Nobel Prize in Physics 2025: Three scientists honoured for groundbreaking quantum research

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2025 was awarded to John Clark from the University of California, Perkli and Michel H. Deforit of Yale University, California University, Santa Barbara and John M. Martinis of the University of California, Santa Barbara.

The Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences realized its pioneering contributions in this field by granting it to discover the quantum quantum mechanical tunnel and the amounts of energy in an electrical circle, which is a huge achievement in seeking to show quantum phenomena on a human scale.

For decades, there was a basic question in physics that if the quantum mechanical effects, which are usually limited to atoms and molecules without offspring, were observed in larger and concrete systems.

The leading experience

Clark, Davorit, and Martinis made history by building super connecting circuits in the 1980s, using Josephson intersections, where the super connection is separated with a thin insulating layer. Their experiences pushed the limits of what he believed was possible, as they successfully showed how large circles could show quantitative effects.

By passing the current through these circles, they noticed the behavior of the collective shipment of the circles, not as isolated particles, but as a uniform quantum object. This pioneering work has shown that its large circles can be subject to quantum spending – a process in which the quantitative system passes through a barrier instead of jumping over it, and challenging classic physics.

Perhaps significantly, the trio proved that the energy cases in its circle were quantitative. Watching with quantum theory predictions, the circle and energy emitted only in separate quantities, which leads to the validity of the main quantum principles.

Their discovery of quantum physics has brought effectively from the world of microbial particles and to the field of engineering devices, rewriting textbooks and igniting a revolution in quantum technology. This work has laid down the development of quantum computers, encryption systems and very sensitive quantum sensors, which are long -term effects on the future of technology.

“It is great to be able to celebrate the way of the quantum mechanics dating back to a century of the last century new surprises,” said Ully Ericsson, head of the Nobel Physics Committee. Ericsson emphasized the deep impact of those who are united on both the basics of science and the future of digital technology.

The legacy of the trio is clear in modern technology, starting with the transistors and micro chips that lie on today’s devices for the promise of future technologies such as quantum computers. These developments aim to solve problems that exceed the classic computing capabilities.

History of Nobel awards

The Nobel Awards, established by the Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel in 1896, includes a cash prize of 11 million Swedish kronor (more than 997,000 euros). Since its inception, 118 Nobel Prize have been awarded in physics, with prominent recipients like Mary Curry, one of only five women to win the award, and won it in 1903.

The Nobel Prize in Physics went last year to John Hobfield and Jeffrey Henton, who were recognized for their work in artificial intelligence and machine learning.

The remaining Nobel Awards for 2025, which cover chemistry, literature and peace, will be announced later this week, with the economy Award on October 13.

The Nobel Prize winners will receive their awards during a ceremony in Sweden in December, a very expected event for both the scientific community and the public.