Nobel Prize in Physics 2012
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2012 was awarded jointly to Serge Haroche and David J. Wineland (NIST, USA) “for ground-breaking experimental methods that enable measuring and manipulation of individual quantum systems”.
Information on the Nobel Prize in Physics 2012 from the official web site of the Nobel Prize:
Nobel Lecture of Serge Haroche in Stockholm on December 8, 2012 (video)