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citing her “tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.”

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María Corina Machado: The 2025 Nobel Prize Honours The Woman Who Chose Ballots Over Bullets – The Science Matters

The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize honours Venezuela’s unyielding defender of democracy, whose courage has rekindled hope amid authoritarian darkness.

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The Science Matters @tscimat.bsky.social · 23h

The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize honours Venezuela’s unyielding defender of democracy, whose courage has rekindled hope amid authoritarian darkness.

Her voice was heard around the world as the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced Machado as the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize,

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The Science Matters @tscimat.bsky.social · 1d

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The Apocalypse And The Artist As The 2025 Nobel Prize Honours László Krasznahorkai’s Visionary World – The Science Matters

Krasznahorkai’s world of ruin made luminous and ask can creativity outlive despair. His Nobel recognition resonates globally.

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The Science Matters @tscimat.bsky.social · 1d

Krasznahorkai’s fiction is not for the hurried reader. His sentences spiral and stretch endlessly, creating a rhythm that mirrors the anxious pulse of the human mind. They draw readers into worlds that seem to decay as one watches, only to reveal, at their core, an indestructible spark of beauty.

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The Science Matters @tscimat.bsky.social · 1d

This year, the Swedish Academy awarded László Krasznahorkai the Nobel Prize in Literature “for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art.”

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The Science Matters @tscimat.bsky.social · 2d

These crystalline materials, known as metal–organic frameworks (MOF), are intricate molecular lattices that can trap, filter, or store specific molecules with extraordinary precision.

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The Science Matters @tscimat.bsky.social · 2d

The chemistry laureates, Susumu Kitagawa (Kyoto University ), Richard Robson (University of Melbourne), and Omar M. Yaghi (University of California, Berkeley), were honoured “for the development of metal–organic frameworks”.

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The Architects Of Empty Space: The 2025 Nobel Prize Honours Discoveries In Metal-Organic Frameworks – The Science Matters

What if invisible materials could store hydrogen or trap pollutants? Meet the Nobel winners who built chemistry’s most powerful frameworks.

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The Science Matters @tscimat.bsky.social · 3d

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From Atoms To Circuits: The 2025 Nobel Prize Honours Discoveries Showing How Quantum Physics Leapt To Human Scale – The Science Matters

How can a simple circuit behave like a giant quantum particle? Explore the Nobel 2025 discovery that brings quantum mechanics to human scale.

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The Science Matters @tscimat.bsky.social · 3d

“for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit.”

Their achievement bridged the gulf between the atomic and the tangible, proving that even circuits visible to the naked eye can behave like giant quantum particles.

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The Science Matters @tscimat.bsky.social · 3d

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences honoured John Clarke (University of California, Berkeley), Michel H. Devoret (Yale University and University of California Santa Barbara), and John M. Martinis (University of California, Santa Barbara)

From Atoms To Circuits: The 2025 Nobel Prize Honours Discoveries Showing How Quantum Physics Leapt To Human Scale – The Science Matters

How can a simple circuit behave like a giant quantum particle? Explore the Nobel 2025 discovery that brings quantum mechanics to human scale.

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The Science Matters @tscimat.bsky.social · 4d

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The Science Matters @tscimat.bsky.social · 4d

Their discovery of regulatory T cells and the FOXP3 gene has reshaped immunology and opened pathways to next-generation treatments for autoimmune diseases, cancer, and organ transplantation. Learn more on The Science Matters.

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Guardians of The Immune System: The 2025 Nobel Prize Honours Discoveries That Keep Our Defences In Check – The Science Matters

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine honours discoveries that reveal how the immune system keeps itself in check, unlocking cures for autoimmunity and cancer.

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The Science Matters @tscimat.bsky.social · 4d

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine goes to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi for uncovering peripheral immune tolerance — the mechanism that prevents our immune system from attacking our own tissues.

Guardians of The Immune System: The 2025 Nobel Prize Honours Discoveries That Keep Our Defences In Check – The Science Matters

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine honours discoveries that reveal how the immune system keeps itself in check, unlocking cures for autoimmunity and cancer.

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The Science Matters @tscimat.bsky.social · 4d

From science to peace, these prestigious awards recognise life-changing work. Who will leave their mark on history next?

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The World’s Most Prestigious Prizes – The Science Matters

From science to peace, these prestigious awards recognise life-changing work. Who will leave their mark on history next?

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The Science Matters @tscimat.bsky.social · 7d

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Chemical Engineering Journal, Elsevier

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High capacity aluminium substituted hydroxyapatite incorporated granular wood charcoal (Al-HApC) for fluoride removal from aqueous medium: Batch and column study

In this study, aluminium substituted hydroxyapatite (Al-HAp) was synthesized in-situ on granular commercial wood charcoal at room temperature for fluo…

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The Science Matters @tscimat.bsky.social · 7d

under the supervision of Prof. (Dr.) Sirshendu De has created a high-capacity fluoride adsorbent with immense potential for real-world applications.

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Innovative Fluoride Removal Technology From Groundwater Using Al-HAp-Coated Charcoal – The Science Matters

What happens when science meets social vision? A new material from IIT Kharagpur is turning lab research into safe water for schools and villages in India.

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The Science Matters @tscimat.bsky.social · 7d

researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur have developed an innovative and scalable solution. By synthesizing aluminium-substituted hydroxyapatite (Al-HAp) on commercially available wood charcoal, a team led by Dr. Biswajit Bera, with assistance from Dr. Sayak Saha Chowdhury,

Innovative Fluoride Removal Technology From Groundwater Using Al-HAp-Coated Charcoal – The Science Matters

What happens when science meets social vision? A new material from IIT Kharagpur is turning lab research into safe water for schools and villages in India.

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The Science Matters @tscimat.bsky.social · 7d

What happens when science meets social vision? A new material from IIT Kharagpur is turning lab research into safe water for schools and villages in India.

In a significant advancement toward providing clean and safe drinking water in rural areas affected by fluoride contamination,

Innovative Fluoride Removal Technology From Groundwater Using Al-HAp-Coated Charcoal – The Science Matters

What happens when science meets social vision? A new material from IIT Kharagpur is turning lab research into safe water for schools and villages in India.

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The Science Matters @tscimat.bsky.social · 7d

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The Science Matters @tscimat.bsky.social · 7d

matchmaking events and funding calls offer researchers a structured platform to connect, share ideas, and establish consortia. Yet, navigating these opportunities can be complex, especially for early-career researchers and institutions unfamiliar with the European project ecosystem.

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The Science Matters @tscimat.bsky.social · 7d

Discover how European matchmaking events can help you find partners and secure funding for impactful research projects.

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In the modern research landscape, collaboration is not just beneficial; it is essential. Across Europe, initiatives such as

Insights From European Matchmaking Events and Funding Opportunities – The Science Matters

Discover how European matchmaking events can help you find partners and secure funding for impactful research projects.

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The Science Matters @tscimat.bsky.social · 9d

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Separation and Purification Technology, Elsevier

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Degradation of multicomponent pharmaceutical mixtures by electrochemical oxidation: Insights about the process evolution at varying applied currents and concentrations of organics and supporting electrolyte

Electrochemical oxidation is a treatment process that can achieve high degrees of removal of organic emerging pollutants from wastewater. The present …

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The Science Matters @tscimat.bsky.social · 9d

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Scientists Test A Radical Powerful Way To Remove Pharmaceuticals From Water – The Science Matters

Scientists test boron-doped diamond to zap medicines in rivers. Could this futuristic material protect ecosystems and human health worldwide

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The Science Matters @tscimat.bsky.social · 9d

to meeting ambitious new water quality targets. At its core lies a fascinating material: boron-doped diamond. Far from jewellery, this cutting-edge substance may be one of the most powerful tools available for stripping pharmaceuticals out of contaminated water.

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The Science Matters @tscimat.bsky.social · 9d

Scientists test boron-doped diamond to zap medicines in rivers. Could this futuristic material protect ecosystems and human health worldwide? By Adele Balseviciute and Manuel César Martí ; @upv.es

The study explores how this high-powered process could bring Europe closer

Scientists Test A Radical Powerful Way To Remove Pharmaceuticals From Water – The Science Matters

Scientists test boron-doped diamond to zap medicines in rivers. Could this futuristic material protect ecosystems and human health worldwide

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