Physics Nobel goes to Aspect, Clauser and Zeilinger for entanglement experiments

Why it matters

Entanglement is a core resource of quantum computers, and the Nobel committee said the laureates' results cleared the way for new technology based on quantum information.

Sources (2)

• NobelPrize.org Press release: The Nobel Prize in Physics 2022
  Primary sourceOct 4, 2022

  “Alain Aspect, John Clauser and Anton Zeilinger have each conducted groundbreaking experiments using entangled quantum states, where two particles behave like a single unit even when they are separated. Their results have cleared the way for new technology based upon quantum information.”

• Quanta Magazine Pioneering Quantum Physicists Win Nobel Prize in Physics
  Independent coverageOct 4, 2022

  “Alain Aspect, John Clauser and Anton Zeilinger have won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics for groundbreaking experiments with entangled particles.”