Aug. 26, 2002 — Agilent Technologies Inc. today presented the Agilent Technologies Europhysics Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Condensed Matter Physics to five scientists for their pioneering work in the study of the quantum behavior of molecular nanomagnets.
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The award, presented at a general conference of the European Physical Society (EPS) in Budapest, explores the relatively uncharted region between classical and quantum physics.
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Agilent’s Roberto Favaretto, vice president and general manager, Europe/MiddleEast/Africa, presented the 2002 award to Bernard Barbara of France, Jonathan Friedman of the United States, Dante Gatteschi of Italy, Roberta Sessoli of Italy and Wolfgang Wernsdorfer of France for revealing quantum effects in the magnetic dynamics of molecular nanomagnets. The quantum effects were observed at the mesoscopic scale, intermediate between microscopic and macroscopic.