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Nobel awards quantum circuit pioneers

The Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John M. Martinis for demonstrating quantum effects in electronic circuits that underpin today’s quantum computers.

Nobel awards quantum circuit pioneers
César A. Hidalgo, Steven French, Zoubin Ghahramani, Chris Stringer, Bryan D. Jones and 52 more
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Ramsdell wins Nobel for immunity

Fred Ramsdell won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for work on immune tolerance and learned of it while hiking in the western United States.

Ramsdell wins Nobel for immunity
Toni K. Choueiri, Femi Oyebode, Timothy D. McBride, Mark C.M. van Loosdrecht, Bronwyn Fredericks and 46 more
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Parents scramble; child doses scarce

The CDC and HHS recommended updated COVID-19 vaccines on Monday, but many pharmacies and pediatricians lacked child-specific doses, leaving parents struggling to find shots.

Parents scramble; child doses scarce
Christina Pagel, Jason L. Schwartz, Lauren Hersch Nicholas, Timothy D. McBride, Karen Benjamin Guzzo and 9 more
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Shackleton knew Endurance was unfit

A structural analysis of the Endurance's wreck in the Weddell Sea found the ship was inadequately designed for Antarctic compressive ice and that Shackleton had known its weaknesses before sailing.

Shackleton knew Endurance was unfit
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