The SciencesOctober 11, 2010
Economics Nobel Awarded for Efforts to Understand and Fight Unemployment [Updated]
Diamond, Mortensen and Pissarides honored for model to help economists study "search frictions"
The 2010 Nobel Prizes
Scientific American covers this year's winners, whose work includes advances in the study of nanotechnology, the building of complex organic compounds, the development of in vitro fertilization and the understanding of "search friction" in the job market
TechnologyOctober 7, 2010
Graphite Novel: Nobel Prize Thrusts Graphene into the Spotlight--But Can It Deliver?
Georgia Institute of Technology researchers have described a way of making graphene that preserves the material's conductive properties, an early step toward graphene–silicon electronics
The SciencesOctober 6, 2010
Nobel Prize in Chemistry Honors Technique for Synthesizing Complex Compounds [Updated]
Three chemists will share the award for developing chemical reactions that enable the building of complex organic compounds with wide applications in medicine, industry and agriculture
The SciencesOctober 6, 2010
Chemistry Nobel Goes to Richard Heck, Ei-ichi Negishi and Akira Suzuki for Technique to Build Complex Molecules
Richard Heck, Ei-ichi Negishi and Akira Suzuki won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for the development of new ways to synthesize complex organic molecules using palladium-catalyzed cross-couplings. Steve Mirsky reports
TechnologyOctober 5, 2010
Physics Nobel Prize Goes to Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov for Graphene's Unusual and Useful Properties
The University of Manchester's Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov won the Nobel Prize in Physics for their research on the electronic and other properties of single-atom thick graphene, a form of carbon. Steve Mirsky reports
The SciencesOctober 5, 2010
Graphene Researchers Geim and Novoselov Win Nobel Prize in Physics [Updated]
One-atom-thick sheets of carbon have been on the scene for just six years but have already drawn a wealth of research interest
October 4, 2010
Physiology or Medicine Nobel Prize Goes to Robert Edwards for IVF
85-year-old Englishman Robert Edwards wins the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his 20-year effort to develop in vitro fertilization. Steve Mirsky reports
HealthOctober 4, 2010
Robert Edwards Wins the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for Pioneering In Vitro Fertilization [Update]
Edwards's work with Patrick Steptoe resulted in the first birth of a test-tube baby--Louise Brown in 1978
Climate ChangeSeptember 23, 2010
Reverse Combustion: Can CO2 Be Turned Back into Fuel?
Various efforts are underway to find a cheap, efficient and scalable way to recycle the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide back into the hydrocarbons that fuel civilization
The SciencesSeptember 21, 2010
Annual predictions for the Nobel Prizes released
February 23, 2010
Test-Tube Babies May Face Greater Health Risks Than Naturally Conceived Children
Research shows that children born with the help of reproductive technology might be at a higher risk for genetic defects leading to chronic disorders
EnvironmentOctober 12, 2009
Economics Nobel Highlights How Social Relationships Explain Certain Economic Activities
Elinor Ostrom and Oliver E. Williamson win the prize for their analyses of cooperation and conflict in economic governance
HealthOctober 10, 2009
When the Economy Is in the Red, Are People Really in the Pink?
A recent study finds that economic expansion could be worse for your health than a downturn, revealing a possible upside to today's recession
TechnologyMarch 20, 2008
D.I.Y. Graphene: How to Make One-Atom-Thick Carbon Layers With Sticky Tape
Graphene, science's latest wonder material, is surprisingly easy to produce. JR Minkel explores how to make the novel substance, which is discussed in detail in Carbon Wonderland