Prize announcement
Announcement of the 2007 Nobel Prize in Physics to Albert Fert and Peter Grünberg, presented by Professor Gunnar Öquist, Secretary General of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, on 9 October 2007.
Interview
Following the announcement, Professor Ingemar Lundström told senior editor Simon Frantz how giant magnetoresistance has changed the way our computers look and function.
Nobel Prizes and laureates
Six prizes were awarded for achievements that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind. The 12 laureates' work and discoveries range from proteins' structures and machine learning to fighting for a world free of nuclear weapons.
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Look for popular awards and laureates in different fields, and discover the history of the Nobel Prize.
