From the Noblest of Minds to the Deadliest of Diseases

The annual Nobel Prize awards were announced with breakthroughs in Physics, Chemistry and Medicine, however, the week was plagued with more bad news as Ebola stretched it's legs spreading beyond it's original confines.

Nobel Prizes

The awards in the technological fields spanned photography, GPS and LED's. Starting with Physic's the Nobel Prize went to scientist's Isamu Akasaki and Hiroshi Amano of Japan and Shuji Nakamura from America for their invention of blue light emitting diodes used in everything from homes to billboards. In the field of Chemistry the Nobel Prize went to Eric Betzig and William Moerner of America and Stefan Hell of Germany for their work on capturing images on the nano scale helping to study individual molecules inside cells.

Lastly the Nobel Prize in Medicine went to British-American scientist John O'Keefe and Norwegian couple May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser who discovered the brains "inner GPS" which helps people orient themselves and navigate the world around them. With the prizes under their belts here's what they can expect in their future as Nobel Prize winners according to past winners.

Ebola

As Ebola rampages through Western Africa a small trickle of the disease made it's way to other parts of the world with the US confirming it's first case of Ebola. Since then President Obama has promised to revamp airport screening to tackle the issue at it's entry point. With Ebola on the world's door step a San Antonio based company has developed a "germ-zapping robot" which may be effective in combating the spread of Ebola.

And finally, outside of Western Africa and the US the husband of a Spanish Nurse has become the first person to contract the disease outside of West Africa and is currently in quarantine.