Quantum dot pioneer and Nobel prize winner Louis Brus dies at 82

Nanoscientist Louis Brus, who shared the Nobel prize in chemistry with Alexei Ekimov and Moungi Bawendi in 2023 for his work on quantum dots, has passed away at the age of 82. Brus was a professor of chemistry at Columbia University in the US, having also worked in the navy and at Bell Laboratories.