Posted on 10/05/2021 2:35:01 AM PDT by blueplum
Quantum physics, invisibility cloaks and a cutting-edge Italian theorist are all tipped to win Tuesday's Nobel Physics Prize, a year after it went to pioneering research on black holes.
The prestigious honour, to be announced at 11:45 am (0945 GMT) in Stockholm, is the second Nobel of the season after the medicine prize on Monday went to a US duo David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian for discoveries on receptors for temperature and touch.
France's Alain Aspect has been mentioned for years as a potential laureate...Britain's John Pendry would delight physicists and Harry Potter fans alike with a Nobel for what has been dubbed an "invisibility cloak". ...
...Hungary's Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman of the US -- who pioneered the technology behind the mRNA vaccines against Covid-19 and who were among the favourites for Monday's medicine prize -- could have a shot at the chemistry prize announced on Wednesday....
...The two most closely watched prizes, for literature and peace, will follow on Thursday and Friday. ...
(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...
Biden and Milley for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Peace prize, tough call. Taliban? or BLM?
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