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Who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2023?
Maungi ji. Bawendi
Lewis E . Bruce
Alexey I. Ekimov
All of the above
All of the above
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The 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Moungi G. Bawendi, Louis E. Brus and Alexei I. Ekimov for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said in Stockholm.
Two American scientists and a Russian have been awarded the 2023 Nobel prize in chemistry for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots, which helped drive a revolution in nanotechnology.
Bawendi is an American chemist of French and Tunisian descent, based at MIT, Lewis E. Bruce, Professor at Columbia University and Ekimov is chief scientist at Nanocrystals Technology, a New York-based company.
The prize is shared equally between Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexey Ekimov for discoveries on the unique properties of nano-materials, and how to make them, that paved the way for wide-ranging applications in consumer electronics, biochemistry and medicine.
Nanoparticles and quantum dots are used in LED-lights and TV-screens and can also be used to guide surgeons while removing cancer tissue, among other things.