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Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to Francis Halzen for ice research

The winner of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics was announced at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (KVA) in Stockholm
winner of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics was announced at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (KVA) in Stockholm. © Steffen Trumpf, Reuters

Scientist Francis Halzen won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for work on subatomic particles at the South Pole, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm announced on Tuesday.

Halzen was honoured "for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin", the Nobel jury said.

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