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Quantum Dot Nanoparticles to be Basis for Next Generation Solid State Lighting

American Elements announced the formation of a new product group to manage the production, sales and marketing of its quantum dot nanopowder production facilities. The new division was spun off from the Nanometals™...

10 Sep 2007

Targeting Quantum Dots To Deliver SiRNA Therapy

Take a quantum dot, add a coating of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG), and attach a homing peptide and a piece of small interfering RNA (siRNA), and the result is a targeted nanoparticle that can stop the production of a spec...

23 Aug 2007

Light Pulses In Ultra Fast Quantum Computers To Take Security To Extreme Levels

By using pulses of light to dramatically accelerate quantum computers, University of Michigan researchers have made strides in technology that could foil national and personal security threats. It's a leap, they s...

17 Aug 2007

Unique Quantum Effect Found in Silicon Nanocrystals

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), collaborating with Innovalight, Inc., have shown that a new and important effect called Multiple Exciton Generation (MEG) oc...

25 Jul 2007

Berkeley Researchers Find New Way To Fabricate Striped Nanorods

Superlatticed or “striped" nanorods – crystalline materials only a few molecules in thickness and made up of two or more semiconductors – are highly valued for their potential to serve in a variety...

23 Jul 2007

Calculations with Quantum Bits Bring Quantum Computing A Step Closer

Researchers at Delft University of Technology have succeeded in carrying out calculations with two quantum bits, the building blocks of a possible future quantum computer. The Delft researchers are publishing an article ...

18 Jun 2007

Quantum Dots Outline Brain Tumors for Surgical Removal

Although surgical removal of a tumor can be the most effective way of treating brain cancer, neurosurgeons are often faced with the dilemma of determining the exact border between a tumor and the healthy tissue that surr...

15 Jun 2007

Fluorescent Nanotubes Now OK For Use In Medical Applications

Vanderbilt researchers have removed an obstacle that has restricted fluorescent nanotubes from a variety of medical applications. In a paper published online in the Journal of the American Chemical Society they describe ...

14 Jun 2007

Fluorescent Carbon Nanotubes for Medical Applications

In a way, nanotubes are nature’s smallest candles. These tiny tubes are constructed from carbon atoms and they are so small that it takes about 100,000 laid side-by-side to span the width of a single human hair....

8 Jun 2007

Bioconjugated Quantum Dots Effectively Identify Biomarkers in Cancerous Tissues

Bioconjugated quantum dots – luminescent nanoparticles linked to biological molecules – have shown great promise as tools for disease diagnosis and treatment, but their medical use has been limited by the lac...

30 May 2007