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Greek physicist wins international award
[:el] Asimina Arvanitaki, who holds the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Aristarchus Chair at Perimeter, has won the prestigious New Horizons in Physics Prize for 2017, making her the fifth Perimeter Institute Faculty member to earn the award since its inception in 2013. Arvanitaki was recognized...
4 potentially-tainted objects identified by the Greek hunter of stolen antiquities
[:el] The Cambridge-based Greek forensic archaeologist Christos Tsirogiannis notified Interpol that he had identified four potentially-tainted antiquity scheduled to be auctioned by Gorny & Mosch in Munich, Germany on December 14, 2016. Each of the four ancient objects are traceable to photos in the confiscated...
The landscape of Delphi among the best photos of 2016
[:el] National Geographic published the list with the 52 best images of the year curated from 91 photographers, 107 stories, and 2,290,225 photographs. Animals, nature, archaelogical sites, portraits… You can discover any themed photograph you can imagine. Among the stunning 52 photographs, in the 10th...
Pericles Kanaris at Pallas Theatre (VIDEO)
[:el] Pericles Kanaris’ concert celebrates his collaboration with renowned Greek poet and lyricist Manos Eleftheriou. Featuring: Top Greek vocalists (V. Papakonstantinou, K. Makedonas, R. Antonopoulou and L. Karakosta) alongside prominent musicians from the USA and Greece. Watch [:]...
Obama’s visit in Athens through the White House’s lens
[:el] The Chief Official White House Photographer, Pete Souza, accompanies President Barack Obama to all his trips and appearances the last 8 years. The Director of the White House Photo Office came with B. Obama in Athens and took unique photographs throughout the 2day visit....
Greek researcher behind the new method for analyzing crystal structure
[:el] A new technique developed by MIT researchers, among them a Greek scientist, reveals the inner details of photonic crystals, synthetic materials whose exotic optical properties are the subject of widespread research. The method is described in the journal Science Advances, in a paper by...
Costa Gavras honored in Greek Film Festival in Berlin
[:el] Costa Gavras is the guest of honor in Greek Cinema festival in Berlin, which will take place in Berlin in January 2017. The acclaimed director will attend the opening ceremony of the festival on January 18 and will be honored for his contribution to Greece...
Greek researcher reveals the sports that will save your life
[:el] An international research collaboration, led by a Greek researcher, has found that cycling, swimming, aerobics and racquet sports offer life saving benefits compared to running and football. Published today in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, the study also found that death from cardiovascular disease...
Greek researcher discovered a new method for making chemical sensors
[:el] By combining expertise in computational chemistry and liquid crystals, University of Wisconsin-Madison chemical engineers, among them a Greek researcher, have developed a new framework for discovering chemical sensors. The same principles the researchers used to optimize their material to detect a molecular mimic of...
How ancient languages are linked to anthropological features
[:el] University of Tübingen researchers have found evidence that common descent of human populations is reflected both in their cranial features and their linguistic affiliations over vast geographic distances. The formation of different languages and language groupings appears to have happened in the same broad...