Quantum dots & asteroid dust

Thursday, 12 October 2023 - 8:30am
Lockheed Martin System Safety Engineer Victoria Thiem checks the sample return capsule from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission, shortly after iits return from the asteroid Bennu (Photo credit NASA/Keegan Barber)

This week, Chris introduces us to quantum dots, the nanoparticles whose discovery won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2023 for Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov; and Claire explains the story and significance of NASA’s OSIRIS-Rex mission that recently returned to Earth samples from the asteroid Bennu.

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Thursday 8:30am to 9:00am
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