Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to American, French, and Canadian scientists for work on laser physic

[F-22Raptor]

The 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded on Tuesday to Arthur Ashkin of the United States, and to Gérard Mourou of France and Donna Strickland of Canada.

Why did they win?
The Nobel committee recognized the scientists for their work in using light to make miniature tools. Dr. Ashkin invented “optical tweezers,” which use pressure from a highly focused laser beam to allow researchers to hold microscopic objects steady. Dr. Strickland and Dr. Mourou developed a method of generating high-intensity, ultrashort laser pulses, known as chirped pulse amplification.

Why is the work important?
Dr. Mourou’s and Dr. Strickland’s work on high-intensity lasers has had a wide range of real-world applications, including in eye surgery and in manufacturing. Dr. Ashkin’s optical tweezers, allowing scientists to control the movement of tiny things, has been especially important in biological research on viruses and other microbes.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/02/science/physics-nobel-prize.html

 

[AViet]

Nowadays Nobel prizes can be bought for commercial purposes and Nobel prizes slowly loss its meanings, as thousands of other researches may be no less important to human and only a few are given the prize. Therefore, politics and money can play.

Anyway, congratulation.

 

[MultaniGuy]

Nobel Prizes are starting to lose their meaning as it becomes a political tool to score points.

Not paying any attention to this garbage.

 

[Lincoln]

Nobel Prizes are starting to lose their meaning as it becomes a political tool to score points.

Not paying any attention to this garbage.

There is a difference between Nobel Prizes for science-related work and social-related works.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

Nowadays Nobel prizes can be bought for commercial purposes and Nobel prizes slowly loss its meanings, as thousands of other researches may be no less important to human and only a few are given the prize. Therefore, politics and money can play.

Anyway, congratulation.

Yes, inventions that enable laser eye surgery are not important we should give it to drone makers instead.

 

[Anubis]

Nowadays Nobel prizes can be bought for commercial purposes and Nobel prizes slowly loss its meanings, as thousands of other researches may be no less important to human and only a few are given the prize. Therefore, politics and money can play.

Anyway, congratulation.

Nobody does research to win nobel prize....knowledge is a greater reward...nobel is like a lottery.