John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret, and John M. Martinis were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for their groundbreaking research on quantum tunneling—an area once considered obscure but now instrumental in advancing digital technology.
Clarke, aged 83, conducted his research at the University of California, Berkeley; Martinis at the University of California, Santa Barbara; and Devoret at both Yale University and the University of California, Santa Barbara.
“One of the reasons that cellphones work is because of this work,” Clarke said, speaking from his cellphone.
The Nobel Committee highlighted that their pioneering research from the 1980s continues to open new opportunities in the development of next-generation quantum technologies, including quantum cryptography, quantum computers, and quantum sensors.
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