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Consistent Renewal, Efficiency, and Momentum in Research Funding

Consistent Renewal, Efficiency, and Momentum in Research Funding

Members of MTA have overwhelmingly approved reports on MTA’ activities in 2011 on Day 2 of the 183rd General Assembly of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
Success and Responsibility - The 183rd General Assembly of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences

Success and Responsibility - The 183rd General Assembly of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences

At the 183rd General Assembly of MTA the Academy's President József Pálinkás talked about the mission of scientific research, the success of the renewal of the institute network, and the responsibility of scientists in his address. On behalf of the government Deputy Prime-minister Tibor Navracsics expressed his will to support the reform of the Academy's institute network.
Cutting-Edge Research Datacenter to be Established in Hungary

Cutting-Edge Research Datacenter to be Established in Hungary

MTA' Wigner Research Centre for Physics is to host one of the most advanced information systems in the world, with the largest dedicated data transfer capacity in Europe. The tremendous amount of data and equipment of the Tier-0 infrastructure of the CERN will be hosted in the WIGNER Datacenter, providing Hungary with a unique advantage in information technology, science and economy.
New Report issues a warning about humanity’s ability to survive without a major change in direction

New Report issues a warning about humanity’s ability to survive without a major change in direction

2052: A Global Forecast for the Next Forty Years, by Jorgen Randers, launched by the Club of Rome, an international think-tank of which József Pálinkás, the president of MTA is also a member.
HUF 2bn Infrastructural Support for HAS’ Renewed Institute Network

HUF 2bn Infrastructural Support for HAS’ Renewed Institute Network

The President of the MTA announced the results of the applications for the largest infrastructural development in decades on April 23. Due to significantly increased government funding, the condition of the infrastructure of MTA’ most outstanding and competitive scientific workshops recently renewed will improve significantly this year.

From Solar Panels to Quantum Computing

Done with support from MTA' Momentum program, the research of Ádám Gali of the Wigner Research Centre for Physics and Budapest University of Technology and Economics may not only increase the efficiency of solar panels, but also perfect biological markers and even produce so-called quantum computers.
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Member of MTA Addresses EU Decision-makers

A committee of experts assembled by the European Research Council has chosen three outstanding scientists out of thousands to talk about their research and share their views on excellence in Europe at the Excellence 2012 Conference attended by science policy leaders of the EU. Among the chosen ones has been member of MTA Tamás Vicsek.
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Joint Effort for Research Excellence

"Gaining back truly outstanding scientific minds and providing them with a competitive research environment are the true pre-conditions for achieving research excellence", MTA President József Pálinkás said in his talk delivered at the 10th Bolyai Workshop Conference. Besides its research activities, the Academy has been collaborating with research universities in various research projects and in training a steady supply of new researchers.
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Hungarian Geophysicists’ New Model for Protection against Geomagnetic Storms

The geo-electromagnetic research group of MTA’ Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences has conceived a model of the electric conductivity of the European continental plate. Named EURHOM, the model serves a dual purpose: it helps researchers better understand plate tectonic processes within the European lithosphere and it also identifies areas most vulnerable to geomagnetic storms.
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Significant Gender Differences in Intimate Relationships

As a person ages, significant differences in relationship preferences emerge between men and women. Following menopause, women's focus noticeably shifts from their husband to their children, especially their daughter(s), scientists maintain in their recently published article in Scientific Report. Among the authors are members of MTA János Kertész and László Barabási-Albert.
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Member of MTA Endre Szemerédi Receives the Abel Prize

Considered to be the "Nobel prize" of mathematics, the Abel Prize has been awarded to member of MTA Endre Szemerédi this year. Professor Szemerédi is the second Hungarian scientist to receive this most prestigious award founded in 2001. Honorary member of MTA Peter D. Lax was awarded with the Abel Prize in 2005.
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Scientific Community Commemorates Albert Szent-Györgyi

"Something unique must have happened seventy-five years ago if so many Nobel-laureates and distinguished scientists have gathered here in Szeged today", MTA President József Pálinkás said at the opening of an international conference commemorating the 75th anniversary of Albert Szent-Györgyi’s Nobel-prize. Held between March 22 and 25 in Szeged, the event has attracted over one thousand scientists from abroad, nine of them Nobel-laureates, to pay a tribute to the scientist.
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