The Nobel Prize for physics is awarded for discoveries in quantum mechanical tunneling

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From left, Chair of the Nobel Committee for Physics Chair Olle Eriksson, Secretary General of the Swedish Academy of Sciences Hans Ellegren and Member of the Nobel Committee for Physics Goran Johansson announce Tuesday that John Clarke, Michel H Devoret and John M. Martinis, on screen behind, are the recipients the Nobel Prize in Physics.

The Nobel committee said that the laureates' work provides opportunities to develop "the next generation of quantum technology, including quantum cryptography, quantum computers, and quantum sensors."

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