Briton John Clarke, Frenchman Michel Devoret and American John Martinis were honoured for discovering macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in electric circuits.
The phenomenon of quantum tunnelling occurs when particles pass through barriers that would be impossible to overcome according to classical physics.
Researchers demonstrated that quantum properties could be made visible in systems large enough to hold in one’s hand.
Quantum mechanics continues to provide new surprises while serving as the foundation for all digital technology.
The 83-year-old professor admitted the practical applications of their discovery had not occurred to them during their research.
The physics award follows Monday’s medicine prize given to a US-Japanese trio for immune system research.
The chemistry prize announcement will follow on Wednesday with literature on Thursday and peace prize on Friday.
Laureates will receive their prizes from Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf at the December 10 ceremony in Stockholm.
This date marks the anniversary of Alfred Nobel’s death in 1896 when he established the prizes in his will. – AFP
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