ILEA000015123: (6)Japan's Koshiba wins Nobel Prize in Physics

[Breaking News] Fire at ex-Japan PM Tanaka's residence

TOKYO, Japan Kyodo - Video taken on Jan. 8, 2024, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows smoke rising from what was the residence of the late former Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka after a fire broke out in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward. (Kyodo)

Chinese scientist wins int'l condensed matter physics award

STORY: Chinese scientist wins int'l condensed matter physics award DATELINE: Oct. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:37 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Tsinghua University 2. various of Chinese scientist Xue Qikun 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): XUE QIKUN, Chinese scientist STORYLINE: Chinese scientist Xue Qikun has won the 2024 Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Physics Prize, an international award that recognizes outstanding contributions to condensed matter physics, according to the American Physical Society. Xue, an academician at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Ashvin Vishwanath, a professor at Harvard University, won the award together for their pioneering theoretical and experimental studies on the collective electronic properties of materials that reflect topological aspects of their band structure. The award is acknowledged as the highest international honor in the field of condensed matter physics. As China's first winner of the award, Xue is highly regarded by the internationa

Japan's Princess Kako

TOKYO, Japan Kyodo - Japanese Princess Kako (L) interacts with students at an event organized by the Girl Scouts of Japan in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2023. (Kyodo)

Renowned scientists, experts hail China's efforts in scientific research, popularization

STORY: Renowned scientists, experts hail China's efforts in scientific research, popularization DATELINE: Oct. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: WUHAN, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the forum 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DAVID W.C. MACMILLAN, 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate 3. various of Chinese researchers 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BENJAMIN LIST, 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ANDREW KUSIAK, Professor, College of Engineering Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The University of Iowa STORYLINE: Many internationally renowned scientists and experts have hailed China's efforts in scientific research and science popularization at the first Donghu Forum, which kicked off on Friday in central China's Wuhan City. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DAVID W.C. MACMILLAN, 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate "If you think about what is happening in China right now, the research which is happening here is so incredible. The progress that's been happenin

Claudia Goldin wins 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics

STORY: Claudia Goldin wins 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics DATELINE: Oct. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: Stockholm CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): HANS ELLEGREN, Secretary general of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences 2. various of press conference STORYLINE: The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Monday decided to award the 2023 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences, in memory of Alfred Nobel, to Claudia Goldin, "for having advanced our understanding of women's labour market outcomes." SOUNDBITE (English): HANS ELLEGREN, Secretary general of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences "The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in memory of Alfred Nobel 2023 to Professor Claudia Goldin, Harvard University, USA, for having advanced our understanding of women's labour market outcomes." Goldin's work has provided the first comprehensive account of women's earnings and labour market participation through

3 scientists share 2023 Nobel Chemistry Prize

STORY: 3 scientists share 2023 Nobel Chemistry Prize DATELINE: Oct. 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:06 LOCATION: Stockholm CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of press conference of 2023 Nobel Chemistry Prize STORYLINE: Three scientists, Moungi G. Bawendi, Louis E. Brus and Alexei I. Ekimov, won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, "for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots," the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced Wednesday. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2023 rewards the discovery and development of quantum dots, nanoparticles so tiny that their size determines their properties, the academy said in a statement. "These smallest components of nanotechnology now spread their light from televisions and LED lamps, and can also guide surgeons when they remove tumour tissue, among many other things," it added. This year's laureates "have succeeded in producing particles so small that their properties are determined by quantum phenomena. The particles, which are called quantum dots, are now of great import

Nobel Prize in Literature awarded to Norwegian author Jon Fosse

STORY: Nobel Prize in Literature awarded to Norwegian author Jon Fosse DATELINE: Oct. 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: Stockholm CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): MATS MALM, Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy 2. various of press conference 3. various of books of the laureate 4. various of Swedish Academy STORYLINE: Norwegian author Jon Fosse won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Swedish Academy announced here on Thursday. SOUNDBITE (English): MATS MALM, Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy "The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2023 is awarded to the Norwegian author Jon Fosse for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable." Fosse's immense oeuvre, written in Norwegian Nynorsk and spanning a variety of genres, consists of a wealth of plays, novels, poetry collections, essays, children's books and translations, the academy said. Fosse was born in 1959 in Haugesund, Norway. "While he is today one of the most widely performed playwrights in th

3 scientists share 2023 Nobel Physics Prize

STORY: 3 scientists share 2023 Nobel Physics Prize DATELINE: Oct. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:15 LOCATION: Stockholm CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference and photos of laureates of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics 2. various of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences STORYLINE: Three scientists, Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L'Huillier, won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics "for experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light for the study of electron dynamics in matter," the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced here Tuesday. "The three Nobel Laureates in Physics 2023 are being recognized for their experiments, which have given humanity new tools for exploring the world of electrons inside atoms and molecules," the academy said in a statement. "The three scientists have demonstrated a way to create extremely short pulses of light that can be used to measure the rapid processes in which electrons move or change energy," it added. In a telephone interview on-s

2 scientists share 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

STORY: 2 scientists share 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine DATELINE: Oct. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:53 LOCATION: Stockholm CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): THOMAS PERLMANN, Secretary-General of the Nobel Assembly 2. various of the press conference 3. various of Nobel Forum STORYLINE: Two scientists, Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman, won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications, the Nobel Committee announced on Monday. SOUNDBITE (English): THOMAS PERLMANN, Secretary-General of the Nobel Assembly "The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institute has today decided to award the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19." Through their groundbreaking findings, which have fundamentally changed the understanding of how mRNA interacts with the human

Discharge of tritium from Fukushima to harm human body: scientists

STORY: Discharge of tritium from Fukushima to harm human body: scientists DATELINE: April 28, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:37 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference in Seoul 2. various of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TIMOTHY MOUSSEAU, Professor of biological sciences at University of South Carolina 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SHAUN BURNIE, Senior nuclear specialist at Greenpeace East Asia STORYLINE: Multiple scientists have voiced concern that the discharge of tritium from Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will severely harm human bodies. At a press conference in Seoul, Timothy Mousseau, a professor at the University of South Carolina, said that consistent ingestion of tritiated water discharged from the Fukushima plant can lead to cell and tissue damage of the human body. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TIMOTHY MOUSSEAU, Professor of biological sciences at University of South Carolina "When tritium gets inside the body, it's a

(6)Japan's Koshiba wins Nobel Prize in Physics

TOKYO, Japan - Masatoshi Koshiba, a professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo who was chosen as one of the three recipients of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Physics, smiles at a press conference at the university in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Oct. 8. (Kyodo)

Similar Images & Videos