Nobel Prize

How much do you know about the achievements awarded the 2025 Nobel Prizes? Take our one-minute crash course on each of the prizes and find out how they have changed our world. See all crash courses here.

Quantum tunnelling The 2025 physics prize is about quantum mechanics. What is it? Quantum mechanics is the field that scientists use to describe the small world, at the level of atoms and particles. At this level, different physical laws apply. A special science, quantum mechanics, is needed to explain how everything is connected. One of…

The author László Krasznahorkai Have you heard of the author László Krasznahorkai?The 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded to the Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai “for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art.” He has written novels, short stories, essays and plays. Many of his…

What is a MOF? Did you know there are materials that can capture water from desert air?The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025 recognises the development of materials with completely new features. The chemistry laureates have created porous metal–organic frameworks (abbreviated as MOFs). These have large cavities that other molecules can move in and out of. MOFs…

The immune system’s security guards What happens if our immune system attacks our own cells? The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025 is about our immune system. The immune system protects us from viruses, bacteria and other kinds of microorganisms. The Nobel Prize laureates Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi have discovered…

Fighting for democracy in Venezuela Do you know of Maria Corina Machado?The Nobel Peace Prize 2025 was awarded to Maria Corina Machado “for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.” Maria Corina Machado is a unifying…