Announcement of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry by Professor Hans Ellegren, Secretary General of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, on 4 October 2023. Interview about the awarded work “Quantum dots can be seen as one milestone for the whole field of nanotechnology” Immediately after the announcement, Professor Heiner Linke, member of the Nobel…

Louis Brus receiving his Nobel Prize from H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at Konserthuset Stockholm on 10 December 2023. Louis Brus after receiving his prize from H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at Konserthuset Stockholm on 10 December 2023. Laureates Moungi G. Bawendi, Louis E. Brus and Aleksey Yekimov at the Nobel…

First reactions. Telephone interview, October 2023 “It’s the middle of the night here!” “It’s the middle of the night here!” Aleksey Yekimov’s first reaction to hearing the news of his 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was reasonable enough: “I woke up,” he says! In this call with the Nobel Prize’s Adam Smith, made not long…

Interview, December 2023 Interview with the 2023 Nobel Prize laureate in chemistry Moungi Bawendi on 6 December 2023 during the Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. Moungi Bawendi answers the following questions (the links below lead to clip on YouTube): – Where does your passion for science come from? – When did you decide science was…

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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2023 Moungi G. Bawendi, Louis E. Brus and Aleksey Yekimov are awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2023 for the discovery and development of quantum dots. These tiny particles have unique properties and now spread their light from television screens and LED lamps. They catalyse chemical reactions and their clear light can illuminate tumour…

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English 4 October 2023 has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2023 to Moungi G. BawendiMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, USA Louis E. BrusColumbia University, New York, NY, USA Aleksey YekimovNanocrystals Technology Inc., New York, NY, USA “for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots” They planted an important seed for…

Swedish 4 oktober 2023 har beslutat utdela Nobelpriset i kemi 2023 till Moungi G. BawendiMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, USA Louis E. BrusColumbia University, New York, NY, USA Aleksey YekimovNanocrystals Technology Inc., New York, NY, USA ”för upptäckt och syntes av kvantprickar” De sådde ett viktigt frö till nanotekniken Nobelpriset i kemi år…