A European trio of chemists have won the Nobel prize in chemistry for developing “nano-machines”, an advance that paved the way for the world’s first smart materials. In living organisms, cells work as molecular machines to power our organs, regulate temperature and repair damage. Jean Pierre Sauvage, Sir Fraser Stoddart and Bernard Feringa win Nobel prize in chemistry - live Read moreHe added that it had also been a shock when he succeeded in developing the first function: he “could hardly believe it worked”. “I remember when I was a kid, he came home from a trip to Stockholm with a chocolate Nobel prize. The winner of the peace prize will be announced on Friday and the economics prize will be announced on Monday 10 October.

Source: The Guardian October 05, 2016 09:59 UTC