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Researchers Develop Ultrafast, Low-Energy Quantum-Dot Switch

At the Joint Quantum Institute, a research team, comprising Edo Waks and colleagues, has developed an all-optical switch utilizing a quantum dot integrated within a tiny hole-free arcade, which behaves like a resonant cavity.

5 May 2012

Single nanomaterial yields many laser colors

Red, green, and blue lasers have become small and cheap enough to find their way into products ranging from BluRay DVD players to fancy pens, but each color is made with different semiconductor materials and by elaborate...

30 Apr 2012

Novel Technology to Scale up Manufacturing Process for Quantum Dots

Students at the University of Utah have won the first place in the regional CU Cleantech New Venture Challenge for their quantum dot technology. Quantum dots are tiny semiconductor nanocrystals that emit photons when excited.

26 Apr 2012

QD Vision Receives DoD Contract to Develop Quantum Dot-Based Devices

The Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded a contract worth $1.38 million to QD Vision to develop prototype devices utilizing electroluminescent quantum dots.

15 Mar 2012

NIST Researchers Develop DNA Origami Method to Assemble Nanostructures

In recent times, researchers are harnessing the molecular machinery of DNA for building nanolevel artificial structures using the pairing ability of DNA to form complicated structures. This “DNA origami” helps to assemble nanostructures like sensors, drug delivery system and semiconductor devices.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 8 Mar 2012

Strem Chemicals Add CANdot Quantum Dots to Their Extensive Range of Nanomaterials

Strem Chemicals, Inc., a manufacturer of specialty chemicals for research and development, is pleased to announce the addition of CANdot® Quantum Dots to its portfolio of nanomaterials.

From Strem Chemicals 28 Feb 2012

Researchers Use Quantum Dots to Study Nerve Cell Behavior

A research team led by Lih Y. Lin and Fred Rieke from the University of Washington (UW) has developed a novel and highly targeted method by harnessing quantum dots for activating neurons in the brain in order to understand the way of communication of nerve cells.

10 Feb 2012

Berkeley Lab Develops Novel Technique to Produce High-Purity Nanocrystals

A research team led by Paul Alivisatos from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) of the U.S. Department of Energy has developed a novel solution-based synthesis method to produce nanocrystals with superior optoelectronic properties.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 1 Feb 2012

Charged Quantum Dots Help Improve Solar Cell Efficiency

Scientists from the University at Buffalo (UB) together with researchers from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research and the U.S. Army Research Laboratory have demonstrated a nanomaterial-based technology to enhance the electrical output of a solar cell by embedding charged quantum dots into it and by improving the lifespan of photoelectrons.

23 Jan 2012

Cylindrical Luminescent Solar Concentrators with Quantum Dots Demonstrate High Efficiency

Researchers belonging to the University of California, Merced, have achieved a critical breakthrough in the process of harvesting solar energy. They have modified the design of luminescent solar concentrators so as to increase their efficiency in directing sunlight to solar cells.

21 Jan 2012