NMR improvements earn chemistry Nobel. (Richard R. Ernst wins the 1991 Nobel Prize for his work on nuclear magnetic resonance imaging) From: Science News | Date: October 26, 1991| Author: Pennisi, Elizabeth | COPYRIGHT 1991 Science Service, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

A Swiss physical chemist who helped advance nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) technology has won the 1991 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Richard R. Ernst, 58, of the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, improved upon NMR techniques initially developed in 1945. His contributions paved the way for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), a biomedical technique for depicting tissues deep within the body.

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