Clarivate Analytics (Headquarters, Philadelphia, USA), a global academic information company, received the 2017 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for Clarivate Analytics (formerly Thomson Reuters Prize in Chemistry), which is known as a preliminary prediction of the Nobel Prize. Miyasaka of Toin University of Yokohama, researching new solar cells as a candidate for the Chemistry Award
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According to Clarivate Analytics, Professor Miyasaka discovered that one of the special crystal structures, Velobskite, could be used as a new type of solar cell, and announced it in 1.It can be manufactured simply by applying the material, and can be bent or made translucent.It can be used by putting it on a window at low cost.
Professor Miyasaka announced his comment, "I would like to see the research put into practical use and contribute to society."
The Clarivate Analytics Citation Honor Award selects researchers in the Nobel Prize class from the results of citation analysis of papers.Of the Nobel Prizes, 2002 people who have won the Nobel Prize since 43 in the same categories as medicine / physiology, physiology, chemistry, and economics have actually won the Nobel Prize.
Twenty-five Japanese have received this award in the past.Of these, Shinya Yamanaka received the 25 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Shuji Nakamura received the 2012 Prize in Physiology, and Yoshinori Ohsumi received the 2014 Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
