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Nobel Prize in physics to be awarded in Stockholm

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Manenkov, K., & Dazio, S. (2026, October 6). Nobel Prize in physics to be awarded in Stockholm. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/europe/nobel-prize-in-physics-to-be-awarded-in-stockholm/article_e80fc674-b776-5b1e-8f9c-f47c26bfd043.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-06 · by Kostya Manenkov, Stefanie Dazio

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The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm will announce the Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday. Last year, the prize was awarded to three scientists for their work on quantum tunneling, which has applications in technologies like MRI machines and contributes to advancements in cellphone technology and computer processing speed.
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On Tuesday, Francis Halzen, a Belgian physicist and professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his groundbreaking work on the IceCube Neutrino Observatory located at the South Pole. The observatory uses a cubic kilometer of Antarctic ice to detect high-energy neutrinos from space, shedding light on distant cosmic phenomena. Halzen's contributions were recognized as "decisive" by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, which noted his visionary approach and scientific leadership since first proposing the concept in 1988. The prize includes a sum of 12 million Swedish kronor (approximately $1.2 million).

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Last year, three scientists won the Nobel Prize in physics for research on the strange behavior of subatomic particles called quantum tunneling that enabled the ultra-sensitive measurements achieved by MRI machines and laid the groundwork for better cellphones and faster computers.
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STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Nobel Prize in physics will be announced Tuesday by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm. asserted
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Last year, three scientists won the Nobel Prize in physics for research on the strange behavior of subatomic particles called quantum tunneling that enabled the ultra-sensitive measurements achieved by MRI machines and laid the groundwork for better cellphones and faster computers. asserted
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