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Natcore’s Director to Demonstrate Nanoenergy Capabilities and Their Applications

Natcore Technology Inc. (TSX-V: NXT; Pink Sheets: NTCXF), which in June formed a joint venture in Hunan Province that could make solar energy cost-competitive with conventional power, has accepted an invitation to return...

19 Aug 2010

Understanding of Blinking Phenomenon in Fluorescent Quantum Dots

A new paper by University of Notre Dame physicist Boldizsár Jankó and colleagues offers an important new understanding of an enduring mystery in chemical physics.

12 Aug 2010

Scientists Amplify Brightness of Fluorescent Probes Using 1-2 nm Dyedrons

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University's Molecular Biosensor and Imaging Center (MBIC) are turning up the brightness on a group of fluorescent probes called fluoromodules that are used to monitor biological activities of individual proteins in real-time.

10 Aug 2010

Magnolia to Develop Quantum Dot Solar Cells for Defense Market

Magnolia Solar Corporation (OTCBB: MGLT) ("Magnolia Solar"), a developer of high-performance, thin-film photovoltaic modules for defense and commercial applications, announced today that its wholly owned subsid...

6 Aug 2010

Canadian Scientists Advance Development of Quantum Dot Solar Cells

One of the most promising technologies for making inexpensive but reasonably efficient solar photovoltaic cells just got much cheaper.

4 Aug 2010

Five Companies Receive Grant to Commercialize Nanomaterials for Energy Applications

The Pennsylvania NanoMaterials Commercialization Center recently announced that it has provided $450,000 in funding to five companies located throughout the state of Pennsylvania in its seventh round of awards. This r...

28 Jul 2010

Gold-Linked Quantum Dots Enhance Photoluminescence

By linking individual semiconductor quantum dots with gold nanoparticles, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have demonstrated the ability to enhance the intensity of light emitted by individual quantum dots by up to 20 times.

From Brookhaven National Laboratory 27 Jul 2010

Innolume Ship Samples of New Generation Lasers Based on Quantum Dot Technology

Innolume, the leading provider of Quantum Dot (QD) diode lasers covering the 1064 nm to 1320 nm spectrum, today announced that it has begun sampling the LD-12xx-series laser platform, a new generation of pump laser that is based on the company’s proprietary Quantum Dot epitaxial technology.

From Innolume 26 Jul 2010

Innolume Begins Sampling of LD-12xx-Series of Quantum Dot Lasers

From Innolume 22 Jul 2010

John Wiley’s New Book on Quantum Wells, Wires, and Dots

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/34d17d/quantum_wells_wir) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "Quantum Wells, Wires and Dots: Theoretical and Computation...

15 Jul 2010