Fellowships “For Women in Science”
It is with particular pleasure that we would like to announce the launching of the National Fellowships “For Women in Science” organized by L’Oreal Adria and the Croatian Commission for UNESCO, Ministry of Culture, with the purpose of awarding young women scientists from the Republic of Croatia.
Croatians Show the Way to Immortality
ZAGREB – Croatian scientists have worked out how a radiation-resistant bacterium that can exist in extreme conditions repairs damage to itself, a discovery which could provide clues about diseases such as cancer. “Through evolution, the bacteria have developed a mechanism to precisely reconstruct its DNA. Until now this has been a scientific riddle,” Ksenija Zahradka, a leading researcher in the study, told a news conference.
Lord of the DNA ring
Zagreb, Croatia. The study was completed in cooperation between the Croatian research institute Rudjer Boskovic and the Paris-based Necker Institute. Ksenija Zahradka , a leading researcher in the study, told a news conference. “It is an extremely fascinating phenomenon to see how a cell itself can repair its fairly destroyed DNA.” Croatian scientist Miroslav Radman supervised the experimental part of the study. October 3rd 2006.
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(E) Croatian immigrant Nikola Tesla celebrated at Brookhaven
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(E) The Croatian Neuropsychology Group, Call for members
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(H) 5. Medjunarodni kongres o prehospitalnim hitnim stanjima od 21.-23. 04
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(H) Medicina iznutra – Nova Knjiga Matka Marusica
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(E) Croatian invented world’s first mechanical pencil 100 years ago
Pen comes from Croatia Antiques dealer Miroslav Tischler holds an original mechanical pencil and a bust of its inventor Slavoljub Penkala in Zagreb, Croatia, Wednesday Jan. 25, 2006. A Croatian…
(E) Anthony F. Lucas, discoverer of the first major gusher in Texas
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(E) Dr. Zeljko Reiner: Sugar-cane extract may favorably alter lipid level
Sugar-cane extract may favorably alter lipid level Dr. Zeljko Reiner from University Hospital Center Zagreb in Croatia Mon Nov 28, 2005 8:33 PM GMT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The results…
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