Research Project

Japan

Sumio Iijima

2007 Balzan Prize for Nanoscience

For his discovery of carbon nanotubes, in particular the discovery of single-wall carbon nanotubes and the study of their properties.

Excerpt from The Balzan Prizewinners’ Research Projects: An Overview 2020

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