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Nobel Prize in chemistry set to be awarded in Stockholm

Nobel Prize in chemistry set to be awarded in Stockholm

Summary

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences will announce the Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday in Stockholm. Last year, the chemistry prize recognized scientists for creating molecular structures that can trap gases, which may help reduce greenhouse gases or collect water in deserts.

Key Facts

  • The Nobel Prize in Chemistry will be awarded in Stockholm on Wednesday.
  • The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences is responsible for giving the prize.
  • Last year's chemistry prize honored work on molecules that trap large amounts of gas.
  • This discovery could help remove greenhouse gases or gather moisture in dry areas.
  • This year's Nobel prizes started with medicine on Monday and physics on Tuesday.
  • The literature prize will be given on Thursday, peace prize on Friday, and economics prize next Monday.
  • The prize money is 12 million Swedish kronor, about $1.2 million, shared by recipients or groups.
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