The electrocardiogram – or ECG – fulfils the requirements for a diagnostic test: non-invasive, easy to record and reproducible. It is applied […]
Posts Tagged ‘Nobel Prize’
Releasing the Brakes on the Immune System
Last week the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to James […]
What a Great Idea!
Not too many people know that the world’s first digital laser was invented in South Africa, or that in the 1980s two […]
Awaiting the Call from Stockholm
It’s the first week of October when many researchers who believe they may be candidates for the Nobel Prize are awaiting […]
Anatomy of a Biography
When Allan MacLeod Cormack, joint winner of the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1979 for “the development of computer assisted tomography” passed […]
On a Long Hike with No End in Sight
Every four years since 1950, the International Mathematical Union (IMU) has awarded the Fields Medal to provide recognition and support for […]
Holography: Radiology’s Future?
In 1971 the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Dennis Gabor “for his invention and development of the holographic method.” His […]
For the Greatest Benefit to Mankind
When Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, died on 10 December 1896, he left the bulk of his considerable estate for […]
First Laugh, Then Think
It’s that time of year again when we anxiously wait to learn who will be awarded a Nobel Prize for […]
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The first rule of marketing is to grab every opportunity that comes along to promote your company and its brand. […]