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Belgian physicist Francis Halzen awarded Nobel prize for neutrino work

Original: Francis Halzen, Belgian physicist based in U.S., awarded Nobel prize for pioneering work on neutrinos

Francis Halzen, a Belgian physicist working in the United States, has been awarded the Nobel prize for his pioneering work on neutrinos. Halzen is known for his role in developing IceCube, the neutrino observatory buried in Antarctic ice that detects elusive subatomic particles. The award is being widely reported by international news outlets as recognition of decades of effort to open a new window on the universe.

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• Francis Halzen, Belgian physicist based in U.S., awarded Nobel prize for pioneering work on neutrinos · CBC

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