STOCKHOLM, Oct 6 — Research in particle physics, astrophysics or the invention of an “invisibility cloak” are some of the achievements that could be honoured when the Nobel physics prize is awarded today.
The award, to be announced at 11.45am (5.45 Malaysia time) in Stockholm, is the second Nobel of the season, after the Medicine Prize was awarded yesterday to US psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and German scientists Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel.
The researchers were honoured for their pioneering work in the field of optogenetics, which involves controlling nerve signals with light.
For the physics prize, commentators have for years speculated that metamaterials and Britain’s John B. Pendry, who has become famous for his “invisibility cloak” where light is bent around an object, are due for a nod.
