The #Nobel Prize in #Physics has been awarded to Francis Halzen “for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin”.
Obviously congratulations to him, but it always feel weird to award a single individual for the results of a collaboration between thousand of scientists.
https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/2026/halzen/facts/
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