Nobel prizes for applied research provide recognition for innovations with profound impact, fully in tune with the intentions of Alfred Nobel. The 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics honours discoveries ...

“Due to their achievements the optical microscope can now peer into the nanoworld,” the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said in awarding the 8 million crown (1.1 million dollar) prize.

Some experts believe that the technology behind the optical lattice clock could lead to a Nobel Prize. Nishimoto Takahiro, a senior official at Shimadzu, said the optical lattice clock could be ...

Three scientists on Tuesday won the Nobel Physics Prize for inventing optical lasers that have paved the way for advanced precision instruments used in corrective eye surgery and in industry ...