nobel prize

The 2020 Nobel Prize for Chemistry has, for the first time, been shared by two female scientists, Emmanuelle Charpentier from France and the American, Jennifer A. Doudna. They led separate teams to discoveries which resulted in the exciting new tool that cuts and pastes DNA and goes by the cryptic… Read More

by Peter Ellis Mandatory Credit: Photo by Naina Helen Jama/TT/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (10439688a) A screen displays the portraits of the laureates of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry (L-R) John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham, and Akira Yoshino ‘for the development of lithium-ion batteries’ during a news conference at the… Read More

The 2016 Nobel Prize for Chemistry was jointly awarded to Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Bernard Feringa and Fraser Stoddart. Discover the science behind their win. Read More

2014 marks the 50th anniversary of Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin winning the Nobel Prize for her study of proteins, the first and only UK female winner of the prestigious award. This article looks at her life and impressive achievements in the field of science, with accompanying activities for your students. Read More