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More information in the FAQHow are the Nobel Prize laureates selected?
After a long selection process, the Nobel Prize-awarding institutions finally make their choice. In October, the world will learn about the discoveries and achievements honoured by this year’s prizes.
Find out more about the nomination process in the video.
Physicist George F. Smoot has passed away, aged 80. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2006 together with John C. Mather “for their discovery of the blackbody form and anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background radiation.” Their research confirmed fundamental predictions arising from the Big Bang theory, leading to its further acceptance as the standard model of cosmology.
George F. Smoot at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, California.
Copyright © Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 2006, Photo: Roy Kaltschmidt
Listen to the interview with 2022 chemistry laureate Carolyn Bertozzi right after she learnt about her Nobel Prize.
Selfie of Carolyn Bertozzi on the morning of the Nobel Prize call on 5 October 2022.
Photo: Carolyn Bertozzi
How would you react if you heard that you had been awarded the Nobel Prize? Here are some recollections of the special moment.
Jack W. Szostak answers phone calls after the announcement of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
© Harvard Gazette 2009, Photo: Justin Ide
James Robinson, 2024 economic sciences laureate, was awakened by his family.
James A. Robinson with his wife Maria Angélica Bautista, and son Adrian.
Photo: James Robinson
Learn more about the Nobel Prize-awarded work
Six discoveries and inventions that changed your life
From the glow of blue LEDs to the ‘miracle’ of IVF, the Nobel Prize celebrates individuals whose discoveries have changed the world. These six innovations and discoveries not only improve our daily lives, but save them and help create new ones.
No. In theory anybody could be put forward for a prize and as such being nominated is in no way an endorsement by the Nobel Prize. That is reserved for those individuals and organisations that are selected as Nobel Prize laureates.
The Nobel Prize medal.
© Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: Clément Morin.
Six prizes were awarded for achievements that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind. The 12 laureates’ work and discoveries range from proteins’ structures and machine learning to fighting for a world free of nuclear weapons.
This exhibition features works from the 19th century to the present day—from Francisco Goya’s harrowing depictions of war, through Yoko Ono’s activist pieces, to Barbara Kruger’s bold, graphic messages.
Little Soldiers (2024-2025) by Nanna Heitmann / Magnum Photos. Photo from the Nobel Peace Center's Exhibition "War is Peace?" showing from 12 September 2025 to 7 April 2026.
Nanna Heitmann / Magnum Photos
In the exhibition Fighting Disease – Three Stories From the Fields of Medicine, we meet a scientist, a doctor and a nurse who work to prevent disease, administer vaccines and search for new antibiotics.
Fighting disease: Shadows in sunlight.
Credit: Nobel Prize Outreach
A large selection of artefacts from Nobel Prize laureates is on display.
Malala Yousafzai – awarded the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize – donated this scarf to the Nobel Prize Museum which she wore when she argued for all children's right to education at the United Nations headquarters in 2013.
Photo: Nobel Prize Museum
George F. Smoot passed away on 18 September 2025, aged 80. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2006 “for their discovery of the blackbody form and anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background radiation.”
David Baltimore died on 6 September 2025, aged 87. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1975 “for their discoveries concerning the interaction between tumour viruses and the genetic material of the cell.”
Rainer Weiss passed away on 25 August 2025, aged 92. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2017 “for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves.”
Ivar Giaever died on 20 June 2025, aged 96. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 1973 “for their experimental discoveries regarding tunneling phenomena in semiconductors and superconductors, respectively.”
