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Michel Devoret, a winner of this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics, reflects on his path from high school engineering projects to his philosophy on research and mentorship.

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Vincenzo Savona, head of the Laboratory of Theoretical Physics of Nanosystems. 2025 EPFL/Murielle Gerber- CC-BY-SA 4.0 ...

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Why is There No Nobel Prize in Maths? The Nobel Prize is the world’s most prestigious award for fields like physics, chemistry, and medicine. But there is no Nobel Prize for Maths. This unique ...

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's keynote at NVIDIA's GTC conference in Washington D.C. was a sweeping celebration of American ...

Every year in October our UCSB Physics faculty present an explanation of the Nobel Prize in Physics for that year.