Chemistry
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DISCOVERthe Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019 The prize was awarded jointly to John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino for something that has laid the foundation of wireless electronics and have a huge everyday impact for us. What is it? Try the puzzle! Jigsaw Puzzle It is the lithium-ion battery! The illustration shows…
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Prize announcement
https://www.youtube.com/embed/4i8w9xqhgaY Announcement of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry by Professor Göran K. Hansson, Secretary General of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, on 6 October 2021. “It’s a game changer. Like a new chess piece that is very, very powerful” Immediately following the announcement of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Professor Peter Somfai,…
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Prize announcement
https://www.youtube.com/embed/1CSYHLTPVzg Announcement of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry by Professor Göran K. Hansson, Secretary General of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, on 7 October 2020. https://www.youtube.com/embed/VO1WW6yVC8w “This has revolutionised the molecular life sciences.” Immediately after the announcement, Professor Claes Gustafsson, Chairman of the Nobel Committee, was interviewed by freelance journalist Joanna Rose regarding…
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Popular information
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020 Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna are awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020 for discovering one of gene technology’s sharpest tools: the CRISPR/Cas9 genetic scissors. Researchers can use these to change the DNA of animals, plants and microorganisms with extremely high precision. This technology has revolutionised the molecular life…
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Press release
Swedish 7 oktober 2020 har beslutat utdela Nobelpriset i kemi 2020 till Emmanuelle Charpentier Max Planck Unit for the Science of Pathogens, Berlin, Tyskland Jennifer A. Doudna University of California, Berkeley, USA ”för utveckling av en metod för genomeditering” Gensaxen: ett redskap för att förändra livets kod Emmanuelle Charpentier och Jennifer A. Doudna har…
moreThe symphony of science
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What does music mean to you? Do you use it to help relieve stress, anxiety and fall asleep to? For many, the value of music is endless and scientists and Nobel Laureates are no exception. From seeing problems in a new way to fostering discipline, expressing creativity to working as a team, music has helped…
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A reoccurring aim among the Nobel Laureates’ achievements is to help us live more sustainable lives – whether it’s growing enough food to ensure nobody goes hungry, or making our chemical processes cleaner and greener. Here are some of the ways our Nobel Laureates have worked to make the world more sustainable. Frances Arnold Frances…
moreThe Norwegian Nobel Committee
The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded by a committee of five, appointed by the Storting (the Norwegian parliament). The Norwegian Nobel Committee 2024 Members Jørgen Watne Frydnes (Chair) Asle Toje (Vice Chair) Anne Enger Kristin Clemet Gry Larsen Olav Njølstad (Secretary)Professor According to the rules laid down by the Storting, election to the committee is…
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On 27 November 1895, Alfred Nobel signed his last will and testament, giving the largest share of his fortune to a series of prizes in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and peace – the Nobel Prizes. In 1968, Sveriges Riksbank (Sweden’s central bank) established The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of…
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