Quantum Mechanics at Scale: The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics and the Rise of Engineered Quantum Reality
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics stands as a landmark recognition in the ongoing evolution of quantum science. Awarded to John Clarke , Michel Devoret , and John Martinis , the prize honors their groundbreaking demonstration that quantum mechanics isn’t confined to the microscopic; it can govern large, engineered systems operating at macroscopic scales. Their pioneering work, initiated at the University of California, Berkeley in the mid-1980s, transformed one of physics’ deepest philosophical questions into a tangible engineering reality. Can macroscopic systems composed of countless particles display quantum behavior such as tunneling, coherence, and quantization? Clarke, Devoret, and Martinis answered with an emphatic yes . From Josephson Junctions to Artificial Atoms At the core of their ...