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Wallenberg

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/ ˈvɑːlənbɜːɡ /

noun

  1. Raoul (raʊl). 1912–?, Swedish diplomat, who helped (1944–45) thousands of Hungarian Jews to escape from the Nazis. After his arrest (1945) by the Soviets nothing is certainly known of him, despite claims that he is still alive he is presumed to have died in prison

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The work is part of the cross-disciplinary project "The origin and fate of dust in our Universe," funded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation.

From Science Daily

He went on to earn another Emmy nomination as the star of the two-part “Wallenberg: A Hero’s Story” on NBC in 1985, in which he played a Swedish diplomat in Budapest who saved thousands of Hungarian Jews during World War II.

From Los Angeles Times

Before there was “Schindler’s List,” there was NBC’s “Wallenberg: A Hero’s Story.”

From Los Angeles Times

"We are at the beginning of trying to fully understand the mechanism behind it and what other potential application areas exist. But it's a very promising approach showing that photocatalytic doping is a new cornerstone in organic electronics," says Simone Fabiano, a Wallenberg Academy Fellow.

From Science Daily

The study, from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden and the Wallenberg Wood Science Center, shows how the abundant sustainable material can be 3D printed into a wide array of architectural components, using much less energy than conventional construction methods.

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