Early night cost Higgs credit for big physics theory

Nobel laureate Peter Higgs could have been one of the architects of physics' biggest theory - but missed out because of an early night.

Peter Higgs: I wouldn't be productive enough for today's academic system

Peter Higgs, the British physicist who gave his name to the Higgs boson, believes no university would employ him in today's academic system because he would not be considered "productive" enough.

Manipulators of quantum world win physics Nobel

When quantum theory was born, practical applications such as quantum computers and super-accurate atomic clocks would have seemed virtually impossible. This year's Nobel prize in physics, announced this morning, rewards two pioneers who made today's quantum technology possible.

Cloning and stem cell Nobel for Gurdon and Yamanaka

This year's Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to John Gurdon at the University of Cambridge and Shinya Yamanaka of Kyoto University in Japan. They rewrote biology textbooks by showing that mature cells could be reprogrammed into embryonic cells that could then turn into all other tissues of the body.