Swedish media say the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences may have announced the winners of this year’s Nobel Prize in chemistry prematurely
Swedish media say the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences may have announced the winners of this year’s Nobel Prize in chemistry prematurely.
Public broadcaster SVT said the academy sent a press release by mistake early Wednesday that contained the names of the winners.
The press release said the prize went to three U.S.-based scientists for the “discovery and synthesis of quantum dots,” according to SVT.
The Associated Press did not receive the press release.
“Unfortunately, I cannot comment on what has been published yet. What is important to know is that the Academy of Sciences has not yet met and there is no decision on who will be awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry,” Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences spokeswoman Eva Nevelius said in an email.
