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University of Utah physicists helped IceCube win Nobel recognition
Original: U physicists contribute to IceCube project recognized by 2026 Nobel Prize
The University of Utah says its physicists contributed to the IceCube project, the South Pole neutrino observatory now recognised by the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics. IceCube detects neutrinos from cosmic sources using sensors buried deep in Antarctic ice, and researchers at multiple universities worldwide have taken part in its construction and data analysis.
Why now: The announcement of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics honouring IceCube has put the contributing institutions in the spotlight.
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