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Clarke, Devoret and Martinis Win 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for Macroscopic Quantum Phenomena

The committee cited superconducting‑circuit experiments that brought quantum behavior into hand‑scale devices.

Fotos von Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson und Omar M. Yaghi.
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Der Chemie-Nobelpreis geht in diesem Jahr an den Japaner Susumu Kitagawa, den US-Jordanier Omar Yaghi und den in Großbritannien geborenen Richard Robson. Die drei Wissenschaftler werden für die Entwicklung metall-organischer Gerüste geehrt.

Overview

  • Sweden’s Royal Academy honored John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis for the discovery of macroscopic quantum tunneling and energy quantization in an electrical circuit.
  • The laureates’ 1984–85 Josephson‑junction experiments showed a superconducting circuit exhibiting tunneling and discrete energy levels at a scale large enough to handle.
  • The Nobel Committee framed the work as foundational for superconducting qubits and highlighted future applications in quantum computers, cryptography and sensors.
  • The trio will share 11 million Swedish kronor, with the formal Nobel ceremony scheduled for December 10 in Stockholm.
  • Clarke is at UC Berkeley, Devoret has worked at UC Santa Barbara and Yale, and Martinis later led Google’s superconducting‑qubit effort, including a 2019 53‑qubit milestone.