Nobel Prize

Design and Construction of Targeted Extended Structures using Pre-Organized Building Blocks Richard Robson delivered his Nobel Prize lecture on 8 December 2025 at the Aula Magna, Stockholm University. He was introduced by Olof Ramström, member of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry.

The 1957 Nobel Prize laureates assembled onstage for the Nobel Prize award ceremony on 10 December. From left: Physics laureates Chen Ning Yang and Tsung-Dao Lee, chemistry laureate Lord Todd, medicine laureate Daniel Bovet and literature laureate Albert Camus.

Roald Hoffman photographed on 3 November 2025. Roald Hoffman, 2025.

The risk of losing free flow of ideas and people is one of the most pressing challenges for science, says 2018 chemistry laureate Frances Arnold. In this interview, she also elaborates on the importance of enzymes in healthcare, the promises of AI and the uses of “useless” knowledge in science. How important is basic research…

First reactions. Telephone interview, October 2025 “This is the mind of the researcher in Japan, don’t switch off the light, even at night.” In this short conversation recorded the day after the announcement of his Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Susumu Kitagawa about his approach to tackling grand challenges, and how to keep a lookout for…

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First reactions. Telephone interview, October 2025 “Some people thought it was a whole load of rubbish. But it didn’t turn out that way.” Richard Robson’s new concept for molecular architecture, which occurred to him while building models for teaching, was the starting point for the burgeoning field of metal–organic frameworks. In this conversation, he recounts…

Susumu Kitagawa receiving his Nobel Prize from H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at Konserthuset Stockholm on 10 December 2025. Susumu Kitagawa lecturing at the Aula Magna, Stockholm University, 8 December 2025. The three 2025 chemistry laureates Susumu Kitagawa, Omar M. Yaghi and Richard Robson after delivering their Nobel Prize lectures on 8 December…

Omar M. Yaghi receiving his Nobel Prize from H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at Konserthuset Stockholm on 10 December 2025. Omar M. Yaghi lecturing at the Aula Magna, Stockholm University, 8 December 2025. The three 2025 chemistry laureates Susumu Kitagawa, Omar M. Yaghi and Richard Robson after delivering their Nobel Prize lectures on…

Richard Robson receiving his Nobel Prize from H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at Konserthuset Stockholm on 10 December 2025. Richard Robson delivering his Nobel Prize Lecture on 8 December 2025 at the Aula Magna, Stockholm University. The three 2025 chemistry laureates Susumu Kitagawa, Omar M. Yaghi and Richard Robson after delivering their Nobel…