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Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to Francis Halzen for ice research

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: France 24

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Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to Francis Halzen for ice research — full report at France 24.

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  • Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to Francis Halzen for ice research — full report at France 24.
  • Reported by France 24 and published Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:52:44 UTC.

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  1. Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to Francis Halzen for ice research

  2. Nobel Prize in Physics 2026: Francis Halzen awarded for work on cosmic neutrinos

  3. Francis Halzen wins Nobel Prize in physics for work on high-energy neutrinos from space

  4. Francis Halzen wins Nobel Prize in physics for work on neutrinos

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Article URL: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/2026/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49976265 Points: 147 # Comments: 36…

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