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Atoms and spider venom win big at science awards

Michelle Simmons Australia
Michelle Simmons won Australia's major science prize for creating the field of atomic electronics. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

A former Australian of the Year whose discoveries are pushing the world into the quantum age, and a pest-averse spider venom collector have won the country's most prestigious science awards.

University of NSW professor Michelle Simmons was awarded the $250,000 Prime Minister's Prize for Science on Monday night for creating the field of atomic electronics.

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