Home » breakingnews » Trio win Nobel Chemistry Prize for tiny molecular machinesTrio win Nobel Chemistry Prize for tiny molecular machinesThe winners of the 2016 Nobel Chemistry Prize (L-R) Jean-Pierre Sauvage, J Fraser Stoddart and Bernard L Feringa are displayed on a screen during a press conference to announce the winners of the 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. / AFP PHOTOSTOCKHOLM - Jean-Pierre Sauvage of France, J Fraser Stoddart of Britain and Bernard Feringa of the Netherlands won the Nobel Chemistry Prize on Tuesday for developing molecular machines, the world's smallest machines, the jury said. "They have developed molecules with controllable movements, which can perform a task when energy is added... Molecular machines will most likely be used in the development of things such as new materials, sensors and energy storage systems," it said.

Source: The Nation Bangkok October 05, 2016 09:56 UTC