During a walk in the Scottish Highlands, one of the greats of particle physics had the idea of a lifetime
Remembering his immense contributions to psychology and economics.
Louis Brus explains some of the foundational research – and how even the letter carrier wants to shake your hand when you’ve just won a Nobel Prize.
Louis Brus, one of the newest Nobel laureates in chemistry, speaks to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Some Nobel Prize-winning ideas originate in strange places, but still go on to revolutionize the scientific field. George de Hevesy’s research on radioactive tracers is one such example.
Quantum dot technology has also helped revolutionise medical imagining.
Quantum dots are a prime example of the way nanotechnology engineers materials at an atomic scale.
The 2023 Nobel Prize in physics recognized researchers studying electron movement in real time − this work could revolutionize electronics, laser imaging and more.
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