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Nobel Physics Prize Announcement Set for Today in Stockholm

Independent forecasts highlight wavelet theory, spin-based quantum computing, astrochemistry as leading possibilities.

Overview

  • The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences will reveal the 2025 laureate or laureates at 11:45 a.m. local time on 7 October, with the announcement available via livestream.
  • Clarivate's Citation Laureates point to Ingrid Daubechies, Stéphane Mallat and Yves Meyer for pioneering wavelet theory that transformed digital image processing.
  • The same list names David DiVincenzo and Daniel Loss for the Loss–DiVincenzo model using electron spins in quantum dots as qubits, a foundational concept in quantum information.
  • Astrochemist Ewine F. van Dishoeck is also cited for uncovering the chemistry of interstellar molecular clouds and their role in star and planet formation.
  • The prize carries roughly €970,000, with Chemistry due 8 October, Literature 9 October, Peace 10 October, Economic Sciences 13 October, and the awards ceremony on 10 December.