Han Kang wins South Korea’s first literature Nobel

Agence France Presse 10/11/2024

Stockholm, Sweden – Author Han Kang on Thursday became the first South Korean to win the Nobel Prize in Literature for her work exploring the correspondence between mental and physical torment as well as historical events. A…

Nobel chemistry winner sees engineered proteins solving tough problems

10/11/2024

WASHINGTON, United States – Whether it’s battling tumors or breaking down plastic, American scientist David Baker, co-recipient of this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry, has an answer: engineering proteins that don’t naturally exist — a concept once…

Nobel Prize winners in physics sound AI alarm

Agence France Presse 10/09/2024

STOCKHOLM, Sweden — British-Canadian Geoffrey Hinton and American John Hopfield won the Nobel physics prize on Tuesday for their pioneering work on the foundations of artificial intelligence, with both sounding the alarm over the technology they helped…

Nobel Peace Prize goes to jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi

10/07/2023

OSLO — Imprisoned Iranian women’s rights advocate Narges Mohammadi won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in a rebuke to Tehran’s theocratic leaders and a boost for anti-government protesters, prompting the Islamic Republic’s condemnation. The award-making committee…

3 scientists win Nobel in chemistry

10/05/2023

STOCKHOLM — Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for their work on quantum dots — tiny particles just a few nanometers in diameter that can release very bright colored light and whose applications in everyday life…

Five things to know about the Nobel Prizes

09/28/2023

Stockholm, Sweden—Since 1901, Nobel prizes have been awarded to men, women, and organizations for work that has led to great advances for mankind, in line with the wishes of inventor Alfred Nobel. The winners of this year’s prizes…

Maria Ressa, Philippine Nobel winner, acquitted of tax evasion: court

09/12/2023

Manila—Philippine Nobel laureate Maria Ressa was acquitted Tuesday, September 12, 2023, of her final tax evasion charge, in the latest legal victory for the veteran journalist as she battles to stay out of prison. Ressa smiled as…

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