Sir Harry Kroto passed away

Sir Harold Kroto, 7 October 1939 – 30 April 2016

Hiroshi Amano: How Blue Light Changed the...

Finding a method to produce blue LEDs not only rendered flatscreen TVs and smartphones possible, among others. It also means lighting the world.

Oliver Smithies: How potatoes revolutionised electrophoresis

When Oliver Smithies talks about his ninety years, he still sounds like a young boy absolutely fascinated by how stuff works – and by the fact that he’s the one to find out.

Angus Deaton: Life after Stockholm

Nobel economist Angus Deaton reflects on some of the lesser-known consequences of being a Nobel Laureate.

Enrico Fermi and the Dawn of the...

How a ‘pile’ became the world’s first nuclear reactor

Lloyd Shapley: A founding giant of game...

An obituary by his co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences Alvin Roth.

New wonder materials – from lab specimens...

Multiferroics, graphene and polymers

Gene drive: evolution in fast motion

Is the new technology a decisive breakthrough in the fight against mosquito-transmitted diseases?

Economics: Why are white US middle-agers dying?

Economist Anne Case and Nobel laureate Angus Deaton discovered a rising mortality rate for this group. Their surprising find reveals a health crisis that could turn into a political crisis.

The Lindau Meetings present themselves at the...

A very special day at the German Embassy to the United States