PROCESSING AND CHARACTERIZATION Quantum Dots Spontaneously Form White...

Nanoparticle News;  November 1, 2005 ;     577 words ......method to make quantum dots spontaneously...broad-spectrum white light. These latest...report making quantum dots that spontaneously emit white light, but they aren...magic-sized quantum dots, by contrast, produce white light without any...

Nanosize quantum dots produce LEDs that emit white light.(EMERGING...

Advanced Materials & Processes;  January 1, 2006 ;     207 words ......way to make quantum dots spontaneously...broad-spectrum white light has reportedly...magic-sized quantum dots are relatively...white-light quantum dots produce a smoother...produced by the quantum dots looks more nearly...

Quantum dots light up.(Academic: Emerging Technologies)(Vanderbilt...

R & D;  January 1, 2006 ;     90 words ......LED) that gives off a warm white light could become the successor...discovered that extremely small quantum dots spontaneously produce this broad-spectrum white light. The researcher illuminated extremely small quantum dots with a laser. He then coated...quantum ...

Quantum dots for use in bodies.

United Press International;  January 22, 2004 ;     642 words ......The crystals in question are called quantum dots. Each is made of only a few hundred...cadmium selenide. When they absorb energy, quantum dots fluoresce, emitting light in a variety...told UPI. Medical researchers could use quantum dots to circulate inside bodies and stick...

QUANTUM DOTS FOR USE IN BODIES

United Press International;  January 22, 2004 ;     665 words ...United Press International 01-22-2004 Quantum dots for use in bodies NEW YORK, Jan 22...The crystals in question are called quantum dots. Each is made of only a few hundred...cadmium selenide. When they absorb energy, quantum dots fluoresce, emitting light in a variety...

Quantum leap for quantum dots

The Scientist;  September 22, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Researchers finally make quantum dots work for life scientists High-resolution...fluorescent semiconductor nanocrystals or "quantum dots." Containing several hundred to a few thousand atoms, quantum dots exhibit several desirable properties...

Sandia Researchers Use Quantum Dots as New Approach to Solid-State...

AScribe Science News Service;  July 14, 2003 ;     700+ words ......different approach to creating white light several researchers at the...developed the first solid-state white light-emitting device using quantum dots. In the future, the use of quantum dots as light-emitting phosphors...encapsulating semiconductor quantum ...

Quantum dots light up cancer cells in mice.(Nanotechnology)(Brief Article)

Science News;  August 7, 2004 ;     263 words ......nanometer-size semiconductor crystals known as quantum dots, researchers recently opened a new way...detecting cancer, scientists have now used quantum dots to track down and light up cancer cells...made with elements such as cadmium, quantum dots are toxic, making them ...

Quantum Dots for Solid-State Lighting.

Energy Optimization News;  July 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......different approach to creating white light, several researchers at...developed the first solid-state white light-emitting device using quantum dots. In the future, the use of quantum dots as light- emitting phosphors...encapsulating semiconductor quantum ...

Researchers use quantum dots for lighting.(Assembly Lines)

Assembly;  September 1, 2003 ;     508 words ......different approach to creating white light, researchers at Sandia...emitting device using quantum dots. In the future, the use of quantum dots as light-emitting phosphors...encapsulating semiconductor quantum dots--nanoparticles approximately...

BIOTAGS: Quantum Dots Label Living Mice.

Biomolecular Diagnostics News;  June 1, 2003 ;     456 words ......labels, molecule-size nanocrystals called quantum dots, which can circulate through the bloodstream...issue of Science titled Water-Soluble Quantum Dots for Multiphoton Fluorescence Imaging...demonstrated a new approach to using quantum dots for biological studies of living animals...

Cheaper solar panels.(In The News: Short news items of interest to the...

Science and Children;  July 1, 2007 ;     301 words ......molecular specks of semi-conductors called quantum dots, a discovery that could clear the way...making four-legged cadmium selenide quantum dots, which previous research has shown to...chemical and biomolecular engineering. Quantum dots are megamolecules of semi-conducting...

British, New Zealand Inventors Develop Quantum Dots Forming Method

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  January 9, 2007 ;     389 words ......have developed a method of forming quantum dots for extended wavelength operation. According...optoelectronic device incorporating semiconductor quantum dots whose ground state emission occurs at...provided by forming a first layer of quantum dots covered by a spacer layer with ...

MICROWAVE SYNTHESIS CONNECTS WITH (QUANTUM) DOTS

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  June 10, 2008 ;     497 words ......producing high-quality, water-soluble "quantum dots" for biological research. By using a...the conventional approach to making quantum dots, resulting in brighter, more stable dots. Quantum dots are specially engineered nanoscale crystals...

Quantum dots label and track diseased cells.(Cancer)

Chemistry and Industry;  September 20, 2004 ;     369 words ......body in real time is now possible using quantum dots. This development could lead to a much...fluorescent labelling of cells with quantum dots, semiconductor nanocrystals comprising...inert coating of dihydroxylipoic acid. Quantum dots absorb a wide range of wavelengths of...