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Genetic Scissors: 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

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Genetic Scissors: 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna were awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

Women in Research: Catarina Esteves From Portugal

Ulrike Böhm

Women in Research: Catarina Esteves From Portugal

Catarina studies the underlying processes of crystallization or recrystallization.

Women in Research: Mariana De Niz From Mexico

Ulrike Böhm

Women in Research: Mariana De Niz From Mexico

Mariana is a Human Frontier Science Program postdoctoral fellow at Instituto de Medicina Molecular in Lisbon, Portugal.

Women in Research: Kate Secombe From Australia

Ulrike Böhm

Women in Research: Kate Secombe From Australia

Kate researches gastrointestinal problems following cancer treatment.

Women in Research: Isabel Abánades Lázaro from Spain

Ulrike Böhm

Women in Research: Isabel Abánades Lázaro from Spain

Isabel's research focuses on defect engineering of Metal-Organic Frameworks for drug delivery and environmentally relevant applications

Future Chemistry: Learning from Nature to Build a Sustainable Future

Andrei Mihai

Future Chemistry: Learning from Nature to Build a Sustainable Future

In a series of lectures and debates at #LINOSD the panels discussed recent progress and future prospects of Chemistry, and there are reasons to be both concerned and excited.

Women in Research: Lucy Ombaka from Kenya

Ulrike Böhm

Women in Research: Lucy Ombaka from Kenya

Lucy had some female role models, but now she has become a role model herself.

The Future is Bright for Lithium-Ion Batteries

Tibi Puiu

The Future is Bright for Lithium-Ion Batteries

The technology was pioneered by Nobel Laureates Goodenough, Whittingham and Yoshino. What are the future uses for lithium-ion batteries?

A Rechargeable World: 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

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A Rechargeable World: 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino were awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

How to Weigh an Atom: Francis W. Aston’s Mass Spectrograph

Jude Dineley

How to Weigh an Atom: Francis W. Aston’s Mass Spectrograph

It’s 100 years since Nobel Laureate Francis W. Aston built his first mass spectrograph - a groundbreaking invention that was to launch the field of mass spectrometry, with applications in science, medicine and beyond.

Cold Fusion, Polywater & N-Rays: Notable Scientific Blunders Throughout History

Meeri Kim

Cold Fusion, Polywater & N-Rays: Notable Scientific Blunders Throughout History

For his seventh Lindau lecture, Nobel Laureate Dan Shechtman discusses scientific ideas that gained popularity before dying out.

How Biomimicry Leads to New Discoveries

Meeri Kim

How Biomimicry Leads to New Discoveries

Disciplines such as bionics and biomimetics take inspiration from the natural world to tackle human problems, leading to new findings in physics, engineering, and technology.