John Joseph Hopfield, Princeton University, and Geoffrey E. Hinton, University of Toronto, were honored for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning (ML) with artificial neural networks

Nobel Prize in Physics 2024

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2024
Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun, University of Massachusetts Medical School, USA, were honored for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation

Who’s Next? Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024 – Voting Results October 7
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Ligand-Free Nickel-Catalyzed Chlorination of Aryl Halides
Halogen exchange of aromatic halides with magnesium chloride under mild conditions

Polarity of Over 550 Radicals Calculated
Electrophilicity/nucleophilicity of common open-shell synthetic intermediates calculated and experimentally validated

LANXESS Sells Polymer Business
The sale marks LANXESS's exit from polymers, supporting its shift to specialty chemicals and reducing net debt

3D-Printed Conducting Polymer Layer for Better Lithium Batteries
Composite of PEDOT:PSS with polyethylene oxide on carbon nanofibers used as a layer between separator and anode improves performance

Who’s Next? Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024 – Voting Results October 4
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Flexible Transparent Wood Composite Material with Shape Memory
Shape-editable composite material composed of a wood "skeleton" and a polymer filler

First Total Synthesis of Garajonone
Two-stage synthetic strategy provides access to ryanodane diterpenes, a type of structurally complex natural product