News tagged with quantum dots
Related topics: solar cells , electrons , nanoparticles , quantum computing , light
Nano imagining takes turn for the better
(PhysOrg.com) -- Stephan Link wants to understand how nanomaterials align, and his lab's latest work is a step in the right direction.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Feb 03, 2010 |
4.4 / 5 (5) |
0
|
Sunny Record: Breakthrough for Hybrid Solar Cells
German scientists at the Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK) and the Freiburg Materials Research Center (FMF) have succeeded in developing a method for treating the surface of nanoparticles which ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Feb 02, 2010 |
3.8 / 5 (11) |
3
|
A solid case of entanglement
Physicists have finally managed to demonstrate quantum entanglement of spatially separated electrons in solid state circuitry.
Jan 11, 2010 |
4.3 / 5 (26) |
31
|
Quantum age edges closer
(PhysOrg.com) -- The arrival of superfast quantum computing is closer following recent breakthroughs by an international team led by UNSW researchers.
Jan 05, 2010 |
4.6 / 5 (34) |
8
|
Hot Electrons Could Double Solar Cell Power Efficiency
Scientists have experimentally verified a theory suggesting that hot electrons could double the output of solar cells. The researchers, from Boston College, have built solar cells that successfully use hot ...
Dec 18, 2009 |
4.3 / 5 (19) |
2
Physicists lay the groundwork for cooler, faster computing
University of Toronto quantum optics researchers Sajeev John and Xun Ma have discovered new behaviours of light within photonic crystals that could lead to faster optical information processing and compact computers that ...
Dec 14, 2009 |
4.7 / 5 (27) |
5
Researchers Design Triple Quantum Dot for Quantum Information Applications
(PhysOrg.com) -- While quantum dots have existed since the 1980s, only in the past decade have physicists successfully created lateral few-electron single quantum dots. These quantum dots enable physicists ...
Nov 30, 2009 |
4.7 / 5 (18) |
0
Using superconducting probes to get a picture of what it's like inside CNTs
(PhysOrg.com) -- "Carbon nanotubes are exciting for fundamental physics, and for potential technological applications," Nadya Mason tells PhysOrg.com. "However, we are generally limited in the way that we can study them. ...
Nov 20, 2009 |
4.3 / 5 (10) |
0
Small nanoparticles bring big improvement to medical imaging
If you're watching the complex processes in a living cell, it is easy to miss something important—especially if you are watching changes that take a long time to unfold and require high-spatial-resolution ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Nov 18, 2009 |
5 / 5 (3) |
0
JQI researchers create entangled photons from quantum dots
To exploit the quantum world to the fullest, a key commodity is entanglement—the spooky, distance-defying link that can form between objects such as atoms even when they are completely shielded from one another. Now, physicists ...
Nov 18, 2009 |
4.3 / 5 (8) |
1
Physicists Demonstrate Three-Color Entanglement
(PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time, physicists have demonstrated the quantum entanglement of three light beams, all of different wavelengths. Entanglement of two light beams of different wavelengths has already ...
Oct 07, 2009 |
4.3 / 5 (25) |
3
Physicists create first atomic-scale map of quantum dots
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Michigan physicists have created the first atomic-scale maps of quantum dots, a major step toward the goal of producing "designer dots" that can be tailored for specific applications.
Sep 29, 2009 |
4.7 / 5 (13) |
0
Researchers simplify fabrication of nano storage, chip-design tools
Advances by the Rice University lab of James Tour have brought graphite's potential as a mass data storage medium a step closer to reality and created the potential for reprogrammable gate arrays that could ...
Sep 09, 2009 |
4.8 / 5 (8) |
1
Michigan scientists working on super-fast, secure computing
Air Force Office of Scientific Research(AFOSR)-supported physicists at the University of Michigan are developing innovative components for quantum, or super-fast, computers that will improve security for data ...
Sep 09, 2009 |
4 / 5 (3) |
0
Researchers develop thin films showing promise for solar applications
Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have developed thin films that exhibit carrier multiplication (CM). This development is of great interest for future solar cells.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Sep 08, 2009 |
4.1 / 5 (8) |
1
