Sign In
Learn bits
Awards
Mahesh

05/10/22 07:23 AM IST

Nobel Prize in Physics announced

In News 
  • The Nobel Prize for Physics 2022 is being shared by three scientists, Alain Aspect, John F Clauser and Anton Zeilinger, for their work on quantum mechanics.
About Research 
  • The three won award for experiments with entangled photons, establishing the violation of Bell inequalities and pioneering quantum information science”.
  • The three conducted a series of experiments on something called entangled quantum states, where two separate particles behave like a single unit.
  • Their pathbreaking results will have implications in the fields of quantum computers, quantum networks and secure quantum encrypted communication. 

Significance
  • The fundamentals of quantum mechanics are not just a theoretical or philosophical issue.
  • Intense research and development are underway to utilise the special properties of individual particle systems to construct quantum computers, improve measurements, build quantum networks and establish secure quantum encrypted communication.
  • This year’s laureates have explored these entangled quantum states, and their experiments laid the foundation of the revolution currently underway in quantum technology. 
Source- The Hindu 

More Related Current Affairs View All

14 Aug

ABC of Sterilisation

'The Supreme Court has directed Delhi, Noida, Gurgaon, and Ghaziabad authorities to urgently round up and shift stray dogs to shelters, stressing the need to protect children from

Read More

14 Aug

Post and pre-matric scholarships

'The  Union government is considering revising the parental income limit for eligibility in availing post and pre-matric scholarships administered to students from marginalise

Read More

13 Aug

Working of satellite internet

'Satellite internet is revolutionizing how we connect, extending high-speed access to virtually every corner of the globe, regardless of location.' Imagine getting online from t

Read More

India’s First Ai-Driven Magazine Generator

Generate Your Custom Current Affairs Magazine using our AI in just 3 steps