Is this the year for a Nobel prize in condensed matter, or maybe particle physics?
We make our prize predictions for 2026 The post Is this the year for a Nobel prize in condensed matter, or maybe particle physics? appeared first on Physics World .
The analytics firm Clarivate has released its predictions for the 2026 Nobel Prizes in Physics, with all three of its forecasts centered on condensed matter physics. The three laureates are Chihaya Adachi, Stephen Forrest, and Mark Thompson for their work on ultrahigh-efficiency organic light-emitting diodes; Nicola Spaldin for her theoretical research on room-temperature magnetoelectric multiferroics; and Qikun Xue for the experimental observation of the quantum anomalous Hall Effect.
Another source to watch is the Kavli Prize in Nanoscience, which has been awarded to Eva Andrei, Pablo Jarillo-Herrero, and Allan MacDonald for their groundbreaking work in twistronics. This field involves manipulating the relative angle between two sheets of 2D materials like graphene, leading to a range of electronic properties, including superconductivity.
Applied physicist Federico Capasso is also a strong candidate for the 2026 Nobel Prize, given his contributions to semiconductor technologies and optical metamaterials. Potential collaborators for Capasso and Professor John Pendry include David Smith and Andrea Alù, both experts in photonic metamaterials.
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