Three scientists win the chemistry prize because of their work on quantum dots

The 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry: A Science-Focused Prize for Super-Short Electron Strands of Light and Nanocrystals

Pierre Agostini of The Ohio State University in the U.S.; Ferenc Krausz of the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics and Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich in Germany; and Anne L’Huillier of Lund University in Sweden won the award.

This is the third science-focused Nobel Prize to be awarded this week. On Tuesday, the physicists Anne L’Huilier, Pierre Agostini and Ferenc Krausz were awarded the physics prize for their work on creating super- short strands of light that are a glimpse into the tiny world of electrons.

A cash award of 1 million Swedish kronor is included in the prize. The money comes from a bequest left by the prize’s creator, Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel, who died in 1896.

Last year, three scientists jointly won the physics prize for proving that tiny particles could retain a connection with each other even when separated. The phenomenon was once doubted but is now being explored for potential real-world applications such as encrypting information.

On the same day as the physics prize was announced, Katalin Karik and Drew Weissman were named winners of the medicine prize.

The chemistry prize means Nobel season has reached its halfway stage. Every day until October 9, there will be one announcement regarding the literature, peace and economics prizes.

The 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Moungi G. Bawendi of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Louis E. Brus of Columbia University, and Alexei I. Ekimov of Nanocrystals Technology Inc. in New York for the discovery and development of quantum dots.

The jury for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Carolyn R. Bertozzi and K. Barry Sharpless, and Morten Meldal, Revealed

During a phone conference early Wednesday, he said he was very surprised. It was very sleepy. Shocked. Unexpected. And very great honor.

The winner’s names were leaked before the official announcement. But he didn’t hear anything, because he was sound asleep.

The particles of quantum dots are so small they can affect their properties. The blue quantum dots and red quantum dots are made from the same material, so they have the same size. The quantum dots are not the same size as red ones.

Last year, Americans Carolyn R. Bertozzi and K. Barry Sharpless, and Danish scientist Morten Meldal were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry for developing a way of ” snapping molecules together” that can be used to explore cells, map DNA and design drugs that can target diseases such as cancer more precisely.

A committee for each prize then discusses candidates in a series of meetings throughout the year. At the end of the process, the committee presents one or more proposals to the full academy for a vote. The deliberations, including the names of nominees other than the winners, are kept confidential for 50 years.

Thousands of university professors and other scholars around the world are asked by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to nominations a year in advance for the physics, chemistry and economics prizes.

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The four scientists were recognized for their work with tiny particles that have limited electrons and are a few atoms wide. They allow for bright colors by how they absorb and release light. They are used in many electronics.