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Four Notre Dame faculty members have received National Science Federation CAREER awards to support ambitious projects in ...

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Nobel laureate Dr. George Smoot, who conducted groundbreaking research into the origins of the universe, has died. He had ...

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The Nobel Prize is considered the "Mount Everest of science." But it faces criticism over how winners are chosen, and may give a warped idea of scientific progress.

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A study published in Journal of Railway Science and Technology developed a class of polymer fiber-reinforced concrete that ...

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