Breaking out the lab coats and chalkboards! Six legendary scientists just claimed the highest honor in basic research at the 2025 International Congress of Basic Science (ICBS) hosted by Tsinghua University. Dubbed the 'Nobel-equivalent for foundational discoveries,' the Basic Science Lifetime Awards spotlight minds reshaping our understanding of reality itself.
The rockstar lineup includes Nobel physics laureates Samuel Ting (who redefined subatomic particles ), David Gross (quantum theory trailblazer), and Steven Chu (energy innovation guru). Computer science legend Robert Tarjan – whose algorithms power your favorite apps – scored the engineering prize alongside math champions Shigefumi Mori (geometry’s answer to Einstein) and George Lusztig (Wolf Prize-winning pioneer).
Fun fact: Mori’s 20th-century algebraic geometry work now underpins AI development . As ICBS organizers noted, "These discoveries echo through labs and TikTok science chats alike." The awards will officially drop at July’s Beijing ceremony – where theorists might finally explain why coffee always spills first thing Monday .
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Six legendary scientists just claimed the highest honor in basic research at the 2025 International Congress of Basic Science (ICBS) hosted by Tsinghua University. Dubbed the 'Nobel-equivalent for foundational discoveries,' the Basic Science Lifetime Awards spotlight minds reshaping our understanding of reality itself.
), David Gross (quantum theory trailblazer), and Steven Chu (energy innovation guru). Computer science legend Robert Tarjan – whose algorithms power your favorite apps 
– scored the engineering prize alongside math champions Shigefumi Mori (geometry’s answer to Einstein) and George Lusztig (Wolf Prize-winning pioneer).
. As ICBS organizers noted, "These discoveries echo through labs and TikTok science chats alike." The awards will officially drop at July’s Beijing ceremony – where theorists might finally explain why coffee always spills first thing Monday 
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