The type of semiconductive nanocrystals known as quantum dots are both expanding the forefront of pure science and also hard ...

In a paper published in the journal Pharmaceuticals, researchers developed metformin carbon quantum dots (MetCQDs) to improve ...

Quantum dots that are small and non-blinking offer new opportunities for dynamic single-molecule imaging in live cells. Fluorescent dyes and proteins have been invaluable for visualizing the ...

Researchers from the University of Chicago, University of California Berkeley, Northwestern University, the University of ...

Quantum dots are crystals of a fluorescent semiconductor material with a diameter of as few as 10 to 100 atoms (2-10 nm). They are used as labels for imaging molecules because of their very narrow ...

Researchers adopt a new ligand to enhance the efficiency and stability of perovskite quantum dot solar cells. Solar cell efficiency increases to 15.3% by correcting distortions on the surface of ...

The device reportedly achieved the highest power conversion efficiency ever reported for flexible quantum dot solar cells. Quantum dots are tiny particles of semiconductors that can carry a charge ...

Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) materials have shown great potential for applications in lighting and display fields due to their wide color gamut, adjustable emission wavelength, high quantum ...

Three US-based scientists won the prize for pioneering quantum dots that were once thought impossible to make The Nobel Prize for chemistry has been awarded to three scientists for their work in ...

The 2024 Nobel Prize recipients have been announced. See the complete list of laureates and their winning work.

UbiQD, a U.S. manufacturer of luminescent glass panels, has deployed its quantum dot-tinted glass luminescent solar concentrator technology on several windows at a Holiday Inn Express hotel in Los ...

A new technique for growing quantum dots has not only found a new, more efficient way to build a useful type of quantum dot, but also opened up a whole group of novel chemical materials for future ...