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Research on metal-organic frameworks gets the chemistry Nobel Prize
Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi will share the prize. Their structures can “capture carbon dioxide, store toxic gases or catalyse chemical reactions,” the committee said.
The Nobel Prize for physics is awarded for discoveries in quantum mechanical tunneling
The Nobel committee said that the laureates' work provides opportunities to develop "the next generation of quantum technology, including quantum cryptography, quantum computers, and quantum sensors."
The medicine Nobel Prize goes to 3 scientists for work on peripheral immune tolerance
Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi were honored for research into how the body helps the immune system avoid attacking your own tissues instead of foreign invaders.
'There's great hope': Minnesota's first neurology-dedicated pet clinic opens
As the state’s only veterinary clinic dedicated to neurology gets up and running, Dr. Missy Carpentier told Cathy Wurzer why pets and their people can have hope in medical situations that start out scary.
After 10 years of black hole science, Stephen Hawking is proven right
Researchers have spent 10 years improving the massive detectors they use to catch shockwaves from colliding black holes, and now the science is precise enough to test one of Stephen Hawking's key ideas.
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