Three scientists have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing quantum dots.

These three scientists live in America.

The Nobel laureates include Mongi G Bawendi, Lewis E Bruce and Alexey I Ekimov who will share the prize of 8.24 lakh pounds.

What are quantum dots?

Most people have probably seen tiny crystals on their TV sets whose tiny dots combine to form colors.

In fact, these quantum dots are very tiny and their number can be tens of millions in one millimeter.

Russian physicist Alexei I. Ekimov is credited with the discovery of quantum dots in the 1980s, and later Lewis E. Bruce, an American chemist, discovered that crystals could be grown in liquids.

After this, Mongi G. Bawendi, a native of Paris, discovered a method of making quantum dots particles in a more controlled manner.

These quantum dots are also used in medical imaging and solar panels for better use of cancer drugs and surgery.

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