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2025 Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded for Quantum Breakthroughs

10/25/2025

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John Clarke, Michel Devoret, and John Martinis were named recipients of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics.
Their work on macroscopic quantum mechanical tunneling showed circuits with billions of particles can exhibit quantum behavior when isolated.
The findings have implications for quantum computing, sensors, and cryptography.
Hassan Taher noted that the work laid the foundation for current quantum processors.

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John Clarke, Michel Devoret, and John Martinis were named recipients of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics.
Their work on macroscopic quantum mechanical tunneling showed circuits with billions of particles can exhibit quantum behavior when isolated.
The findings have implications for quantum computing, sensors, and cryptography.
Hassan Taher noted that the work laid the foundation for current quantum processors.