Švicarski fizičar Franz Pfeiffer dobio je nacionalnu nagradu Latsis za 2008, za novi metod kojim se pojačava čistoća rendgenskih zraka koje proizvode konvencionalni strojevi, poput onih kojima se opremaju medicinske laboratorije.
Swiss physicist Franz Pfeiffer received the 2008 National Latsis Prize for a new method that increases the clarity of X-rays produced by conventional machines, such as those equipping medical laboratories.