Nobel Prize

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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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The 2025 Nobel Prizes range from the discovery of a previously unknown immune cell, quantum mechanics and tunnelling, new materials known as MOFs, to the writings of László Krasznahorkai, the struggle for democracy in Venezuela and economic growth. This is a ready to use Nobel Prize lesson on all the 2025 Nobel Prizes. The lesson…

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The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine recognises discoveries that have increased our understanding of how the immune system works. The Nobel Prize laureates discovered a previously unknown immune cell called regulatory T cell (TREG). The immune system – one of the masterpieces of evolution We would not survive without a functioning immune system.…

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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025 recognises the development of materials with completely new features. The laureates have created porous metal-organic frameworks (abbreviated as MOFs). These have large cavities that other molecules, such as gases, can move in and out of. Metal ions + organic molecules become networks (MOF) Richard Robson at University of Melbourne.…

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The 2025 physics prize is about quantum mechanics. The laureates are recognised for experiments that demonstrate quantum mechanical effects in electrical circuits.   Quantum mechanics – a strange world Quantum mechanics describes how an electron may be located at different levels around an atomic nucleus. Quantum mechanics is a theory that was developed about 100 years…

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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”. She has been involved in the struggle for democratic rights in Venezuela for many years. Venezuela and…

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