4 Short pulses generated in attosecond physics may also facilitate ultrafast switching from insulators to conductors, which could produce extremely fast electronics. L'Huillier is the fifth woman to ...

Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L'Huillier were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics for "experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light for the study of electron ...

With over 400 winners, the United States is the country with the most Nobel Prize winners. Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. The Nobel Prize is a set of ...

The Nobel Prize honours outstanding achievements in the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and peace. The first prizes were awarded in 1901. So far, 22 Nobel Prizes have been awarded ...

This year's Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to three US pharmacologists for their discovery that the unstable gas, nitric oxide (NO), is an essential regulator of vasodilation.

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) said on Monday he is nominating President Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. “Today I will nominate @realDonaldTrump for the Nobel Peace Prize,” Issa wrote in a post ...

Nobel Peace Prize laureate and journalist Maria Ressa has long fought for global press freedom. Her book, "How To Stand Up To A Dictator," detailed her experience running the news site Rappler ...

Sakharov was awarded the prize "for his struggle for human rights in the Soviet Union, for disarmament and cooperation between all nations", according to the Nobel committee citation. The process ...