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Novel Electronic Quantum Dots Probe Paves Way to Rapidly Test Drug Efficiency

A research team led by Swadeshmukul Santra, an Associate Professor at the University of Central Florida, has developed an electronic quantum dots probe that paves the way for testing the efficiency of new pharmaceuticals rapidly.

21 Dec 2011

Researchers Develop Virtually Noiseless Nanomechanical Microwave Amplifier

A research team at the Low Temperature Laboratory of the Aalto University based in Finland has demonstrated a novel method to detect and amplify weak electromagnetic signals such as microwaves or radio waves almost noiselessly using a nanomechanical oscillator.

17 Dec 2011

Researcher Receives European Research Council Grant for Studying Quantum Field Theory

Tobias J. Osborne, who serves as a Professor of theoretical physics at the Leibniz Universitat Hannover’s Institute for Theoretical Physics and the Cluster of Excellence, Centre for Quantum Engineering and Space-Time Research (QUEST), has received a €1.34 million grant for the coming five years from the European Research Council (ERC) for his project titled ‘Quantum Field Theory, the Variational Principle, and Continuous Matrix Product States’.

13 Dec 2011

Development of Versatile Photonic Chip Helps Realize Optical Quantum Computing

A research team at the Centre for Quantum Photonics of the University of Bristol has developed a versatile optical chip that produces, measures, and controls two important quantum phenomena, mixture and entanglement, paving the way for developing quantum computers.

13 Dec 2011

Nanoscale Glass Fiber Measuring Method for Counting Atoms and Studying Quantum Physics

A research team led by Professor Arno Rauschenbeutel Vienna Center for Quantum Science and Technology, in partnership with the researchers at the Johannes Gutenberg University has developed an ultrasensitive method by controllably coupling single atoms to light within ultra-thin fiber glass having a thickness of 500 nm, paving the way to develop detectors that are capable of sensing ultra-trace amounts of materials.

9 Dec 2011

Combination of Nanophotonics and Plasmonics Can Lead to Novel Quantum Information Systems

Scientists are investigating the possibility of combining two emerging technologies, plasmonics and nanophotonics to create a new quantum information system, which will be much more powerful than computers.

31 Oct 2011

Novel Coating Makes Quantum Dots Suitable for Biomedical Processes

Water insolubility is one of the major disadvantages of quantum dots that make them unsuitable for biological and medical applications.

28 Oct 2011

Scientists Introduce Coherent Photon Conversion for Quantum Computing

Scientists have discovered a new scheme named “coherent photon conversion” to overcome all unresolved issues related to optical enforcement of quantum computing.

19 Oct 2011

Use of Quantum Dots Could Increase the Efficiency of Cheap Solar Cells

Researchers of the Opto-electronic Materials section of the TU Delft and Toyota Europe have demonstrated that several mobile electrons can be produced by the absorption of a single light particle in films of coupled quantum dots.

16 Oct 2011

Nanoco, Tokyo Electron Ink Further Agreement for Nanomaterial-Based Solar Film Development

Nanoco Group, a developer and producer of cadmium-free quantum dots and nanomaterials, and Tokyo Electron, a leading equipment supplier in Japan, have inked a further agreement subsequent to the end of the initial phase of a nanomaterial-based solar film development.

From Nanoco Technologies 7 Oct 2011

Quantum Dots News

Novel Electronic Quantum Dots Probe Paves Way to Rapidly Test Drug Efficiency

Researchers Develop Virtually Noiseless Nanomechanical Microwave Amplifier

Researcher Receives European Research Council Grant for Studying Quantum Field Theory

Development of Versatile Photonic Chip Helps Realize Optical Quantum Computing

Nanoscale Glass Fiber Measuring Method for Counting Atoms and Studying Quantum Physics

Combination of Nanophotonics and Plasmonics Can Lead to Novel Quantum Information Systems

Novel Coating Makes Quantum Dots Suitable for Biomedical Processes

Scientists Introduce Coherent Photon Conversion for Quantum Computing

Use of Quantum Dots Could Increase the Efficiency of Cheap Solar Cells

Nanoco, Tokyo Electron Ink Further Agreement for Nanomaterial-Based Solar Film Development

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Breakthrough in Broadband Photodetectors: Nanomaterial Gii Could Bring Faster Broadband and Higher Quality Medical Imaging

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