The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2023 #NobelPrize in Chemistry to Moungi G. Bawendi, Louis E. Brus and Alexei I. Ekimov “for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots.”
- The announcement was made in Stockholm
- The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
- The announcement is part of Alfred Nobel’s will
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Wednesday awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2023 to Moungi G. Bawendi, Louis E. Brus and Alexei I. Ekimov for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots.
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