2025 Nobel Prize in Physics awarded for macroscale quantum tunneling
Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret, and John M. Martinis “for the discovery of macroscopic quantum tunneling and energy quantization in an electrical circuit.” The Nobel committee said during a media briefing that the laureates’ work provides opportunities to develop “the next generation of quantum technology, including quantum cryptography, quantum computers, and quantum sensors.” The three men will split the $1.1 million (11 million Swedish kroner) prize money. The presentation ceremony will take place in Stockholm on December 10, 2025. “To put it…