cnn 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to Britons for study of exotic matter

2016 Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to Britons for study of exotic matter

Story highlights Pioneering research could be used in future computersNobel Committee member explains theory using pastries(CNN) Three British physicists working at US universities have won the Nobel Prize in Physics for revealing the secrets of exotic matter.The 8 million Swedish Krona prize (more than US $931,000) was divided between the three laureates according to their contributions -- one half awarded to David Thouless of the University of Washington, and the other half jointly to Duncan Haldane of Princeton University and Michael Kosterlitz of Brown University."This years laureates opened the door on an unknown w orld where matter can assume strange states," said the Nobel Foundation in a statement Tuesday.
Sheena Mckenzie

2016 Nobel Prize in Economics winner named Paul Romer before its even decided

Paul Romer, who won this years Nobel Prize in Economics.... No, no, sorry - he didnt.Nothing to see here.Kathi Bahr/PaulRomer.net.

Who Will Win the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature?

So l ets dispel with this fiction that the betting odds for the Nobel Prize in Literature actually mean anything.They dont, with the exception that if someone shoots up in the odds, like Alexievich did last year, theres a pretty good chance that theyre on the shortlist.With that in mind, Ive reseeded the Ladbrokes pool into contenders and pretenders, one of whom may be announced the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature on October 13.
Alex Shephard

2016 Nobel Prize winners

Three European molecular scientists were awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry for developing the worlds smallest machines.Jean-Pierre Sauvage of the University of Strasbourg in France; Sir James Fraser Stoddart of Northwestern University in th e United States; and Bernard L Feringa of the University of Groningen in the Netherlands for the "design and synthesis of molecular machines."