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14 Greeks among the Top 100 most powerful people in the shipping world
[:el] For yet another year Lloyd’s has published the list of the Top 100 of the most powerful people in the shipping world and like every year Greek shipowners are present. In the top of the list is Xu Lirong from Cosco. In the 7th place...
Breakthrough of the Year the LIGO’s gravitational-wave discovery
[:el] The Physics World 2016 Breakthrough of the Year goes to “the LIGO Scientific Collaboration for its revolutionary, first-ever direct observations of gravitational waves”. Nine other achievements are highly commended and cover topics ranging from nuclear physics to material science and more. Almost exactly 100...
Greek video journalist wins award for migrant coverage
[:el] AFPTV correspondent Will Vassilopoulos on Wednesday won an award for his coverage of the migrant crisis in his native Greece, from Britain’s Rory Peck Trust which supports freelancers globally. The awards recognize the best freelance news cameramen and camerawomen around the world. Vassilopoulos was awarded...
A Greek city among the top 8 ancient sites for stargazing
Many iconic ancient observing places, such as Stonehenge (England), Chichén Itzá (Mexico), or the Mesopotamian ziggurats (Middle East) are either closed to visitors at night or under vanished urban skies. But plenty of places remain where you can explore ancient sites and the night sky. The...
Greek-Australian picked by Trump for Manufacture board
[:el] President-elect Donald J. Trump has selected Dow Chemical Co. Chief Executive Andrew Liveris, to head a manufacturing council, bringing the head of the Michigan-based company on stage during a campaign-style rally to make the surprise announcement. Andrew Liveris, a Greek-Australian, was elected as chairman...
Greek astronomer solved the mystery of the ‘brightest supernova ever seen’
[:el] Last year, astronomers recorded the brightest supernova explosion ever seen. Follow up observations by a team of researchers led by a Greek scientist, now suggest this cataclysmic event wasn’t a supernova at all, but rather, an extremely rare celestial phenomenon involving a supermassive black...
2 Greek among the top 10 discoveries for 2016
[:el] Archaeology Magazine published the top 10 discoveries of 2016. The editors reveal the year’s most compelling finds and among them 2 Greek discoveries are featured. The necropolis in Faliron and the skeleton of the Antikythera Shipwreck. The list is published annualy. See the whole...
Τhe European Research Council funds 7 Greek researchers
[:el] The European Research Council (ERC) has announced the awarding of its Consolidator Grants to 314 top researchers from 39 nationalities in Europe, among them 7 Greek researchers. The funding, worth a total of €605 million will for instance advance new regenerative therapies for heart...
A Greek city among the top 17 places to travel in 2017
[:el] Conde Nast Traveler published the list with the best places to travel in 2017. 17 unique destinations around the globe from Portugal and the Azores to Canada, these 17 editor-endorsed destinations are the best places to travel this year and a Greek city is...
2 Greek researchers behind the new techique for skin cancer diagnosis
[:el] A noninvasive microscopy technique that exploits NADH fluorescence enables researchers to observe how mitochondria alter their shape and arrangement in human tissue. This new technique was discovered by 2 Greek researchers. Patients could one day get their skin examined under a special microscope and, in just...