Nobel Prize in Physics 2023: ultrafast lasers to see the electrons in atoms

  • 04 October 2023

The Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded, to Anne LʹHuillier (France/Sweden), Pierre Agostini (France) and Ferenc Krausz (Hungary/Austria). The three researchers are being honoured for their work on the physics of the lʹattosecond*, which has enabled the development of powerful, fast lasers capable of filming electrons in action in an atom.

The Nobel Prize for Physics has been awarded to Anne LʹHuillier (France/Sweden), Pierre Agostini (France) and Ferenc Krausz (Hungary/Austria)

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