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Demonstrations of quantum entanglement earn the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics

Heather M. Hill and Andrew Grant
Published: October 2022
TOPICS: Research & Technology, Nobel Prize
Abstract
By investigating the mysteries of quantum mechanics, Alain Aspect, John Clauser, and Anton Zeilinger also set the stage for emerging quantum technologies.
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Tales of the Nobel Prize announcement

Ashley Piccone and Joanna Behrman
Published: September 2022
TOPICS: People & History, Nobel Prize
Abstract
Physics Nobel laureates have heard about and celebrated their awards in myriad ways, as their oral histories attest.
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Nobel Prize in Physics honors research on climate, glass, and other complex systems

Heather M. Hill and Andrew Grant
Published: October 2021
TOPICS: Research & Technology, Nobel Prize
Abstract
Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann, and Giorgio Parisi enriched our understanding of complex systems with models of Earth’s climate and disordered phenomena.
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Nobel Prize in Physics honors research on black holes

Heather Hill and Andrew Grant
Published: October 2020
TOPICS: Research & Technology, Nobel Prize
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Roger Penrose’s theoretical work demonstrated the objects could form. Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez independently discovered a supermassive one at the center of the Milky Way.
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Goodenough, Whittingham, and Yoshino share 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Alex Lopatka
Published: October 2019
TOPICS: Research & Technology, Nobel Prize
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The researchers developed and improved the lithium-ion batteries that now power many electronic devices and could one day store electricity from alternative energy sources.
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Peebles, Mayor, and Queloz share 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics

Andrew Grant
Published: October 2019
TOPICS: Research & Technology, Nobel Prize
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The researchers are recognized for their contributions to theoretical cosmology and the study of extrasolar planets.
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The Nobel Prize in Physics: The papers

Greg Stasiewicz and Andrew Grant
Published: October 2019
TOPICS: People & History, Nobel Prize
Abstract
Physics Today takes the spotlight off the laureates and instead focuses on the papers that prompted Nobel glory.
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The second woman to win the physics Nobel

Melinda Baldwin
Published: October 2018
TOPICS: People & History, Nobel Prize
Abstract
Theoretical physicist Maria Goeppert Mayer made breakthroughs in atomic theory while working in temporary and sometimes unpaid positions.
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Ashkin, Mourou, and Strickland share 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics

Andrew Grant
Published: October 2018
TOPICS: Research & Technology, Nobel Prize
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The physicists are honored for developing techniques that wield laser light for research, manufacturing, and medical purposes.
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Q&A: Brian Keating wants to revamp the Nobel Prize

Melinda Baldwin
Published: May 2018
TOPICS: People & History, Nobel Prize
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The cosmologist and author of Losing the Nobel Prize reflects on his failed Nobel pursuit as a member of the BICEP2 team and why prizes are leading scientists astray.
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Campaign to ban nuclear weapons wins Nobel Peace Prize

Paul K. Guinnessy
Published: October 2017
TOPICS: Politics & Policy, Nobel Prize
Abstract
Progress on a new arms control treaty amid increasing tensions around the world led to the committee’s decision.
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Dubochet, Frank, and Henderson share 2017 chemistry Nobel for cryo-EM

Andrew Grant
Published: October 2017
TOPICS: Research & Technology, Nobel Prize
Abstract
The laureates turned the electron microscope into a powerful tool for studying biologically important molecules.
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Weiss, Barish, and Thorne share 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics

Andrew Grant
Published: October 2017
TOPICS: Research & Technology, Nobel Prize
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Three architects of LIGO are honored for their successful effort to directly detect gravitational waves.
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The Nobel ballot of James Franck

Ashley G. Smart
Published: September 2017
TOPICS: People & History, Nobel Prize
Abstract
Despite an unimpressive track record picking winners, the prolific Nobel nominator continued to carefully craft his selections until his death.
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How Nobel favorites have fared

Andrew Grant
Published: September 2017
TOPICS: People & History, Nobel Prize
Abstract
Over the first six and a half decades, the leading vote-getters received the award that same year less than half the time.
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How to almost win the physics Nobel

Ashley G. Smart
Published: September 2016
TOPICS: People & History, Nobel Prize
Abstract
Sometimes it’s the scientific pursuit that’s deemed unworthy; sometimes it’s the pursuer.
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