Navigator News (Coverage Ranks) Science4846 Subjects4501 Chemistry 18 Chemical Instruments (2) Awards (11) ProfessionChemists (3) Chemistry Related People Lee Yuan-tseh 3 Doris Lessing 1 Orhan Pamuk 1 Hu Jintao 1 Jiang Zemin 1 Events China-Taiwan 2

Trio wins chemistry Nobel for protein breakthrough Two Americans and a Japanese researcher won the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Wednesday for the discovery of a glowing protein in jellyfish that helps scientists spot the onset of illnesses such as cancer and Alzheimer's disease.   Nations:Sweden Japan   Source:(Reuters)   2008-10-08 Scientists win Nobel for green jellyfish protein Three U.S.-based scientists won a Nobel Prize on Wednesday for turning a glowing green protein from jellyfish into a revolutionary way to watch the tiniest details of life within cells and living creatures.   Nations:Sweden U.S.   2008-10-08 Nobel awarded for fluorescent jellyfish protein Osamu Shimomura of Japan and US duo Martin Chalfie and Roger Tsien on Wednesday won the Nobel Chemistry Prize for a fluorescent protein derived from a jellyfish that has become a vital lab tool.   Nations:U.S. Japan Sweden Germany   Source:(AFP)   2008-10-08 HPC Horizons Community Takes HPC to the Edge This week saw the inaugural meeting of HPC Horizons, a new community of HPC users, vendors, and policymakers dedicated to collaborative discussion of forward-looking topics that push the boundaries of High Productivity Computing.   2008-03-17 New laser spectrometer provides instant analysis A new detector combines a laser with a mass spectrometer to provide on-the-spot analysis that researchers hope will have applications ranging from evaluating a tumor as it is removed to quickly detecting explosives in luggage.   2008-02-07 Headlines Trio wins chemistry Nobel for protein breakthrough 2008-10-08 Scientists win Nobel for green jellyfish protein 2008-10-08 Nobel awarded for fluorescent jellyfish protein 2008-10-08 HPC Horizons Community Takes HPC to the Edge 2008-03-17 New laser spectrometer provides instant analysis 2008-02-07 Lessing wins Nobel literature prize 2007-10-11 German wins Nobel chemistry prize 2007-10-10 U.S., Russian scientists discover new element 2006-10-16 Scientists create super-heavy element 2006-10-16 American wins Nobel chemistry prize 2006-10-04 Taiwan APEC envoy says met briefly with China's Hu 2004-11-25 Israelis, American Win Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2004-10-06 2 Americans Win Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2003-10-08 China to wage chemical war on chewing gum blobs 2003-02-20 3 Win Nobel Prize for Chemistry 2002-10-09 Taiwan to send Nobel laureate to APEC summit 2002-10-01 Three Share Nobel Chemistry Prize for Plastics 2000-10-10 China looking to build communication channel to Chen 2000-04-25 Most-viewed Nobel awarded for fluorescent jellyfish protein 2008-10-08 Lessing wins Nobel literature prize 2007-10-11

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