The 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry recognized three researchers whose work reshapes how we understand and harness the nanoscale world. Moungi G. Bawendi, a renowned physicist and chemist born in Tunis, now a U.S. citizen, Louis E. Brus, an American chemist, and Alexei Ekimov, a scientist with Russian roots who later became a contributor in the United States, were awarded for the discovery and development of quantum dots. The Nobel Committee announced the award at a ceremony in Stockholm, highlighting how these tiny particles, smaller than a couple of nanometers in some cases, exhibit quantum properties that govern their behavior rather than the bulk characteristics of the material. This landmark recognition underscores a field that blends chemistry, physics, and materials science in a way that opens doors to new technologies and applications. (Nobel Prize Official Site)
