Trio win Nobel for complex chemical system computer modeling
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Stockholm - Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt and Arieh Warshel have won the this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work on multi-scale models of chemical systems, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced Wednesday in Stockholm.
The trio of scientists "made it possible to map the mysterious ways of chemistry by using computers," the academy said.
Their research, which began in the 1970s, led to the creation of the computer models that can predict the outcome of chemical processes, it said.
The discoveries have helped researchers study "every tiny little step in complex chemical processes that are invisible to the naked eye." Among other contribution, the work has led to more efficient solar cells and more effective drugs.
The three will split a prize worth 8 million kronor (1.2) milliondollars).//DPA
