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    Nobel physics prize honors laser discoveries that advanced eye surgery, virus manipulation

    The 2018 #NobelPrize in physics was awarded to scientists who advanced the development of lasers into fields as different as eye surgery and manipulating objects as tiny as viruses and…
    by Sharon Begley Oct 02, 2018 2 minutes
    The 2018 Nobel Prize in physics winners — Arthur Ashkin, Gérard Mourou, and Donna Strickland — are shown on the screen during the announcement in Stockholm Tuesday.

    The 2018 Nobel Prize in physics was awarded to scientists who advanced the development of lasers into fields as different as eye surgery and manipulating objects as tiny as viruses and other living cells, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Tuesday in Stockholm.

    American Arthur Ashkin of the old Bell Laboratories was awarded one

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