All nobel prize articles – Page 8
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OpinionDoes the Nobel prize still matter?
Outmoded, capricious and burdened with obligations – so why does everybody want one?
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NewsChemistry Nobel predictions range from perovskites to Crispr
Clarivate’s citation laureates name C–H functionalisation, perovskites and catalysis as Nobel contenders, while others favour Crispr or batteries
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FeatureA slice of ion beam–scanning microscopy
From brain cells to batteries, is there anything focused ion beam–scanning electron microscopy can’t study?
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NewsOlder researchers crowding out younger ones
Over three decades biomedical grants for basic science have shrunk for young group leaders in the US
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NewsNobel laureate’s medal collection to be sold at auction
Prizes awarded to Robert Robinson will be auctioned off in the UK next month
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OpinionWe need more women to win the Nobel prize
How to improve the gender balance in science’s most prestigious award
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ResearchNanomotors change up a gear with metal turbocharge
Metal complexation can speed up molecular motor 32 times
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FeatureSupraheroes
The three winners of this year’s chemistry Nobel gave chemists the tools to make molecules into machines. Emma Stoye assembles the story
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OpinionWhy molecular machines are more than just toys
This year’s Nobel prize could shift the field into high gear
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NewsMolecular machines roll in for the 2016 chemistry Nobel
Ben Feringa, Jean-Pierre Sauvage and Fraser Stoddart take chemistry’s top gong for creating a series of nanoscale machines
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OpinionHow to win the Nobel prize part 1: criteria
Bengt Norden discusses the critera against which research is judged
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OpinionHow to win part 2: nominations
Who nominates people for the Nobel prize? Bengt explains the nomination process.
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OpinionHow to win part 3: investigations
In this video, Bengt reveals how the committee investigates nominees to make sure the prize goes to the right person.
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OpinionHow to win part 4: chemistry on rotation?
Bengt tackles the perception that different fields ‘take it in turns’.
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OpinionHow to win part 5: how many people?
Bengt discusses whether the limit of three people will ever change
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OpinionHow to win part 6: 'You've won!'
Winning the Nobel prize has its downsides. Some people change for the worse.