At the heart of the Nobel Prizes 2003

The 2003 Nobel Prizes in Physics and Medicine were awarded for research in superconductivity and medical imaging respectively. The most recent issue of the MaNEP newsletter presents the latest advances in the generation of very high magnetic fields using superconducting wires. Such high fields play a key role in medical imaging systems in particular by improving their spatial resolution.

These prestigious awards highlight the importance of the research fields in which MaNEP is already involved.

	Paul C. Lauterbur and Sir Peter Mansfield received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2003 for their discoveries concerning Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
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	Alexei A. Abrikosov, Vitaly L. Ginzburg, Anthony J. Leggett received the Nobel Prize in Physics 2003 for pioneering contributions to the theory of superconductors and superfluids.
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