STOCKHOLM British-born scientists David Thouless, Duncan Haldane and Michael Kosterlitz won the 2016 Nobel Prize for Physics for studies of unusual states of matter such as in superconductors, the award-giving body said on Tuesday. "Thanks to their pioneering work, the hunt is now on for new and exotic phases of matter," the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said in a statement awarding the 8 million Swedish crown ($937,000) prize. "Many people are hopeful of future applications in both materials science and electronics." Thouless was awarded half the prize with the other half divided between Haldane and Kosterlitz. Physics is the second of this year's crop of Nobels and comes after Japan's Yoshinori Ohsumi was awarded the prize for medicine on Monday. ($1 = 8.5364 Swedish crowns) (Reporting by Anna Ringstrom, Bjorn Rundstrom, and Johan Ahlander; Writing by Niklas Pollard) Next In Science News Billionaire Elon Musk outlines plans for humans to colonize Mars GUADALAJARA, Mexico SpaceX is developing a massive rocket and capsule to transport large numbers of people and cargo to Mars with the ultimate goal of colonizing the planet, company chief and tech billionaire Elon Musk said on Tuesday. Scientists fix fractures with 3D-printed synthetic bone LONDON Scientists in the United States have successfully treated broken spines and skulls in animals using 3D-printed synthetic bone, opening the possibility of future personalized bone implants for humans to fix dental, spinal other bone injuries. Hubble spots evidence of water plumes on Jupiter's moon Europa Astronomers on Monday said they have spotted evidence of water vapor plumes rising from Jupiter's moon Europa, a finding that might make it easier to learn whether life exists in the warm, salty ocean hidden beneath its icy surface. From Around the Web Promoted by Taboola Editor's Pick Pictures
