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Trio shares economy prize: "A real shock"

A trio is awarded this year's economics prize in memory of Alfred Nobel. Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James A Robinson have asked themselves why some countries are poor and others rich.

Trio shares economy prize: "A real shock"

They solved the puzzle that has baffled researchers for decades

The researchers David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper have cracked the codes for the structure of proteins, "life's chemical multi-tool". Now they are being awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry by the Academy of Sciences.

They solved the puzzle that has baffled researchers for decades

Cracked Holy Grails – Tipped as Winners

Last year, the discovery of light-emitting quantum dots was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The year before, the method of using chemical handles to make molecules click into each other was prized.

Cracked Holy Grails – Tipped as Winners

Nobel Laureate: Must Avoid AI Going Off the Rails

The researchers John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton receive the Nobel Prize in Physics. The two were inspired by the human brain, to create computers that learn.

Nobel Laureate: Must Avoid AI Going Off the Rails

Nobel Prize Facts Package 2024

Alfred Nobel (born 1833 in Stockholm, died 1896 in San Remo, Italy) is Sweden's most famous inventor and industrial leader. His most important invention was dynamite, which he patented in 1867.

Nobel Prize Facts Package 2024