The Nobel Prize in Physics for 2026 went to Francis Halzen for his work on high-energy neutrinos. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said he got the award for his contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. Winners receive 12 million Swedish kronor, with the formal presentation set for December 10.
The Nobel Prize in Physics for 2026 has been awarded to Francis Halzen "for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin.", the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said.
Last year, John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis won the Physics Nobel for building device showing 'quantum tunnelling'.
The announcement of medicine Nobel kicked off the Nobel announcement week. Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel have been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries leading to a technique called optogenetics, which allows scientists to control select nerve cells using light.
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The Nobel Prize for chemistry will be announced on Wednesday (October 7), followed by literature (October 8), and peace (October 9). The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences, popularly known as Economics Nobel will be announced on October 12.
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The winners will get a cash award of 12 million Swedish kronor (about $1.2 million). The award will be presented on December 10, the Nobel Prize day, also the death anniversary of Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel, who in his will dictated that his estate should be used to fund "prizes to those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind".