Awards and Honours

Awards and Honours

2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

The two chemists developed a new way of building molecules using small organic catalysts, which is cheaper and more environmentally friendly.

6 October 2021 · Source: The Nobel Prize

Awards and Honours

2021 Nobel Prize in Physics

Manabe and Hasselmann developed models of the Earth's climate that showed how rising carbon dioxide leads to warming.

5 October 2021 · Source: The Nobel Prize

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2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

The two Americans discovered how nerves detect heat, cold and touch, including through the chemical in chilli peppers that makes them hot.

4 October 2021 · Source: The Nobel Prize

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2020 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences

Milgrom and Wilson designed new types of auction used to sell radio frequencies and other goods that are hard to value.

12 October 2020 · Source: The Nobel Prize

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2020 Nobel Peace Prize

The United Nations World Food Programme provides food to millions of people each year.

9 October 2020 · Source: The Nobel Prize

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2020 Nobel Prize in Literature

The American poet is known for collections including The Wild Iris, which won the Pulitzer Prize.

8 October 2020 · Source: The Nobel Prize

Awards and Honours

2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

The two scientists developed the CRISPR-Cas9 "genetic scissors", which can change DNA with great precision.

7 October 2020 · Source: The Nobel Prize

Awards and Honours

2020 Nobel Prize in Physics

Penrose used mathematics to show that black holes are a direct consequence of Einstein's theory of relativity.

6 October 2020 · Source: The Nobel Prize

Awards and Honours

2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

The discovery of the hepatitis C virus made it possible to screen blood and develop drugs that can cure the infection.

5 October 2020 · Source: The Nobel Prize

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2019 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences

The three economists use experiments, similar to medical trials, to test which policies work best in reducing poverty.

14 October 2019 · Source: The Nobel Prize