5 Nobel-worthy scientific advances that haven’t won the prize

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What you should know about the Nobel Prize 1:05

It’s the time of year when leading scientists might not want to let any calls go to voicemail.

Prizes in chemistry, physics, and physiology or medicine, established by Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel more than a century ago, will be announced next week, along with prizes in peace and literature.

The awards are a pinnacle of scientific achievement. But predicting who will win is largely guesswork.

The short list and nominators remain a secret, and documents revealing the details of the selection process for the accolades are sealed from public view for 50 years .

There is, however, no shortage of worthy scientific advances from which the Nobel