The 2007 Nobel Prize for Physics has been awarded to two scientists from France and Germany for their work in nanotechnology. France's Albert Fert and Germany's Peter Gruenberg were recognized for discovering a technique (giant magnetoresistance) that allows computer users to store large amounts of data quickly and easily on hard disks.
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences made the announcement Tuesday in Stockholm. It says the discovery can be considered "one of the first real applications of the promising field of nanotechnology".
The French and German scientists will share a cash prize of $1.5 million.
Monday the Nobel Medicine Prize was awarded to U.S. scientists Mario Capecchi and Oliver Smithies, and Martin Evans of Britain for their work in creating genetically manipulated mice that replicate human diseases.
Nobel committees are due to announce the winners of the prizes for chemistry, literature, economics and peace through October 15.
Last year, the Physics prize went to American space scientists John Mather and George Smoot for research on the origins of the universe that supports the "Big Bang" theory. - VOA News
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