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Natcore Successfully Encapsulates Quantum Dots in Silicon Dioxide

The research program of Natcore Technology Inc. being conducted at Rice University under the direction of Prof. Andrew Barron has successfully encapsulated silicon quantum dots with a uniform coating of silicon dioxide.

14 Jul 2010

Fluorescent Quantum Dots Ideal for Detecting Rare Cancer Cells

The tunable fluorescent nanoparticles known as quantum dots make ideal tools for distinguishing and identifying rare cancer cells in tissue biopsies, Emory and Georgia Tech scientists have demonstrated.

7 Jul 2010

Quantum Dot Product Developer QD Vision Appoints New CEO

QD Vision, developer of Quantum Light™ nanotechnology-based products for solid state lighting and displays, announced that Jason Carlson has been named President and CEO.

3 Jul 2010

Study on Quantum-to-Classical World Transition

Darwinian concept of natural selection figures into theory about the core of physical reality Science fiction has nothing over quantum physics when it comes to presenting us with a labyrinthine world that c...

2 Jul 2010

Researchers Study Diamond Nitrogen Vacancy Materials for Quantum Computing Applications

Since Richard Feynman's first envisioned the quantum computer in 1982, there have been many studies of potential candidates -- computers that use quantum bits, or qubits, capable of holding an more than one value at a time and computing at speeds far beyond existing silicon-based machines for certain problems.

30 Jun 2010

New Process Using Quantum Dots Enhance Solar Cell Efficiency Up to 66%

Evolution Solar (Pinksheets:EVSO). Researchers from the University of Texas in Austin and the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis have discovered a process that can be used to increase the conversion efficiency o...

25 Jun 2010

U of M Team Finds New Possibility for High-Efficiency Solar Cells Using Quantum Dots

A team of University of Minnesota-led researchers has cleared a major hurdle in the drive to build solar cells with potential efficiencies up to twice as high as current levels, which rarely exceed 30 percent.

19 Jun 2010

New Research on Semiconductor Nanocrystals to Increase Solar Cell Efficiency

Conventional solar cell efficiency could be increased from the current limit of 30 percent to more than 60 percent, suggests new research on semiconductor nanocrystals, or quantum dots, led by chemist Xiaoyang Zhu at The University of Texas at Austin.

18 Jun 2010

Luminaires Now Available Based on Qshift Coral Nanotechnology

NN-Labs is pleased to announce the immediate availability of materials based on NNCrystal’s Qshift Coral technology following the recent successfully completed review by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

From NN-Labs, LLC 17 Jun 2010

Researchers Develop New Quantum Dots in Optical Microcavities

For the very first time, a team of researchers in Germany has introduced quantum dots in fully epitaxial nitride laser structures without the need for hybrid systems -- effectively eliminating the cumbersome method ...

17 Jun 2010