"Speaking from his cellphone, Clarke said: "One of the underlying reasons that cellphones work is because of all this work." Clarke, 83, conducted his research at the University of California, Berkeley; Martinis at the University of California, Santa Barbara; and Devoret is at Yale and also at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Clarke, who spearheaded the research team, told The Associated Press he was "pleased to receive this prize" alongside his two colleagues."
"The prize winning research in the mid-1980s took the sub-atomic "weirdness of quantum mechanics" and found how those tiny interactions can have real world applications on the human scale level, said Jonathan Bagger, CEO of the American Physical Society. They have the potential to supercharge computing and communications. The 100-year-old field of quantum mechanics deals with the seemingly impossible subatomic world where switches can be on-and-off at the same time and parts of atoms tunnel through what seems like impenetrable barriers."
John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis received the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for work that translated quantum tunneling effects into usable technology. Their mid-1980s research demonstrated how subatomic quantum phenomena can be engineered into macroscopic devices, with direct implications for computing performance and communications systems. The research connects core quantum mechanics concepts — including superposition and tunneling — to circuits and components that influence modern electronics. Clarke noted that this foundational work underpins technologies such as cellphones. The laureates conducted research at UC Berkeley, UC Santa Barbara and Yale.
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