The Latest: French scientist reacts to winning Nobel prize

STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Latest on the awarding of the Nobel Prizes (all times local):2:40 p.m.

Nobel physics laureate Gerard Mourou says he finds it difficult to describe his emotions at winning.

"It's something that sort of never happens at this level," he said in a video released by France's Polytechnique school, where he is professor. "I am very, very happy to share this distinction with my former student Donna Strickland and also to share it with Art Ashkin, for whom I have a lot of respect."

"We invented a technique that made the laser extremely powerful," he said. "With the technology we have developed, laser power has been increased about a million times, maybe even a billion."___2:10 p.m.