Quantum computing, spider venom researchers awarded top Australian science prizes

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Quantum computing, spider venom researchers awarded top Australian science prizes

STORY: Quantum computing, spider venom researchers awarded top Australian science prizes DATELINE: Oct. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:37 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Glenn King and scenes related to venom research of spiders 2. the awarding ceremony 3. various of Michelle Simmons and technology-related scenes related to atomic electronics 4. the awarding ceremony STORYLINE: A leading quantum physicist and an expert in venomous animals have been awarded Australia's most prestigious science awards. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the Minister for Science and Industry Ed Husic on Monday night announced Michelle Simmons and Glenn King as the respective recipients of the 2023 Prime Minister's Prize for Science and Prize for Innovation at an event at Parliament House in Canberra. The Director of the Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Simmons received the 250,000 Australian dollars (

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