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This year’s Nobel in Chemistry recognizes the tech underpinning everything from meds to batteries
Two researchers created a simple and effective tool for building molecules.
Nobel Prize awarded to researchers who parsed how we feel temperature and touch
The pair of scientists identified key mechanisms that enable us to sense heat, cold, and touch in the world around us.
The artist responsible for those gold-leafed Nobel portraits would like to paint something other than old white men, please
Meet the official portrait artist for the Nobel Prizes.
Weird Highlights From 25 Years Of Ig Nobel Prizes [Interactive]
Honoring science's funniest research
Nobel Peace Prize Goes To The Organization That Destroyed Syria’s Chemical Weapons
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, a group few have heard of, was just awarded the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize. It's well-deserved. Here's who they are.
Nobel Prize In Chemistry Awarded
Three scientists who developed computer-based methods for studying complex chemical systems and reactions have won the Nobel Prize in chemistry,...
Carbon Is So Hot Right Now: Chemistry Nobel Awarded for Carbon-Bonding Technique
First graphene, now this: Carbon is just the hottest element on the block these days. The 2010 Nobel Prize for...
Nobel Prize Awarded for Contributions to the Quest for Immortality
Three U.S. geneticists claim a 2009 Nobel Prize for discovering the genetic code of cell aging