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MIT professor among winners of Nobel Prize in chemistry

Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for their work on quantum dots — tiny particles that can release very bright colored light and are used in electronics and medical imaging.
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MIT Scientists Use Quantum Physics to Protect Sensitive Data in AI Models

In a lab at MIT, researchers have harnessed the quantum properties of light to solve one of AI’s thorniest problems—how to protect sensitive data without undermining the power of modern deep-learning ...
The Boston Globe

MIT professor Moungi Bawendi, Nobel Prize co-recipient in chemistry, overcame a tough start at Harvard

For someone who would go on to become one of the leading chemistry scientists in the world, Moungi G. Bawendi got off to an inauspicious start. The future Nobel Laureate flunked his first chemistry ...
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2023 Nobel Prize in chemistry: Trio win for quantum dots discoveries that revolutionized nanotechnology

LONDON — The 2023 Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded Wednesday to three scientists for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots, tiny particles that have fueled innovations in nanotechnology from ...
MIT Technology Review

Why AI could eat quantum computing’s lunch

Rapid advances in applying artificial intelligence to simulations in physics and chemistry have some people questioning whether we will even need quantum computers at all. Tech companies have been ...
The Harvard Crimson

One Small Quantum Dot, One Giant Leap for Nanoscience: Moungi Bawendi ’82 Wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Moungi G. Bawendi ’82 was among three scientists awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry “for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots,” the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced in a press ...