Francis Halzen, a University of Wisconsin professor, is the sole recipient of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for his role in building the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole.

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    10 days ago

    Nobel for a telescope buried in Antarctic ice. Sure, because nothing says “practical breakthrough” like a million tons of frozen water we can’t even afford to fix.