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Nobel Winners

  • Oct 2, 2018
  • 1 min read

The Nobel prize(s) for physics, 2018.

The first time a woman has been so honoured in over half a century apparently. And only the second since Marie Curie in 1903!


A good animation of how optical tweezer work available here:

https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/legacy/optical-tweezers


Also the oldest ever winner with Arthur Ashkin at 96.


https://www.theguardian.com/science/live/2018/oct/02/nobel-prize-in-physics-2018-live#img-1

 
 
 

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