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Breaking the Diffraction Limit

Hanna Kurlanda-Witek

Breaking the Diffraction Limit

During an interview in Lindau in occasion of #LINO23, Stefan Hell talked about his past work, how the landscape has changed for young researchers since he started out in science, and why he attends the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings almost every year.

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Nobel Peace Prize 2021

Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov receive the Nobel Peace Prize 2021.

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Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2021

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2021 will be awarded jointly to Benjamin List and David M.C. MacMillan.

The Darkest Secrets of the Universe: 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics

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The Darkest Secrets of the Universe: 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics

Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel and Andrea M. Ghez were awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics.

Characterising Exoplanets to Understand the Emergence of Life: CHEOPS

Stefanie Unterguggenberger

Characterising Exoplanets to Understand the Emergence of Life: CHEOPS

ESA recently launched CHEOPS, a satellite mission set to improve our understanding of the formation and evolution of exoplanets.

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2019: What Cells Do When the Air Gets Thin

Neysan Donnelly

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2019: What Cells Do When the Air Gets Thin

This year’s Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology honours discoveries concerning how cells sense and respond to low oxygen levels. The findings illuminate a fundamental aspect of normal cellular metabolism and have important implications for understanding – and perhaps treating – cancer.

The Nobel Prize: Celebrating Creative Minds

Melania Zauri

The Nobel Prize: Celebrating Creative Minds

Lindau Alumna Melania Zauri writes about creative processes and their role in science and research.

Our Place in the Universe: 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics

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Our Place in the Universe: 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics

James Peebles, Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz were awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics.

How Science Can Tackle the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

Samer Kurdi

How Science Can Tackle the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

2019 Lindau Alumnus Samer Kurdi writes on what science can do to tackle the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Flashes of Brilliance: The Posters at #LINO19

Andrei Mihai

Flashes of Brilliance: The Posters at #LINO19

The posters presented by young scientists at #LINO19 were ultra-hot. They were so brilliant that five posters shared the first three positions.

Basic Research: ‘What Has Physics Ever Done for Us?’

Jude Dineley

Basic Research: ‘What Has Physics Ever Done for Us?’

While the benefits of basic physics research may not always be so obvious, as the seed from which tomorrow’s big technological advances will grow, it must be nurtured.

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Nobel Prize Award Ceremony

Yesterday on 10 December – the anniversary of Alfred Nobel’s death – the 2018 Nobel Prize Award Ceremony took place at the Stockholm Concert Hall, Sweden. The recent Nobel Laureates in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine as well as the laureates in Economic Sciences received their Nobel medals and diplomas. Watch the ceremony here.