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An Arizona State University scholar breaks down the history of nanotechnology — and why the award-winning work of Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov matters to the field's evolution.

The 2023 Nobel Prize for chemistry isnt the first Nobel awarded for research in nanotechnology. But it is perhaps the most colourful application of the technology to be associated with the accolade.

Flasks of quantum dots fluorescing over the Nobel Prize announcement. Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP via Getty ImagesThe 2023 Nobel Prize for chemistry isn’t the first Nobel awarded for research in nanotechnology. But it is perhaps the most colorful application of the technology to be associated with the accolade. This year’s prize recognizes Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov for the discovery and development of quantum dots. For many years, these precisely constructed nanomete...

Quantum dots are a prime example of the way nanotechnology engineers materials at an atomic scale.

Quantum dots are a prime example of the way nanotechnology engineers materials at an atomic scale.