Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov honored for work on tiny particles that can release very bright colored light and are used in electronics and medical imaging
The Nobel Prize in chemistry has been awarded to three U.S.-based scientists for the "discovery and synthesis of quantum dots." Sweden's public broadcaster SVT said they received a press release with the names of the winners hours before the official announcement.
Tiny Quantum Dots Are Used in Electronics Like LED Displays and Can Even 'Illuminate Tumor Tissue for a Surgeon.' In a Highly Unusual Turn of Events, Swedish Media Reported the Names of the Winners Before the Prize Was Announced