Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to three scientists for "quantum dots"

Quantum boxes have been honored with the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov are the visionaries behind these nanocrystals with revolutionary properties. Quantum dots are tiny crystals - one billionth of a meter - that allow electrons to jump between different energy levels. By simply adjusting the size of the nanocrystal, without altering its composition, it is possible to change the color of the material.