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Francis Halzen Awarded Nobel Prize in Physics for IceCube Neutrino Work
Original: Royal Swedish Academy Names Belgian Francis Halzen Nobel Prize In Physics For IceCube Neutrinos
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has named Belgian physicist Francis Halzen as winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics, honouring his work on the IceCube observatory and its detection of neutrinos. Halzen led the development of the IceCube detector buried in Antarctic ice, which opened a new window on high-energy particles from deep space.
Why now: The Nobel Prize in Physics announcement is one of the year's most closely followed science events.
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- Royal Swedish Academy Names Belgian Francis Halzen Nobel Prize In Physics For IceCube Neutrinos · NewsCord
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