Scientists John Clarke, Michel Devoret, and John Martinis win Nobel Prize in Physics

By Reuters 7 October 2025, 1:12 pm Edit

(L-R) Olle Eriksson, chair of the Nobel Committee for Physics, Hans Ellegren, secretary general of The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, and Goeran Johansson, member of the Nobel Committe for Physics, address a press conference to announce the winners of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 7, 2025. (Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP)

STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Scientists John Clarke, Michel Devoret, and John Martinis win the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for “the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit,” the award-giving body says.

“This year’s Nobel Prize in Physics has provided opportunities for developing the next generation of quantum technology, including quantum cryptography, quantum computers, and quantum sensors,” the prize-awarding body says in a statement.

All three winners are based in the United States.