All Prizes and awards articles – Page 9
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FeatureModels of success
The 2013 Nobel prize in chemistry was for combining quantum and classical mechanics, as Emma Stoye discovers
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NewsComputational chemists take Nobel prize
‘Secret handshake’ that joined up quantum physics with classical molecular mechanics grabs science’s top gong
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FeatureNo small success
Chad Mirkin has spun out his nanotechnology research into several companies
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NewsChad Mirkin named Chemistry World Entrepreneur of the Year
This year’s prize has been awarded to US nanotechnologist Chad Mirkin for his work on spherical nucleic acids
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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