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The winners may have actually been accidentally revealed prematurely.
Confusion in Stockholm: According to Swedish media reports, the winners of this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry may have been accidentally revealed prematurely. As several Swedish media reported unanimously on Wednesday Names of award winners In an emailed press release from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (KVA) this morning – four hours before the actual announcement.
Academy members told various Swedish media this morning that it was an oversight and that a decision on the winners had not yet been made. In response to a question, the academy spokeswoman said: “The academy has not made a decision yet.”
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Are they three Americans?
The announcement stated that three researchers will receive the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry “for their discovery and synthesis of quantum dots.” These are the three researchers working in the USA Monji J. Bawendi, Louis E. Bruce, and Alexei E. EkimovIt was reported, among others, by radio station SVT and the newspapers “Dagens Nyheter” and “Aftonbladet”.
The winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry will be officially announced Wednesday at 11:45 a.m. at the earliest Advertise in KVA. Before that, the Academy’s responsible Nobel Committee meets to discuss the various nominees and then make a joint decision on the prize winners. The identity of Nobel Prize recipients is always kept secret before they are announced in all award categories.
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