Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Nobel Economist Peter Howitt Warns of AI's Dual Impact on Employment and Innovation
Oct 14, 2025 07:08 am CST
Nobel Prize winner Peter Howitt cautions that artificial intelligence requires regulation despite its revolutionary potential, highlighting the economic theory of "creative destruction" where technological advancement simultaneously creates opportunities and eliminates jobs. Fellow laureates Philippe Aghion and Joel Mokyr offer complementary perspectives on how emerging technologies reshape labor markets and drive sustained economic growth.
2025 Nobel Economics Prize Awarded to Mokyr, Aghion and Howitt for Innovation-Driven Growth Research
Oct 13, 2025 06:06 pm CST
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics has been awarded to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt for their groundbreaking research explaining innovation-driven economic growth. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences highlighted how their work demonstrates that economic growth cannot be taken for granted, as stagnation has been the historical norm throughout human history. Their research provides crucial insights into identifying and counteracting threats to sustained economic development.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry Winners Develop 'Harry Potter-Like' Metal-Organic Frameworks for Environmental Solutions
Oct 08, 2025 08:37 pm CST
Scientists Kitagawa, Robson, and Yaghi won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for creating metal-organic frameworks - revolutionary structures compared to Hermione Granger's magical handbag. These frameworks can capture carbon dioxide, extract water from desert air, and potentially remove harmful "forever chemicals" from water, offering innovative solutions to pressing environmental challenges.
Three Scientists Win 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for Revolutionary Metal-Organic Frameworks
Oct 08, 2025 06:23 pm CST
Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M Yaghi have been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing metal-organic frameworks with transformative applications in water harvesting, carbon capture, and chemical catalysis. The three laureates will share approximately Rs 10 crore in prize money for their work that creates new possibilities for custom-made materials with innovative functions.
2025 Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded to Scientists for Breakthrough Discoveries in Quantum Mechanics
Oct 07, 2025 06:15 pm CST
Three scientists - John Clarke, Michel Devoret, and John M Martinis - have been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for their groundbreaking discoveries in quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in electric circuits. Their work has opened new pathways for developing next-generation quantum technologies including cryptography, computing, and sensors.
Academic Freedom Under Threat as Nobel Prizes Approach: Trump Policies Raise Concerns Among Scientists
Oct 04, 2025 02:12 am CST
As Nobel Prize week approaches, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences warns that academic freedom faces unprecedented threats, particularly in the US where Trump administration policies are cutting research funding, limiting international students, and prioritizing "patriotic education." Nobel laureates and award officials express concern these measures could severely impact scientific innovation, research capabilities, and economic growth in America.