Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded for Quantum Mechanics Discoveries

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret, and John M. Martinis for their groundbreaking work on macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in electric circuits. Their research has significant implications for advancing quantum technologies, including cryptography and computing, with the prize amounting to 11 million Swedish kronor, shared equally among the laureates.