Nobel laureate Kitagawa arrives in Stockholm

Nobel laureate Kitagawa arrives in Stockholm

Professor Susumu Kitagawa (L) of Kyoto University, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, arrives at Grand Hotel Stockholm in the Swedish capital on Dec. 4, 2025, ahead of the award ceremony on Dec. 10.

Nobel laureate Kitagawa arrives in Stockholm

Nobel laureate Kitagawa arrives in Stockholm

Professor Susumu Kitagawa (L) of Kyoto University, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, arrives at Grand Hotel Stockholm in the Swedish capital on Dec. 4, 2025, ahead of the award ceremony on Dec. 10.

Nobel laureate Kitagawa arrives in Stockholm

Nobel laureate Kitagawa arrives in Stockholm

Professor Susumu Kitagawa of Kyoto University, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, arrives at Grand Hotel Stockholm in the Swedish capital on Dec. 4, 2025, ahead of the award ceremony on Dec. 10.

Nobel laureate Kitagawa arrives in Stockholm

Nobel laureate Kitagawa arrives in Stockholm

Professor Susumu Kitagawa of Kyoto University, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, arrives at Grand Hotel Stockholm in the Swedish capital on Dec. 4, 2025, ahead of the award ceremony on Dec. 10.

Nobel laureate Kitagawa leaves for Stockholm

Nobel laureate Kitagawa leaves for Stockholm

Kyoto University distinguished professor Susumu Kitagawa, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, waves at Osaka airport straddling Hyogo and Osaka prefectures on Dec. 3, 2025, before leaving for Stockholm to attend the award ceremony.

Nobel laureate Kitagawa leaves for Stockholm

Nobel laureate Kitagawa leaves for Stockholm

Kyoto University distinguished professor Susumu Kitagawa, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, meets the press at Osaka airport straddling Hyogo and Osaka prefectures on Dec. 3, 2025, before leaving for Stockholm to attend the award ceremony.

Nobel laureate Kitagawa leaves for Stockholm

Nobel laureate Kitagawa leaves for Stockholm

Kyoto University distinguished professor Susumu Kitagawa, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, meets the press at Osaka airport straddling Hyogo and Osaka prefectures on Dec. 3, 2025, before leaving for Stockholm to attend the award ceremony.

Huelva Estuary in Spain

Huelva Estuary in Spain

Handout photo dated on November 16, 2025 shows Huelva Estuary in Spain. On 16 November 2025, one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites acquired this image of the Huelva estuary in south-western Spain, where the Tinto and Odiel rivers converge before flowing into the Atlantic Ocean. Recent rainfall has increased surface runoff and sediment transport, strengthening the contrasting outflow from the two rivers. The image shows distinct colour variations produced by differences in water chemistry and suspended materials. As these waters mix with tidal currents, they create gradual transitions and clearly defined plumes, highlighting the estuary’s dynamic behaviour. Copernicus Sentinel satellite data enables continuous monitoring of river plumes, estuarine dynamics, and land-sea interactions. This information is important for assessing the environmental impact of sediment transport, supporting water quality monitoring, and informing coastal zone management in fragile ecosystems. Photo by European Union, Copernicu

Robot Chemist - China

Robot Chemist - China

Robot Xiaolai performs an experiment at the state key laboratory of precision and intelligent chemistry of the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, November 24, 2025. Traditional chemical research has long relied on continuous trial and error by scientists. With the development of artificial intelligence and robotic automation technologies, it has become possible to design experiments and issue instructions through intelligent platforms, using robots to replace human labor in experiential operations, which enhances experimental efficiency and precision. In 2021, after eight years of dedicated effort by a research team from USTC, Xiaolai, the first-generation "robot chemist," was successfully developed. After several years of iterations, the second-generation dual-armed humanoid robot Xiaolin has been put into operation, capable of performing more complex tasks. It has evolved from a substitute of human labor to a "research partner." According to Zhu Zhuoy

Robot Chemist - China

Robot Chemist - China

Robot Xiaolin is pictured at the state key laboratory of precision and intelligent chemistry of the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, November 24, 2025. Traditional chemical research has long relied on continuous trial and error by scientists. With the development of artificial intelligence and robotic automation technologies, it has become possible to design experiments and issue instructions through intelligent platforms, using robots to replace human labor in experiential operations, which enhances experimental efficiency and precision. In 2021, after eight years of dedicated effort by a research team from USTC, Xiaolai, the first-generation "robot chemist," was successfully developed. After several years of iterations, the second-generation dual-armed humanoid robot Xiaolin has been put into operation, capable of performing more complex tasks. It has evolved from a substitute of human labor to a "research partner." According to Zhu Zhuoying, a prof

Robot Chemist - China

Robot Chemist - China

Robot Xiaolin is pictured at the state key laboratory of precision and intelligent chemistry of the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, November 24, 2025. Traditional chemical research has long relied on continuous trial and error by scientists. With the development of artificial intelligence and robotic automation technologies, it has become possible to design experiments and issue instructions through intelligent platforms, using robots to replace human labor in experiential operations, which enhances experimental efficiency and precision. In 2021, after eight years of dedicated effort by a research team from USTC, Xiaolai, the first-generation "robot chemist," was successfully developed. After several years of iterations, the second-generation dual-armed humanoid robot Xiaolin has been put into operation, capable of performing more complex tasks. It has evolved from a substitute of human labor to a "research partner." According to Zhu Zhuoying, a prof

Robot Chemist - China

Robot Chemist - China

Robot Xiaolai performs an experiment at the state key laboratory of precision and intelligent chemistry of the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, November 24, 2025. Traditional chemical research has long relied on continuous trial and error by scientists. With the development of artificial intelligence and robotic automation technologies, it has become possible to design experiments and issue instructions through intelligent platforms, using robots to replace human labor in experiential operations, which enhances experimental efficiency and precision. In 2021, after eight years of dedicated effort by a research team from USTC, Xiaolai, the first-generation "robot chemist," was successfully developed. After several years of iterations, the second-generation dual-armed humanoid robot Xiaolin has been put into operation, capable of performing more complex tasks. It has evolved from a substitute of human labor to a "research partner." According to Zhu Zhuoy

Robot Chemist - China

Robot Chemist - China

Robot Xiaolai performs an experiment at the state key laboratory of precision and intelligent chemistry of the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, November 24, 2025. Traditional chemical research has long relied on continuous trial and error by scientists. With the development of artificial intelligence and robotic automation technologies, it has become possible to design experiments and issue instructions through intelligent platforms, using robots to replace human labor in experiential operations, which enhances experimental efficiency and precision. In 2021, after eight years of dedicated effort by a research team from USTC, Xiaolai, the first-generation "robot chemist," was successfully developed. After several years of iterations, the second-generation dual-armed humanoid robot Xiaolin has been put into operation, capable of performing more complex tasks. It has evolved from a substitute of human labor to a "research partner." According to Zhu Zhuoy

Robot Chemist - China

Robot Chemist - China

Professor Zhu Zhuoying (R) and doctoral student Guo Lulu have a discussion in front of Robot Xiaolin at the state key laboratory of precision and intelligent chemistry of the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, November 24, 2025. Traditional chemical research has long relied on continuous trial and error by scientists. With the development of artificial intelligence and robotic automation technologies, it has become possible to design experiments and issue instructions through intelligent platforms, using robots to replace human labor in experiential operations, which enhances experimental efficiency and precision. In 2021, after eight years of dedicated effort by a research team from USTC, Xiaolai, the first-generation "robot chemist," was successfully developed. After several years of iterations, the second-generation dual-armed humanoid robot Xiaolin has been put into operation, capable of performing more complex tasks. It has evolved from a substitut

[Breaking News]Nobel laureates hold talks in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan, Nov. 11 Kyodo - Nobel laureates Shimon Sakaguchi and Susumu Kitagawa pose for a photo at Kyoto University in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 10, 2025. Osaka University distinguished professor Sakaguchi is a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, and Kyoto University distinguished professor Kitagawa is a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry.(Kyodo)

[Breaking News]Nobel laureate Kitagawa

KYOTO, Japan, Nov. 6 Kyodo - Kyoto University distinguished professor Susumu Kitagawa, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, speaks to the press in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 5, 2025. (Kyodo)

Nobel laureates hold talks in Kyoto

Nobel laureates hold talks in Kyoto

Nobel laureates Shimon Sakaguchi (L) and Susumu Kitagawa hold talks at Kyoto University in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 10, 2025. Osaka University distinguished professor Sakaguchi is a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, and Kyoto University distinguished professor Kitagawa is a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry.

Nobel laureates hold talks in Kyoto

Nobel laureates hold talks in Kyoto

Nobel laureates Shimon Sakaguchi (L) and Susumu Kitagawa hold talks at Kyoto University in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 10, 2025. Osaka University distinguished professor Sakaguchi is a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, and Kyoto University distinguished professor Kitagawa is a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry.

Nobel laureates hold talks in Kyoto

Nobel laureates hold talks in Kyoto

Nobel laureates Shimon Sakaguchi (L) and Susumu Kitagawa shake hands after holding talks at Kyoto University in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 10, 2025. Osaka University distinguished professor Sakaguchi is a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, and Kyoto University distinguished professor Kitagawa is a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry.

Nobel laureates hold talks in Kyoto

Nobel laureates hold talks in Kyoto

Nobel laureates Shimon Sakaguchi (L) and Susumu Kitagawa hold talks at Kyoto University in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 10, 2025. Osaka University distinguished professor Sakaguchi is a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, and Kyoto University distinguished professor Kitagawa is a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry.

Nobel laureates hold talks in Kyoto

Nobel laureates hold talks in Kyoto

Nobel laureates Shimon Sakaguchi (L) and Susumu Kitagawa pose for a photo at Kyoto University in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 10, 2025. Osaka University distinguished professor Sakaguchi is a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, and Kyoto University distinguished professor Kitagawa is a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry.

Nobel laureate Kitagawa

Nobel laureate Kitagawa

Kyoto University distinguished professor Susumu Kitagawa, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, speaks to the press in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 5, 2025.

Nobel laureate Kitagawa

Nobel laureate Kitagawa

Kyoto University distinguished professor Susumu Kitagawa, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, speaks to the press in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 5, 2025.

Nobel laureate Kitagawa

Nobel laureate Kitagawa

Kyoto University distinguished professor Susumu Kitagawa, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, speaks to the press in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 5, 2025.

Nobel laureate Kitagawa

Nobel laureate Kitagawa

Kyoto University distinguished professor Susumu Kitagawa, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, speaks to the press in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 5, 2025.

Nobel laureate Kitagawa

Nobel laureate Kitagawa

Kyoto University distinguished professor Susumu Kitagawa, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, speaks to the press in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 5, 2025.

Nobel laureate Kitagawa

Nobel laureate Kitagawa

Kyoto University distinguished professor Susumu Kitagawa, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, speaks to the press in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 5, 2025.

Order of Culture Award

Order of Culture Award

Kyoto University distinguished professor Susumu Kitagawa, a co-winner of this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry (R) receives the Order of Culture, Japan's top cultural award, from Emperor Naruhito at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2025. (Pool photo)

Order of Culture Award

Order of Culture Award

Kyoto University distinguished professor Susumu Kitagawa, a co-winner of this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2025, after receiving the Order of Culture, Japan's top cultural award, at an Imperial Palace ceremony.

Order of Culture Award

Order of Culture Award

Kyoto University distinguished professor Susumu Kitagawa, a co-winner of this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2025, after receiving the Order of Culture, Japan's top cultural award, at an Imperial Palace ceremony.

Nobel Prize in chemistry co-winner Kitagawa

Nobel Prize in chemistry co-winner Kitagawa

Kyoto University distinguished professor Susumu Kitagawa, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, delivers a speech in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2025.

[Breaking News]Nobel Prize in chemistry winner Kitagawa

KYOTO, Japan, Oct. 9 Kyodo - Kyoto University distinguished professor Susumu Kitagawa attends a press conference in the western Japan city on Oct. 9, 2025, a day after being named one of the three winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing porous materials that can store and release gases such as natural gas. (Kyodo)

Nobel Prize in chemistry winner Kitagawa

KYOTO, Japan, Oct. 9 Kyodo - Kyoto University distinguished professor Susumu Kitagawa receives flowers from a university staff member in the western Japan city on Oct. 9, 2025, a day after being named one of the three winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing porous materials that can store and release gases such as natural gas. (Kyodo)

Nobel Prize winners Sakaguchi and Kitagawa

Nobel Prize winners Sakaguchi and Kitagawa

Japanese scientists, Susumu Kitagawa and Shimon Sakaguchi, winners of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry and in physiology or medicine, respectively, attend a reception for visiting Swedish Crown Princess Victoria at a hotel in Tokyo on Oct. 13, 2025.

Nobel Prize winners Sakaguchi and Kitagawa

Nobel Prize winners Sakaguchi and Kitagawa

Japanese scientists, Susumu Kitagawa and Shimon Sakaguchi, winners of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry and in physiology or medicine, respectively, attend a reception for visiting Swedish Crown Princess Victoria at a hotel in Tokyo on Oct. 13, 2025.

Nobel Prize winners Sakaguchi and Kitagawa

Nobel Prize winners Sakaguchi and Kitagawa

Japanese scientists, Susumu Kitagawa and Shimon Sakaguchi, winners of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry and in physiology or medicine, respectively, attend a reception for visiting Swedish Crown Princess Victoria at a hotel in Tokyo on Oct. 13, 2025.

Nobel Prize winners Sakaguchi and Kitagawa

Nobel Prize winners Sakaguchi and Kitagawa

Japanese scientists, Susumu Kitagawa and Shimon Sakaguchi, winners of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry and in physiology or medicine, respectively, speak with the press as they attend a reception for visiting Swedish Crown Princess Victoria at a hotel in Tokyo on Oct. 13, 2025.

Nobel Prize in chemistry winner Kitagawa

KYOTO, Japan, Oct. 9 Kyodo - Kyoto University distinguished professor Susumu Kitagawa attends a press conference in the western Japan city on Oct. 8, 2025, after being named one of the three winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry earlier in the day for developing porous materials that can store and release gases such as natural gas. (Kyodo)

Novel laureate Kitagawa

Novel laureate Kitagawa

Photo taken at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2025, shows Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (R) holding online talks with Kyoto University distinguished professor Susumu Kitagawa (L) a day after he was named a co-winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2025.

Novel laureate Kitagawa

Novel laureate Kitagawa

Photo taken at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2025, shows Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba holding online talks with Kyoto University distinguished professor Susumu Kitagawa a day after he was named a co-winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2025.

Novel laureate Kitagawa

Novel laureate Kitagawa

Photo taken at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2025, shows Kyoto University distinguished professor Susumu Kitagawa holding online talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba a day after he was named a co-winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2025.

Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa, Executive Director and Vice President of Kyoto University

Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa, Executive Director and Vice President of Kyoto University

Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa, Executive Director and Vice President of Kyoto University.=October 8,2025,Japan

Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa, Executive Director and Vice President of Kyoto University

Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa, Executive Director and Vice President of Kyoto University

Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa, Executive Director and Vice President of Kyoto University.=October 8,2025,Japan

Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa, Executive Director and Vice President of Kyoto University

Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa, Executive Director and Vice President of Kyoto University

Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa, Executive Director and Vice President of Kyoto University. photo shows Executive Director and Vice President Susumu Kitagawa (center) posing for a commemorative photo with research colleagues.=October 8,2025,Japan

Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa, Executive Director and Vice President of Kyoto University

Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa, Executive Director and Vice President of Kyoto University

Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa, Executive Director and Vice President of Kyoto University.=October 8,2025,Japan

Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa, Executive Director and Vice President of Kyoto University

Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa, Executive Director and Vice President of Kyoto University

Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa, Executive Director and Vice President of Kyoto University.=October 8,2025,Japan

Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa, Executive Director and Vice President of Kyoto University

Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa, Executive Director and Vice President of Kyoto University

Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa, Executive Director and Vice President of Kyoto University (left).=October 8,2025,Japan

Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa, Executive Director and Vice President of Kyoto University

Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa, Executive Director and Vice President of Kyoto University

Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa, Executive Director and Vice President of Kyoto University.=October 8,2025,Japan

Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa, Executive Director and Vice President of Kyoto University

Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa, Executive Director and Vice President of Kyoto University

Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa, Executive Director and Vice President of Kyoto University.=October 8,2025,Japan

Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa, Executive Director and Vice President of Kyoto University

Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa, Executive Director and Vice President of Kyoto University

Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate Susumu Kitagawa, Executive Director and Vice President of Kyoto University (center).=October 8,2025,Japan