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Feed SubscriptionIllinois-Based Co. Wins X Prize for Improved Oil-Spill Clean-Up Method
By Mark Schrope of Nature magazine The X Prize Foundation today announced the winners of its year-long, US$1.4-million challenge to spur development of improved oil-collection systems for use during spills.
Read More »James Cameron And Eric Schmidt On Why They "Visioneer" For X Prize
An inside look at X Prize's all-star brainstorming session. The X Prize Foundation has grabbed A-list investors and CNN headlines for their industry-creating multi-million dollar innovation competitions, from commercial space travel to oil-spill cleanup .
Read More »Prize in the sky: The Templeton Foundation rewards "spiritual progress," but what the heck is that?
Is there such a thing as a spiritual fact? Finding? Discovery?
Read More »Dimension-Cruncher: Exotic Spheres Earn Mathematician John Milnor an Abel Prize
John Milnor, an American mathematician best known for the discovery of exotic hyperspheres, was awarded the 2011 Abel Prize , the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters announced March 23. [More]
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