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Harnessing the Solar Spectrum using InN-Based Nanostructures

Magnolia Optical Technologies announced that it is collaborating with Dr. Roger Welser of the Kopin Corporation in developing indium nitride (InN)-based quantum dot solar cells for NASA and Defense applications. &ldqu...

12 Jul 2008

NIST Researchers Developed Simplified Process for Producing Water-Soluble Quantum Dots

Materials researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a simplified, low-cost process for producing high-quality, water-soluble quantum dots for biomedical applications. By usin...

10 Jul 2008

New Line of Lasers using Quantum Dot Materials for Biomedical Applications

Laser technology has revolutionised the world of medicine in ways never before thought of. More and more often the scalpel is giving way to a new generation of lasers. Now the FAST-DOT project, backed by the EU with EUR ...

9 Jul 2008

Acoustic Waves Promise to be Useful Probes of Nanostructures

Acoustic waves play many everyday roles - from communication between people to ultrasound imaging. Now the highest frequency acoustic waves in materials, with nearly atomic-scale wavelengths, promise to be useful probes of nanostructures such as LED lights.

4 Jul 2008

Austrian Government to Fund Series of Nanoimprint Lithography Research Projects

The Austrian government will fund a series of nanoimprint lithography (NIL) research projects. The "NILaustria" project will focus on large-area nanostructuring, using NIL to transfer different nanostructures t...

3 Jul 2008

Quantum Dot Nanoparticles Penetrate Skin Through Abrasion

Researchers at North Carolina State University have found that quantum dot nanoparticles can penetrate the skin if there is an abrasion, providing insight into potential workplace concerns for healthcare workers or indiv...

3 Jul 2008

The Few Remaining Unsolved Problems of Quantum Mechanics

A new paper by a team of researchers led by University of Notre Dame physicist Bolizsár Jankó provides an overview of research into one of the few remaining unsolved problems of quantum mechanics.

2 Jul 2008

Report Provides Analysis, Information and Key Players in Nanotechnology

"Nanomaterials and Markets" report provides detailed market analysis, commercial information and key players in nanotechnology. This report presents a clear picture of the scale of opportunity in nanotechno...

30 Jun 2008

Using Nanotechnology to Inject Gene-Silencing Tools into Cells

More than 15 years ago scientists discovered a way to stop a particular gene in its tracks. The Nobel Prize-winning finding holds tantalizing promise for medical science, but so far it has been difficult to apply the technique, known as RNA interference, in living cells.

24 Jun 2008

Adding Color to Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Customized microscopic magnets that might one day be injected into the body could add color to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), while also potentially enhancing sensitivity and the amount of information provided by images.

19 Jun 2008