Three scientists have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for their research using extremely fast flashes of light.
The most important scientific award goes to the Frenchman Pierre Agostini, the Austro-Hungarian Ferenc Krauss, and the Frenchman Anne Lhuillier. They have conducted research on the movement of electrons within atoms and molecules.
The Nobel Committee says their research “gave humanity new tools for exploring the world of electrons in atoms and molecules.”
Electrons are small particles in which changes occur very quickly. So fast that people can’t even perceive it. For electrons, time is measured in totoseconds. A totosecond is a billionth of a billionth of a second.
The Nobel Committee said: “The number of attoseconds per second is equivalent to the number of seconds that have passed since the beginning of the universe.” The three winners succeeded in creating ultrafast flashes of light to visualize what is happening inside atoms.
The winners in other categories will follow
The Nobel Prize in Medicine is traditionally the first category in which the winner is announced. That award went to Katalin Carrico and Drew Weissman for developing an mRNA vaccine against Corona.
The Nobel Prizes in Chemistry (Wednesday), Literature (Thursday), Peace (Friday) and Economics (next Monday) are also scheduled to be awarded in the coming days.
The winners not only receive recognition, but can also hand out a cash prize worth more than €950,000. They also receive a medal and a diploma. The awards ceremony will be held on December 10. It is the anniversary of the death of Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel, after whom the awards are named.
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