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Francis Halzen wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics

Francis Halzen has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics, as reported by Reuters, China Daily and other international outlets. Halzen, a Belgian physicist long based at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is best known as the lead scientist behind the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole, which detects neutrinos arriving from deep space.

Why now: The announcement of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics has just been made, drawing worldwide attention to the laureate.

Francis HalzenNobel Prize in PhysicsIceCube Neutrino ObservatoryUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison

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• Francis Halzen wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics · China Daily
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