Scientists John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis are awarded this year’s 2025 Nobel Prize for “the discovery of the macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnel and the quantum of energy in an electric circuit”.

“This year’s Nobel Prize for Physics provides opportunities for the development of the next generation of quantum technology, including quantum cryptography, quantum computers and quantum sensors,” The Nobel Committee said in its announcement.

All three winners are based in the United States, according to Reuters.

The Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and is accompanied by a monetary prize of 11 million Swedish Koroni shared by the winners of the prize, if more than one, as is often the case.

Since 1901, with occasional holidays, the Nobel Prizes have recognized an achievements in science, literature and peace annually. The finances were later added, as Reuters reports.

Today, the Nobel Prize for Physics is still widely regarded as the most prestigious prize in the industry.

Previous winners of the Nobel Prize in Physics include some of the most important personalities in the history of science, such as Albert Einstein, Pierre and Marie Curie, Max Planck and Niels Bohr, a pioneer of quantum theory.

Physics is the second Nobel awarded this week, as two Americans and a Japanese scientist won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for their discoveries in understanding the immune system.

The Nobel Prize for Chemistry is expected on Wednesday.

The Nobel Prizes of Science, Literature and Economics are awarded to the Swedish king awarded at a ceremony in Stockholm on December 10, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel’s death, followed by a dinner at the Town Hall.

The Nobel Peace Prize, which will be announced on Friday, is awarded to a separate ceremony in Oslo.