Nobel Prize

Nobel Prize winners unlock new discoveries in quantum mechanics

Nobel Prize winners unlock new discoveries in quantum mechanics

On Oct. 4, the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Alain Aspect from Université Paris-Saclay and École Polytechnique, research physicist John F. Clauser of J.F. Clauser & Associates and Anton Zeilinger from the University of Vienna for their work in the field of quantum information science.

Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to two scientists for their work on asymmetric organocatalysis

Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to two scientists for their work on asymmetric organocatalysis

While mRNA vaccine researchers received global attention as favorites for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, according to Chemical and Engineering News, the prize was instead awarded to another field of research that has hugely benefited the pharmaceutical industry. On Oct. 6, the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded jointly to Dr. Benjamin List and Dr. David W.C. MacMillan for their work on “asymmetric organocatalysis.”