08.11.2011

Study Finds: Breakthrough Scientific Discoveries no Longer Dominated by the Very Young

A new study suggests, that it is no longer the case that scientists under the age of 40 make the majority of significant breakthroughs in chemistry, physics and medicine. more05.10.2011

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2011: Daniel Shechtman

Daniel Shechtman from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa in Israel was honored by The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences with the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2011 "for the discovery of quasicrystals". more04.10.2011

Nobel Prize in Physics 2011: Saul Perlmutter, Brian P. Schmidt, Adam G. Riess

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2011 was awarded "for the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the Universe through observations of distant supernovae" with one half to Saul Perlmutter and the other half jointly to Brian P. more03.10.2011

Ralph Steinman, Honored Today with Nobel Prize, Passed Away

Ralph M. more03.10.2011

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2011: Bruce A. Beutler, Jules A. Hoffmann and Ralph M. ...

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2011 shall be divided, with one half jointly to Bruce A. Beutler and Jules A. Hoffmann for their discoveries concerning the activation of innate immunity and the other half to Ralph M. more17.06.2011

Nobel Prize Winners Meeting: Global health as key issue

Between 26 June and 1 July, 570 young scientists and 24 Nobel Laureates will be assembling at Lake Constance to discuss advances in medical research, absorb fresh inspiration and make contacts. Global health will be one of the key issues of the 61st Lindau Meeting Many of the young scientists are coming from developing countries where disease is rife - all the more reason, then, to link the Meeting for the first time with a theme "Global Health". more08.10.2010

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2010

Organic chemistry has developed into an art form where scientists produce marvelous chemical creations in their test tubes. Mankind benefits from this in the form of medicines, ever-more precise electronics and advanced technological materials. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2010 awards one of the most sophisticated tools available to chemists today. more05.10.2010

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2010

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2010 was today awarded jointly to Andre Geim  and Konstantin Novoselov "for groundbreaking experiments regarding the two-dimensional material graphene". Graphene is a form of carbon. As a material it is completely new - not only the thinnest ever but also the strongest. As a conductor of electricity it performs as well as copper. As a conductor of heat it outperforms all other known materials. It is almost completely transparent, yet so dense that not even helium, the smallest gas atom, can pass through it. more04.10.2010

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2010

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2010 was today awarded by the Swedish Nobel Committee to Robert G. Edwards, professor emeritus at the University of Cambridge, "for the development of in vitro fertilization". Robert Edwards is awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize for the development of human in vitro fertilization (IVF) therapy. His achievements have made it possible to treat infertility, a medical condition afflicting a large proportion of humanity including more than 10% of all couples worldwide. more02.09.2010

Paul Greengard

One of the leading scientists of our age - American Nobel Prize laureate Paul Greengard - is to be awarded the Karolinska Institutet Gold Medal, which is being given during the year of the university's 200-year anniversary. Dr. Greengard receives the medal for his research, which has increased our understanding of neurological and mental diseases, and for his more than 40 years of collaboration with Karolinska Institutet. more