Nobel Prize

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…

Interview, December 2025 Interview with the 2025 Nobel Prize laureate in chemistry Omar Yaghi on 6 December 2025 during Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. Omar Yaghi answers the following questions (the links below lead to a clip on YouTube): Can you tell us about your childhood? What type of child were you? What influence did…

Announcement of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry by professor Hans Ellegren, Secretary General of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, on 8 October 2025. Interview about the awarded work “They have taken basic principles of chemistry and have been able to build remarkable materials.” Olof Ramström, professor of organic chemistry and member of the…

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