Nobel Prize Discoveries - December 13, 2023
“The discovery of quantum dots has helped to catalyze the development of nanoscience”
Nanoparticles have not only found practical applications but have also ignited significant interest in the field of nanoscience and their potential applications in biology. Quantum dots have for instance the capability to label biological tissues, providing valuable insights into the various cellular structures.
Nobel Prize Discoveries - December 3, 2023
A path out of the pandemic
In record time people around the world had access to an effective vaccine against the new deadly and dangerous coronavirus. The basic research discoveries made by Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman paved the way for this historic achievement and have also led to a novel therapeutic technology – with great potential for many different diseases.
Nobel Prize Discoveries - November 8, 2022
Modern humans and the not-so-simple tree of life
This year’s Nobel discoveries in Medicine have provided us with answers about ourselves, for example our immune system and how to decipher genetic risks, but also about our origin and context. On October 3rd 2022, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Swedish geneticist Svante Pääbo, a professor at the Max Planck […]
Nobel Prize Discoveries - November 6, 2022
Simplifying science with a click
The three Nobel Laureates in Chemistry 2022 have brought chemistry into the era of functionalism and created a new genre in chemical biology. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences decided to award the 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and K. Barry Sharpless, for the development of click chemistry and […]
Nobel Prize Discoveries - July 18, 2022
A third type of catalysis
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2021 shed light on a simple, sustainable and smart molecular building tool that has had a great impact on pharmaceutical production. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences decided to award the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2021 to Benjamin List and David MacMillan, for “the development of asymmetric organocatalysis.” Their discoveries […]
Nobel Prize Discoveries - April 24, 2022
Unlocking the door to a complex sense
The Nobel Laureates in Medicine 2021 revealed the mechanisms that underpin the different sensations of temperature and touch. Their discoveries have led to a better understanding of how the nervous system codes sensory information, as well as triggering a myriad of exciting new questions. Since the 1940s, it has been demonstrated that nerve cells are […]
