It’s that time again!

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2018 was awarded jointly to James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo “for their discovery of cancer therapy by inhibition of negative immune regulation.”

The Royal Swedish Academy of Scienceshas decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physics 2018

“for groundbreaking inventions in the field of laser physics”

with one half to

Arthur Ashkin

Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, USA
“for the optical tweezers and their application to biological systems”

and the other half jointly to

Gérard Mourou
École Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA

and

Donna Strickland
University of Waterloo, Canada

“for their method of generating high-intensity, ultra-short optical pulses”

 

Tools made of light

The inventions being honoured this year have revolutionised laser physics. Extremely small objects and incredibly rapid processes are now being seen in a new light. Advanced precision instruments are opening up unexplored areas of research and a multitude of industrial and medical applications.

Apparently Barry Manilow was widely tipped to win this years NP in Literature, but then it was cancelled.

Bubblecar said:

Apparently Barry Manilow was widely tipped to win this years NP in Literature, but then it was cancelled.

No, we’ve had quite enough so-called musicians getting the Lit. prize.

I’m going for First Dog this year.

First cartoon character to win a Nobel Prize!

Back, with a very nice Crémant de Limoux to accompany the birdy casserole.

Press release: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2018

Frances H. Arnold
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA

“for the directed evolution of enzymes”

and the other half jointly to

George P. Smith
University of Missouri, Columbia, USA

and

Sir Gregory P. Winter
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK

“for the phage display of peptides and antibodies”

So with the cancellation of the Literature Prize, all that remains is the Peace Prize.

The Pope and Donald Trump have both been nominated so maybe it will be a split prize.

dv said:

Press release: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2018

Frances H. Arnold
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA

“for the directed evolution of enzymes”

and the other half jointly to

George P. Smith
University of Missouri, Columbia, USA

and

Sir Gregory P. Winter
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK

“for the phage display of peptides and antibodies”

captain_spalding said:

dv said:

Press release: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2018

Frances H. Arnold
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA

“for the directed evolution of enzymes”

and the other half jointly to

George P. Smith
University of Missouri, Columbia, USA

and

Sir Gregory P. Winter
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK

“for the phage display of peptides and antibodies”

Here’s something else for free.

The actor who played Young Mr Grace was 29 years older than the actor who played Young Mr Grace.

dv said:

The Royal Swedish Academy of Scienceshas decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physics 2018

“for groundbreaking inventions in the field of laser physics”

with one half to

Arthur Ashkin

Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, USA
“for the optical tweezers and their application to biological systems”

and the other half jointly to

Gérard Mourou
École Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA

and

Donna Strickland
University of Waterloo, Canada

“for their method of generating high-intensity, ultra-short optical pulses”

 

Tools made of light

The inventions being honoured this year have revolutionised laser physics. Extremely small objects and incredibly rapid processes are now being seen in a new light. Advanced precision instruments are opening up unexplored areas of research and a multitude of industrial and medical applications.

OK. I can agree with those. I’ve heard about both of them and think they are wonderful inventions.