3 European scientists receive Japan science awards

3 European scientists receive Japan science awards

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko attend an award ceremony for the Japan Prize in Tokyo on April 19. Three scientists -- Peter Ashton of Britain, Albert Fert of France and Peter Grunberg of Germany -- received the prize from the Science and Technology Foundation of Japan.

3 European scientists receive Japan science awards

3 European scientists receive Japan science awards

TOKYO, Japan - Albert Fert (L), 69, from France, a professor at Paris-Sud University with expertise in physics, receives the Japan Prize from the Science and Technology Foundation of Japan in Tokyo on April 19. Peter Ashton, 72, from Britain, a forestry professor at Harvard University, and Peter Grunberg, 67, of Germany's Research Center of Solid State Physics in Julich, also received the prize.

3 European scientists get awards from Japan's science foundation

3 European scientists get awards from Japan's science foundation

TOKYO, Japan - (From left to right) Peter Grunberg from Germany, Albert Fert from France and Peter Ashton from Britain who were named by the Science and Technology Foundation of Japan on Jan. 11 the winners of the government-backed Japan Prize for their scientific achievements. The ceremony to award them the prize will take place in Tokyo April 19.

3 European scientists get awards from Japan's science foundation

3 European scientists get awards from Japan's science foundation

TOKYO, Japan - (From left to right) Peter Grunberg from Germany, Albert Fert from France and Peter Ashton from Britain who were named by the Science and Technology Foundation of Japan on Jan. 11 the winners of the government-backed Japan Prize for their scientific achievements. The ceremony to award them the prize will take place in Tokyo April 19. (Kyodo)

3 European scientists receive Japan science awards

3 European scientists receive Japan science awards

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko attend an award ceremony for the Japan Prize in Tokyo on April 19. Three scientists -- Peter Ashton of Britain, Albert Fert of France and Peter Grunberg of Germany -- received the prize from the Science and Technology Foundation of Japan. (Kyodo)

3 European scientists receive Japan science awards

3 European scientists receive Japan science awards

TOKYO, Japan - Albert Fert (L), 69, from France, a professor at Paris-Sud University with expertise in physics, receives the Japan Prize from the Science and Technology Foundation of Japan in Tokyo on April 19. Peter Ashton, 72, from Britain, a forestry professor at Harvard University, and Peter Grunberg, 67, of Germany's Research Center of Solid State Physics in Julich, also received the prize. (Kyodo)