Nobel Prize in chemistry goes to three scientists for tiny, colorful quantum dots

Nobel Prize in chemistry goes to three scientists for tiny, colorful quantum dots Enlarge this image toggle caption Steven Senne/AP Steven Senne/AP 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 three scientists each contributed to a "fundamental discovery in nanotechnology," according to officials from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, which awards several of the prizes each year. In fact, changing the size can alter many different properties beyond just color – which means that quantum dots could be useful for a variety of applications, including building better solar panels and perhaps even creating fuel by using sunlight. The three scientists will share the prize money of 11 million Swedish kronor in equal parts.