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Neutrino physicist wins 2026 Nobel Physics Prize
Francis Halzen of University of Wisconsin-Madison led development of IceCube Neutrino Observatory.
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Nobel Prize in Physics 2026: Francis Halzen
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Article URL: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/2026/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49976265 Points: 446 # Comments: 144…
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- Article URL: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/2026/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49976265 Points: 446 # Comments: 144…
- Reported by Hacker News and published Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:48:46 UTC.
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