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Monday, May 13, 2013

Nobel Prize Quiz

1)  2012 Nobel Prize in Physics to S. Haroche and D. Wineland "for ground-breaking experimental methods that enable measuring and manipulation of individual quantum systems".
What is a possible application of the work by the 2012 Physics Laureates?

a) Super strong materials 
b) Super fast clocks
c) Super fast computers
2) 2012 Nobel Prize in Physicsto S. Haroche and D. Wineland "for ground-breaking experimental methods that enable measuring and manipulation of individual quantum systems".
Serge Haroche uses atoms to study photons and David Wineland uses photons to study atoms. What are photons?




a) Quasi particles
b) Light particles
c) Charm particles


3) 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to Robert Lefkowitz and Brian Kobilka "for studies of G-protein-coupled receptors".
The Laureates have mapped so-called G-protein–coupled receptors through which about half of all medicines act. Where can you find these receptors?


a) In the cell nucleus
b) In the cell plasma
c)In the cell membrane





Courtesy : http://www.nobelprize.org/


Ans : 1.c , 2.b , 3.c 




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