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Nobel Prize. On October 2, 2018, Arthur Ashkin was awarded a Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on optical trapping. Ashkin "was honoured for his invention of 'optical tweezers' that grab particles, atoms, viruses and other living cells with their laser beam fingers.
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May 9, 2024 · Arthur Ashkin (born September 2, 1922, New York City, New York—died September 21, 2020, Rumson, New Jersey) was an American physicist who was awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize for Physics for his invention of optical tweezers, which use laser beams to capture and manipulate very small objects.
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Arthur Ashkin took a break from his current research to talk about the “old research” that led to his breakthrough discovery and earned him a Nobel Prize. Listen to the telephone interview with Arthur Ashkin following the announcement of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics, 2 October 2018.
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2018 was awarded "for groundbreaking inventions in the field of laser physics" with one half to Arthur Ashkin "for the optical tweezers and their application to biological systems", the other half jointly to Gérard Mourou and Donna Strickland "for their method of generating high-intensity, ultra-short optical pulses"
Nov 30, 2020 · Arthur Ashkin was a pioneer of optical trapping and tweezers, which he used to manipulate particles from atoms to cells. He shared the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics for his discoveries and contributions to biophysics.
Oct 2, 2018 · Columbia alumnus Arthur Ashkin (CC 1947) has won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his groundbreaking research in laser physics. He will receive half the $2 million prize for his work with optical tweezers that grab particles, atoms, viruses and other living cells with their laser beam fingers.
