Three scientists shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry

The 2010 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was announced to be awarded to an American and two Japanese people, thanks to research that facilitates the creation of complex chemicals, including anti-cancer substances.

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences today announced the names of three award-winning scientists, including Richard Heck, Delaware University, USA; Ei-ichi Negishi, Purdue University, USA and Akira Suzuki, Hokkaido University, Japan.

Portrait of three scientists winning the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2010. (Photo: AP)

" The creation of links thanks to palladium catalysts is used extensively in studies around the world, as well as in the production of electronic products and electronics, " Reuters quoted the Academy's announcement.

The method that the scientists found allows scientists to build complex organic compounds, which are the basis of life. Organic chemistry explains many natural phenomena such as the color of flowers, snake venom and antibiotics such as penicillin. By taking advantage of the ability of carbon elements, humans can create a firm framework for functional molecules. Organic chemistry thus helps humanity create new drugs and revolutionary materials such as plastics.

The Nobel prize value is 10 million Swedish crowns (nearly 1.5 million USD). This is the third Nobel Prize to be announced this year, following the Medicine and Physics awards.