Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2016 goes to EU-funded researchers developing world's smallest machines
The Swedish Academy this week awarded Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Sir J. Fraser Stoddart and Bernard L. Feringa, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2016 for the design of the world's smallest - molecular - machines. All three laureates have participated in EU-funded research projects. Carlos Moedas, European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, said: "I warmly congratulate Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Sir J. Fraser Stoddart and Bernard L. Feringa on their achievement... I am proud to see that EU support has enabled them to push the frontiers of human knowledge and ultimately benefit the society and economy."
