The winner of this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics is ⁠Francis Halzen.
The scientist was honoured for “decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino ‌Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin”, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm said on Tuesday.
Halzen spoke to the committee by phone from Italy on Tuesday.
“It was a great surprise and I obviously didn’t expect it,” he said.
Born in Belgium, the 82-year-old Halzen is affiliated with the…

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