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Nobel Physics Prize: Frenchman in trio hailed for work on quantum mechanics

Frenchman Michel Devoret (centre) won the Nobel Physics Prize for his work on quantum mechanics with John Clarke (left) and John Martinis (right) . AP - Christine Olsson

Frenchman Michel H Devoret as well as his longtime American collaborator John M Martinis and the Briton John Clarke were on Tuesday awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for their work on quantum physics in action.

The trio, who all carry out their research at American universities, were honoured "for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit," the Nobel jury said.

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