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The Life Scientific: Andre Geim

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The Ig Nobel Prize

The Ig Nobel Prize is a satirical prize that celebrates unusual, often amusing scientific research. It was 25 years ago and I was not as courageous as I am now with Nobel Prize. Well after many years at Nijmegen you accepted a professorship at the University of Manchester. And when you get to Manchester again you try something new. After a few efforts one of them was Geckertape and adhesive dried without anything glue which was another successful story completely out of the blue.

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