The Nobel Laureates

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M. Yaghi “for the development of metal–organic frameworks.” The 2025 Nobel Prize laureates in chemistry have created molecular constructions with large spaces through which gases and other chemicals can flow. These constructions, metal–organic frameworks, can be used to harvest water from desert air, capture carbon dioxide, store toxic gases, or catalyse chemical reactions. Kitagawa, Robson, and Yaghi have developed a new form of molecular architecture. In their constructions, metal ions function as cornerstones that are linked by long organic (carbon-based) molecules. Together, the metal ions and molecules are organised to form crystals that contain large cavities. These porous materials are called metal–organic frameworks (MOF). By varying the building blocks used in the MOFs, chemists can design them to capture and store specific substances. MOF...

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physics 2025 to John Clarke University of California, Berkeley, USA Michel H. Devoret Yale University, New Haven, CT and University of California, Santa Barbara, USA John M. Martinis University of California, Santa Barbara, USA “for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit” Their experiments on a chip revealed quantum physics in action More info. Nobelprize.org

 This year's Nobel Prizes in science celebrate remarkable discoveries transforming our understanding of everything from gene regulation to artificial intelligence. Here's a closer look at the groundbreaking work recognized in physiology or medicine, physics, and chemistry, which has redefined the scientific landscape profoundly. Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine: Cracking the Code of Gene Regulation with MicroRNA The Nobel in Physiology or Medicine went to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their discovery of microRNA , tiny yet powerful strands of RNA that don't make proteins but act as vital gene regulators. Conducted initially on worms, their work revealed that microRNAs play a crucial role in turning genes on and off across all complex life forms, fundamentally altering how organisms develop and function. By understanding this mechanism, researchers are exploring potential treatments for diseases like cancer, where controlling gene expression could prevent or slow ...