NLS Nobel Prize Discoveries

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 - March 28, 2021

CRISPR/Cas9 – Rewriting the code of life

The discovery of CRISPR/Cas9 genetic scissors has revolutionized a lot of research areas, not least within life sciences, and the technology is bringing hope for new cancer therapies and the treatment of inherited diseases. The 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna’s discovery of CRISPR/Cas9 genetic scissors. This enzyme […]

Nobel Prize Discoveries - December 2, 2020

Finding the right rhythm

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019 recognizes the creation of a rechargeable world that paved the way for pacemakers. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019 was awarded jointly to John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino “for the development of lithium-ion batteries.” Their lightweight, rechargeable and powerful battery is used in mobile phones, […]

Nobel Prize Discoveries - April 6, 2017

Molecular machines – Tiny but significant

A thousand times thinner than a strand of hair, but with an impact as big as the microchip. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2016 was awarded to three scientists, Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Sir J. Fraser Stoddart and Bernard L. Feringa, for the design and synthesis of molecular machines. Molecular machines have been defined as “an assembly […]

Nobel Prize Discoveries - April 5, 2017

Nobel Laureate Chemistry 2016: J. Fraser Stoddart

Winning the Nobel Prize in chemistry generates a flood of phone calls, emails and invitations, which really was not a surprise to Sir. Fraser Stoddart, PhD, one of a trio of chemists who took the 2016 honors. What Stoddart did find most surprising and gratifying was among all the well-wishes were hundreds of emails and […]

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