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Nobel Peace Prize for 2022: A statement as Russia-Ukraine war rages

October 08, 2022 7:27 am

The Nobel Peace Prize, which has often mirrored the West’s current geopolitical choices, has been given jointly to an individual and two organisations who stand, directly or indirectly, against Russia.

Annie Ernaux: Memoirist of the personal, political and the universal

October 07, 2022 8:47 am

Annie Ernaux, who has long been in the running for the world's most prestigious literary award, is only the 17th woman writer to have won the Nobel Prize since its inception in 1901.

Nobel Prize 2022: Making chemistry click

October 06, 2022 8:37 am

The Nobel Prize committee said that the work of the three scientists on Click Chemistry, besides being "elegant, clever, novel and useful", also sought to bring the "greatest benefit to humankind".

This year’s Nobel winners in Physics provided evidence to suggest that entanglement was not just real, but could also be harnessed for solving problems

October 06, 2022 12:38 am

The story of this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics is a wonderful testament to the remarkable tenacity of scientists. Their success is a vindication of the argument that reputations or past achievements count for little in matters of science

Nobel prize goes to pioneers of Lego-like 'click chemistry'

October 05, 2022 6:39 pm

Carolyn Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and Barry Sharpless won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovering reactions that let molecules snap together to create new compounds and that offer insight into cell biology.

Nobel Prize in Chemistry announced: The winners' work, its significance

October 06, 2022 8:42 am

Carolyn R Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and K Barry Sharpless have been awarded for their work in 'click chemistry', which has applications in the field of medical science, including the treatment of cancer. We explain.

Nobel Prize in Physics announced: The winners' work, its significance

October 05, 2022 7:25 am

The Nobel Prize for Physics 2022 is being shared by three scientists, Alain Aspect, John F Clauser and Anton Zeilinger

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