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Researchers Capture Excess Photon Energy to Produce Solar Fuels
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have developed a proof-of-principle...
Apr 19, 20172 min read
Nanoparticles open new window for biological imaging
“Quantum dots” that emit infrared light enable highly detailed images of internal body structures. For certain frequencies of short-wave...
Apr 11, 20173 min read
Platelets instead of quantum dots
Scientists have been researching luminous coloured quantum dots (QDs) since the 1980s. These nanocrystals are now part of our everyday...
Apr 5, 20173 min read
Ultrafast measurements explain quantum dot voltage drop
Solar cells and photodetectors could soon be made from new types of materials based on semiconductor quantum dots, thanks to new insights...
Mar 23, 20173 min read
'Flying saucer' quantum dots hold secret to brighter, better lasers
Research team led by U of T Engineering 'squashes' the shape of nanoparticles, enabling inexpensive lasers that continuously emit light...
Mar 21, 20174 min read
Simultaneous detection of multiple spin states in a single quantum dot
Quantum dots are very small particles that exhibit luminescence and electronic properties different from those of their bulk materials....
Mar 15, 20172 min read
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