News Science & Society 2010 Nobels recognize potential of basic science to shape the world Prizes go to IVF, graphene and ‘carbon chemistry at its best’ By Nathan Seppa, Laura Sanders and Rachel Ehrenberg October 8, 2010 at 5:32 pm - More than 2 years ago Share this:Share Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Scroll down to read wrap-up article about 2010 Nobel prizes in science or read individual articles by following links here. Medical Nobel goes to developer of IVF Robert Edwards receives prize for work that led to 4 million births | Read More Physics Nobel goes to graphene Two-dimensional carbon sheets discovered in 2004 | Read More Basic tool for making organic molecules wins chemistry Nobel Three researchers get prize for methods used to make drugs, electronics, plastics | Read More BLOG: Swedish academy awards As Nobel season opens, one researcher looks back on a century of steadily increasing U.S.