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Marie Curie e Pierre Curie foram laureados com o Nobel de Física de 1903 devido aos seus estudos sobre radiação. Juntos, eles não só compartilharam um amor profundo, mas também revolucionaram a ciência com suas pesquisas pioneiras em radioatividade. ⚛️

O amor está no ar - e na ciência também. 🤍🔬 Hoje, dia 12 de junho, é Dia dos Namorados! O amor inspira descobertas, impulsiona a inovação e conecta pessoas de diferentes áreas e disciplinas. 🤍 #DiaDosNamorados #Amor #Ciência #MarieCurie #PierreCurie #UFPR

This year’s economic sciences laureate Claudia Goldin showed that female participation in the labour market did not have an upward trend over a 200 year period, but instead forms a U-shaped curve. The participation of married women decreased with the transition from an agrarian to an industrial society in the early nineteenth century, but then started to increase with the growth of the service sector in the early twentieth century. Goldin explained this pattern as the result of structural change and evolving social norms regarding women’s responsibilities for home and family. #NobelPrize

BREAKING NEWS The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2023 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel to Claudia Goldin “for having advanced our understanding of women’s labour market outcomes.” #NobelPrize

The 2023 #NobelPrize in Chemistry rewards the discovery and development of quantum dots, nanoparticles so tiny that their size determines their properties. These particles have unique properties and now spread their light from television screens and LED lamps. They catalyse chemical reactions and their clear light can illuminate tumour tissue for a surgeon. Researchers have primarily utilised quantum dots to create coloured light. They believe that in the future quantum dots can contribute to flexible electronics, miniscule sensors, slimmer solar cells and perhaps encrypted quantum communication.

In 1993, chemistry laureate Moungi Bawendi revolutionised the methods for manufacturing quantum dots, making their quality extremely high – a vital prerequisite for their use in today’s nanotechnology. #NobelPrize

In the early 1980s, this year’s chemistry laureates Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov succeeded in creating – independently of each other – quantum dots, which are nanoparticles so tiny that quantum effects determine their characteristics. #NobelPrize

Learn more about the 2023 #NobelPrize in Chemistry Press release: bit.ly/3PyX6kH Popular information: bit.ly/3PTh0Z7 Advanced information: bit.ly/3LwaVPK

Today quantum dots are an important part of nanotechnology’s toolbox. The 2023 #NobelPrize laureates in chemistry have all been pioneers in the exploration of the nanoworld.

"I was very surprised, sleepy, shocked, and very honoured." First reactions from Moungi Bawendi – one of three newly announced 2023 chemistry laureates – during this morning's press conference. #NobelPrize

Did you know that the properties of an element can change when shrunk to the nanoscale?

Say hello! 👋 Moungi Bawendi got an early morning call from Stockholm breaking the news that he is one of the 2023 chemistry laureates. How is he celebrating this morning? Teaching his @MIT class at 9. We'll be sharing his first reaction very soon. #NobelPrize

"I’m supposed to teach at 9am today and I have no idea what’s going to happen." Exclusive: listen to our phone call with new #NobelPrize laureate Moungi Bawendi right after he found out he had been awarded the 2023 chemistry prize.

This year’s #NobelPrize laureate in chemistry Moungi G. Bawendi was born in 1961 in Paris, France. He is a professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (@MIT), Cambridge, MA, USA. chemistry.mit.edu/profile/moungi…

Alexei I. Ekimov – awarded this year’s #NobelPrize in Chemistry – was born in 1945 in the former USSR. Formerly he was the Chief Scientist at Nanocrystals Technology Inc., New York, NY, USA. optica.org/History/Biogra…

Louis E. Brus, awarded the 2023 #NobelPrize in Chemistry, was born in 1943 in Cleveland, OH, USA. He is a professor at @Columbia University, New York, NY, USA. chem.columbia.edu/content/louis-…

“I woke up!” What was the first thing Alexei Ekimov did when after he had been awarded the 2023 #NobelPrize in Chemistry? Listen to his first reaction in our interview with him:

Students can explore the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics – about electrons in pulses of light – with this free Nobel Prize lesson. The free lesson includes a slideshow, a speaker’s manuscript, a short video, and a student worksheet. View the lesson: bit.ly/3ZBwS5t

"This is a collaborative effort.” For Louis Brus the award of his 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been a team effort. Listen to our interview with him where he pays tribute to his many collaborators.

"We believe the real big applications are still in the future." Immediately after the announcement, Professor Heiner Linke, member of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry, was interviewed by freelance journalist Sharon Jåma about the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.