All Prizes and awards articles – Page 11
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CareersNobel signals for new drugs
Sarah Houlton talks to a company that’s capitalising on the chemistry of communication
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FeatureA signal honour
The 2012 Nobel prize in chemistry was awarded to Robert Lefkowitz and Brian Kobilka for studies of G-protein-coupled receptors. Phillip Broadwith looks at the molecular machinery underpinning cell signalling
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NewsChemistry Nobel awarded for protein receptors
US scientists Robert Lefkowitz and Brian Kobilka take prestigious gong for pharmacologically important breakthroughs
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FeatureFast, flexible and flourishing
Paul Workman’s experiences in big pharma, academia and biotech gave him the tools to develop new drugs and spin out successful companies. Sarah Houlton profiles the 2012 Chemistry World entrepreneur of the year
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CareersWrite all about it
Chemists with a nose for news and a flair for writing may enjoy life as a science writer, reports Nina Notman
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FeatureQuasicrystals scoop prize
The 2011 Nobel laureate in chemistry, Daniel Shechtman, fought hard to win acceptance of his discovery: quasicrystals. Laura Howes tells how perseverance led to the ultimate recognition
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Transmutations and isotopes
Frederick Soddy's work with Ernest Rutherford on radioactivity shook the foundations of chemistry. Mike Sutton looks at Soddy's remarkable career.