In what decade did Ivar Giaever make his Nobel Prize-winning discovery?
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In the 1960s, Ivar Giaever made his Nobel Prize-winning discovery. He demonstrated the tunneling effect in superconductors, a phenomenon where electrons can pass through a potential energy barrier even though they do not have enough energy to overcome it. This discovery has had a profound impact on the field of physics and has led to the development of new technologies, such as the scanning tunneling microscope.
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