Three University of California scientists win Nobel Prize in Physics for quantum computing advances

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Three University of California scientists won the Nobel Prize in Physics for quantum mechanics research that advances computing and communications.

Their 1980s work bridged subatomic quantum “weirdness” with human-scale applications, forming the foundation for quantum computing and ultra-sensitive sensors.

One winner said the research already enables everyday cellphone communications, with potential future applications in cryptography and quantum computers.

STOCKHOLM — John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis won the Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for research on the weird world of subatomic quantum tunneling that advances the power of everyday digital communicatio