Nobel Prize for Physics goes to three scientists for discoveries in quantum mechanical tunnelling

stockholm: john clarke, michel h. devoret and john m. martinis have won the 2025 nobel prize in physics for their pioneering research into quantum mechanical tunnelling, the royal swedish academy of sciences announced on tuesday.the trio's work has deepened scientific understanding of how particles move through energy barriers, a principle that underpins modern technologies such as superconducting circuits and quantum computers.they will be formally awarded the nobel prize at a ceremony on december 10, the anniversary of prize founder alfred nobel's death.since its inception in 1901, the nobel prize in physics has been awarded 118 times to 226 laureates. last year, artificial intelligence pioneers john hopfield and geoffrey hinton received the award for developing key foundations of machine learning.earlier this week, the nobel prize in medicine was awarded to mary e. brunkow, fred ramsdell and dr. shimon sakaguchi for their discoveries on how the immune system differentiates between harmful germs and the body's own cells.the nobel announcements will continue with the chemistry prize on wednesday and literature on thursday, followed by the nobel peace prize on friday. the nobel memorial prize in economic sciences will be declared on october 13.each nobel prize carries a cash award of 11 million swedish kronor (about usd 1.2 million) and the prestige of one of the world's highest honours in science and humanity.