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Poking at the underbelly of science

Zurich, Switzerland
Joined March 2011
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‘Research Impact Bonds’ allow you to make profit-oriented investments into impactful, publicly funded scientific research. nature.com/articles/d41586-0… @eggersnsf @jameswilsdon @sarahderijcke @Stephen_Curry @csugimoto @BerndPulverer
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"The jury is out: a new approach to awarding science prizes" also the Marcel Benoist Prize, in case you are looking for good read on a cozy winter evening by the fireplace! @eggersnsf @Stephen_Curry @sarahderijcke @jameswilsdon @DefrWbf @C_Leumann f1000research.com/articles/1…
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John Conway, the man who solved mathematical problems with his bare hands. The legendary mathematician, who died on April 11, was curious, colorful and one of the greatest problem-solvers of his generation buff.ly/2KhOAVN
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Neatly presented scientific facts about COVID-19 / SARS-CoV-2, a clear signal in all the noise: drive.google.com/file/d/1Dqf…
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#SciCV is live! You can test the @snsf_ch's new CV format yourself at scicv.ch (@ORCID_Org account needed)! @eggersnsf @sarahderijcke @Stephen_Curry @jameswilsdon @allen_liz @NIHDirector
The @snsf_ch is testing a new, standardised CV format. It includes the academic age, the Relative Citation Ratio, narratives and full @ORCID_Org integration: scicv.ch. @DORAssessment @cwtsleiden @RoRInstitute
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Today the @snsf_ch will announce a new CV format. An exciting step in the direction of simpler, standardised and more automated CVs, which has been great fun to develop: scicv.ch Thank you @eggersnsf, @ClaudiaKuehni, Chris Bösch, @MichStrin & Martin von Arx!
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Amazing Drone footage....A sheep dog controlling sheep
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Scientist: carefully designs experiment Participant: teapaw.org/Wcwya/status/119884700…
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On 7 November we celebrate science and cutting-edge research in Switzerland - @ParmelinG awards the #prixbenoist to @NicolaSpaldin. Video: youtu.be/VHwW_bP5u7E
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Je félicite @NicolaSpaldin @ETH pour le Prix scientifique suisse Marcel Benoist qui vient de lui être décerné. Ses recherches pionnières sur de nouveaux matériaux soulignent l’importance de la recherche fondamentale. Sa curiosité en fait un modèle pour tous. #prixbenoist @fns_ch
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Chapeau! Ich gratuliere @ETH Professorin Nicola Spaldin herzlich zum Gewinn des ältesten Schweizer Wissenschaftspreises. Well deserved, Nicola! @snf_ch @DefrWbf #Benoist-Preis
Grosse Ehre: Für ihre herausragende Forschung zu #Multiferroika erhält @NicolaSpaldin, ETH-Professorin für Materialtheorie, den Marcel Benoist Preis 2019 – die bedeutendste Wissenschaftsauszeichnung der Schweiz. Herzliche Gratulation! @snsf_ch ethz.ch/de/news-und-veransta…
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Great honour: @NicolaSpaldin, ETH Professor of Materials Theory, has been awarded the Swiss Science Prize Marcel Benoist for her outstanding research into multiferroic materials. Congratulations! @snsf_ch #Multiferroika ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/e…
Multiferroics respond to magnetic and electric fields thereby paving the way for ultra-fast computers and more energy efficient data storage. @NicolaSpaldin @eth_en has today been awarded the Marcel Benoist Prize for her research into multiferroics.
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The Swiss Science Prize Marcel Benoist with prize money of CHF 250,000 has been awarded to @eth_en Professor @NicolaSpaldin. She received the #prixbenoist for developing a new class of materials that could revolutionise data storage. Congratulations! marcel-benoist.ch/en/
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Congrats Nicola Spalding!!! and many thanks to the @snsf_ch team that organised the process of nomination and evaluation and the international panel. @MichStrin @hillotweet
Great honour: @NicolaSpaldin, ETH Professor of Materials Theory, has been awarded the Swiss Science Prize Marcel Benoist for her outstanding research into multiferroic materials. Congratulations! @snsf_ch #Multiferroika ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/e…
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Bereits 98 Mal wurde der renommierte Schweizer Wissenschaftspreis Marcel Benoist verliehen, 2018 dem Friedensforscher Lars-Erik Cederman @ETH Dieses Jahr sind MINT-Forschende nominiert. Am Donnerstag ist die Bekanntgabe. Bleiben Sie dran! #prixbenoist
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