The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2014

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1 (of 26) Eric Betzig receiving his Nobel Prize from His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 2014. Copyright © Nobel Media AB 2014
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2 (of 26) Eric Betzig blew a kiss at the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 2014.

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3 (of 26) Eric Betzig after receiving his Nobel Prize at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 2014. Copyright © Nobel Media AB 2014
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4 (of 26) Eric Betzig receiving his Nobel Prize from His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. Copyright © Nobel Media AB 2014
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Nobel Laureates at the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony. From left: Physics Laureates Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura; Chemistry Laureates Eric Betzig, Stefan W. Hell and William E. Moerner; Medicine Laureates John O'Keefe and May-Britt Moser.

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5 (of 26) Nobel Laureates at the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony. From left: Physics Laureates Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura; Chemistry Laureates Eric Betzig, Stefan W. Hell and William E. Moerner; Medicine Laureates John O'Keefe and May-Britt Moser. Copyright © Nobel Media AB 2014
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6 (of 26) Eric Betzig receiving his Nobel Prize. Overview from Nobel Prize Award Ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 2014. Copyright © Nobel Media AB 2014
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7 (of 26) Eric Betzig with family and relatives on stage after the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 2014. Copyright © Nobel Media AB 2014
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8 (of 26) Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and Eric Betzig proceed into the Blue Hall of the Stockholm City Hall for the Nobel Banquet.

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9 (of 26) Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and Eric Betzig at the table of honour at the Nobel Banquet. Copyright © Nobel Media AB 2014
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10 (of 26) Eric Betzig at the table of honour.

The Swedish Royal Family receive the Laureates and their significant others in the Prince's Gallery after the Nobel Banquet. From left to right: Dr Sharon Stein Moerner, Nobel Laureate William E. Moerner, Dr Na Ji, Nobel Laureate Eric Betzig, His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Her Majesty Queen Silvia, Nobel Laureate Stefan W. Hell and Professor Anna Kathrin Hell.

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11 (of 26) The Swedish Royal Family receive the Laureates and their significant others in the Prince's Gallery after the Nobel Banquet. From left to right: Dr Sharon Stein Moerner, Nobel Laureate William E. Moerner, Dr Na Ji, Nobel Laureate Eric Betzig, His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Her Majesty Queen Silvia, Nobel Laureate Stefan W. Hell and Professor Anna Kathrin Hell.

Ten of the thirteen Nobel Laureates of 2014 assembled at the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm on 12 December 2014. From left: Edvard I. Moser, May-Britt Moser, Shuji Nakamura, Stefan W. Hell, Patrick Modiano, Hiroshi Amano, Kailash Satyarthi, Jean Tirole, Eric Betzig and William E. Moerner.

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12 (of 26) Ten of the thirteen Nobel Laureates of 2014 assembled at the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm on 12 December 2014. From left: Edvard I. Moser, May-Britt Moser, Shuji Nakamura, Stefan W. Hell, Patrick Modiano, Hiroshi Amano, Kailash Satyarthi, Jean Tirole, Eric Betzig and William E. Moerner. Copyright © Nobel Media AB 2014
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13 (of 26) Eric Betzig autgraphing posters during the Nobel Foundation reception at the Nordic Museum in Stockholm, 9 December 2014. Copyright © Nobel Media AB 2014
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14 (of 26) Eric Betzig delivering his Nobel Lecture "Single Molecules, Cells, and Super-Resolution Optics" in the Aula Magna, Stockholm University, 8 December 2014.

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15 (of 26) Eric Betzig delivering his Nobel Lecture.

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16 (of 26) Eric Betzig delivering his Nobel Lecture in the Aula Magna, Stockholm University, 8 December 2014.

All three Chemistry Laureates assembled at stage after the Nobel Lectures in the Aula Magna, Stockholm University, on 8 December 2014. From left: Eric Betzig, Stefan W. Hell and William E. Moerner.

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17 (of 26) All three Chemistry Laureates assembled at stage after the Nobel Lectures in the Aula Magna, Stockholm University, on 8 December 2014. From left: Eric Betzig, Stefan W. Hell and William E. Moerner.

Press conference at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on 7 December 2014. From left: Laureate in Economic Sciences Jean Tirole, Nobel Laureates in Chemistry Eric Betzig, William E. Moerner, Stefan W. Hell, Nobel Laureates in Physics Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura.

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18 (of 26) Press conference at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on 7 December 2014. From left: Laureate in Economic Sciences Jean Tirole, Nobel Laureates in Chemistry Eric Betzig, William E. Moerner, Stefan W. Hell, Nobel Laureates in Physics Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura.

All three Chemistry Laureates assembled at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on 7 December 2014. From left: Stefan W. Hell, William E. Moerner and Eric Betzig.

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19 (of 26) All three Chemistry Laureates assembled at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on 7 December 2014. From left: Stefan W. Hell, William E. Moerner and Eric Betzig.

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20 (of 26) All three Chemistry Laureates signing posters at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on 7 December 2014.

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21 (of 26) Like many Nobel Laureates before him, Eric Betzig autographs a chair at Bistro Nobel at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm, 6 December 2014.

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All three Nobel Laureates in Chemistry, from left: Stefan W. Hell, Eric Betzig and William E. Moerner, with their autographed chair in Bistro Nobel at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm, 6 December 2014.

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22 (of 26) All three Nobel Laureates in Chemistry, from left: Stefan W. Hell, Eric Betzig and William E. Moerner, with their autographed chair in Bistro Nobel at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm, 6 December 2014.

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