The 2010 Nobel Prize for Chemistry has been awarded to three scientists for a powerful process to produce carbon bonds important for medicine production, materials science and electronics--including the tech behind OLED screens.READ»
Graphene may be the material that transforms the electronics game into something amazingly new for the 21st century--the Nobel Prize committee seems to agree, and has awarded the 2010 Physics prize to two graphene scientists. READ»
The British medical expert has just won the Nobel Prize for medicine of 2010 for his pioneering of IVF techniques since the 1950s. Millions of lives owe their existence to this man.READ»
The first U.S. patent for the laser went to Arthur Schawlow and Charles Townes 50 years ago this month. Both physicists won Nobels for the work, which -- with that of ex-colleague Gordon Gould -- has sparked decades of innovation and sci-fi fantasy. A look at the data.READ»
Two U.S. academics have just been awarded the Nobel Prize for Economics, with the Prize Committee noting the winner's work in economic governance. One winner is Elinor Ostrom--the first woman to land the prestigious prize.
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The 2009 Nobel Prize for Physics has just been announced, and instead of rewarding some esoteric, hard-to-fathom theoretical physics work, it's gone to pioneers in two fields close to tech-lovers hearts: Fibre-optics and digital ...READ»
Every year, Thomson Scientific, a division of Thomson Reuters, attempts to predict who will win the Nobel prizes in the medicine, chemistry, physics, and economics categories a few weeks before the official list is released in ...READ»
