Energy storage and new materials eyed for chemistry Nobel | News

STOCKHOLM, Oct 8, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - The development of new compounds and novel ways of storing energy are some of the research fields commentators say could be contenders for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry announced Wednesday. The winner or winners of the prestigious award are scheduled to be unveiled by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm at 11:45 am (0945 GMT). The chemistry prize follows the physics prize, which on Tuesday honoured Briton John Clarke, Frenchman Michel Devoret and American John Martinis for work putting quantum mechanics into action -- enabling the development of all kinds of digital technology. Lars Brostrom, science editor at public broadcaster Sveriges Radio, told AFP that he felt the chemistry prize "should go...