Nobel Prize for physics goes to 3 scientists for discoveries in quantum mechanical tunneling

John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret, and John M. Martinis received the Nobel Prize in Physics for groundbreaking work on quantum mechanical tunneling, crucial for advancements in quantum computing.

• The Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded on Tuesday to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret, and John M. Martinis for their innovative research on quantum tunneling.
• Clarke's research was conducted at the University of California, Berkeley, while Devoret worked at Yale and Martinis at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
• Their discoveries in quantum mechanical tunneling have significant implications for technologies like quantum computing and could influence future developments in medicine and immune system research.