Chemistry Nobel awarded for making world's smallest machines
Jean-Pierre Sauvage, J Fraser Stoddart and Bernard L Feringa won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the design and synthesis of molecular machines. The scientists had contributed to making machines 1000 times smaller than the human hair, including a four-wheel drive nanocar, molecular motors and lifts. The award also includes 8 million Swedish Krona (US$1.1 million) in prize money.