Louis E. Brus, Nobel Laureate Who Illuminated the Nanoworld, Dies at 82 NYT: Science By:Katrina Miller 23 January 2026 at 14:42 He accidentally created some of the first quantum dots, tiny semiconductors that now power many electronics. © Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Associated PressLouis E. Brus in 2023. “The entire field of nanoscience and nanotechnology owes a huge debt to him,” said Moungi Bawendi, a chemist who shared the Nobel Prize with Dr. Brus and Aleksey Yekimov.
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