Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2023 awarded to Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov

New Delhi: On Wednesday, October 4, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced that Moungi G. Bawendi, Louis E. Brus, and Alexei I. Ekimov were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2023. The award was given in recognition of the trio’s work in discovering and synthesising quantum dots.

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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.” pic.twitter.com/qJCXc72Dj8

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Because of their nano size, the characteristics of nanoparticles are dependent on their dimensions. Nanoparticles are now used in everything from TVs and LED lights to illuminating surgical procedures like the removal of tumour tissue.

In the early 1980s, this year’s chemistry laureates Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov succeeded in creating
– independently of each other – quantum dots, which are nanoparticles so tiny that quantum effects determine their characteristics.#NobelPrize pic.twitter.com/QPd3AhaBeX

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The winners were announced in Stockholm by Swedish scientist Hans Ellegren and Johan Qvist, head of the Nobel committee for chemistry at the Swedish Academy.

The declaration is included in Alfred Nobel’s testament, which lists Chemistry as a principal field.

According to a statement made by the Nobel Committee on platform X, “The 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry rewards the discovery and development of quantum dots, nanoparticles so tiny that their size determines their properties”.

The 2023 #NobelPrize in Chemistry rewards the discovery and development of quantum dots, nanoparticles so tiny that their size determines their properties.

These particles have unique properties and now spread their light from television screens and LED lamps. They catalyse… pic.twitter.com/6rZxVFjXya

— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 4, 2023

Due to their special qualities, these particles are now widely dispersed by electronic devices such as TVs and LED lights. The researchers accelerated chemical processes, and their bright light can help a surgeon see tumour tissue.

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Meanwhile, it must be mentioned that Carolyn Bertozzi, Morten Meldal, and K. Barry Sharpless shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2022 for their contributions to the fields of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry. As a result of their efforts, chemistry has improved tremendously, illustrating the revolutionary potential of scientific discovery.

For their “experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light for the study of electron dynamics in matter,” Ferenc Krausz, Pierre Agostini, and Anne L’Huillier were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics, which had been announced earlier by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

In the medical field, Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman were recognised for their ground-breaking research on mRNA vaccines. These vaccinations have been very useful in the fight against Covid-19.