NOBEL PRIZE FOR PHYSICS 2018
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The 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Arthur Ashkin, Gerald Gérard Mourou and Donna Strickland. The three scientists were awarded for their research that revolutionized laser physics, opening the way for applications in many fields, including biology.
• Donna Strickland and Gérard Mourou “for their method of generating high-intensity, ultra-short optical pulses”
• Arthur Ashkin “for the optical tweezers and their application to biological systems”