Nobel Physics Prize Awarded to Trio for Work in Quantum Technology

Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser and Anton Zeilinger receive the prize for their ‘groundbreaking experiments’ using entangled quantum states.The Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to three scientists for research that has cleared the way for new technology based on quantum information.

The Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser and Anton Zeilinger as joint winners for their work in quantum-information science.

The trio’s work was cited by the Nobel committee as having laid the foundation for a “new era of quantum technology,” enabling the construction of quantum computers and networks, the improvement of measurements and the development of secure quantum-encrypted communication.