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Institute for Quantum Physics
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Quantum Physics

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From the tunnel effect to quantum computers: Nobel Prize in Physics honors fundamental research in quantum mechanics

10 October 2025

In quantum physics, many events are random. Classical determinism does apply to other areas no longer apply here, and yet these concepts form the basis of modern technologies. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has now awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics to three quantum researchers.

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