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Researchers Make Quantum Leap that Could Enable Use of Quantum Computers Sooner than Expected

Quantum computing is heralded as the next revolution in terms of global computing.

16 Nov 2016

Nanoco Receives Prestigious Award for Cadmium-Free Quantum Dot Technology and Deep Red CFQD Fine Color Film

Nanoco Group plc, a world leader in the development and manufacture of cadmium-free quantum dots and other nanomaterials, announced it has been named a CES 2017 Innovation Awards Honoree for its cadmium-free CFQD® quantum dot technology for LED grow lighting and Deep Red CFQD Fine Color Film™ for sustainable plant growth.

15 Nov 2016

University of Arkansas Researchers to Help Build Single-Photon Detector Using Quantum Dots

University of Arkansas researchers have received a $595,000 award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, to help build a single-photon detector using quantum dots.

21 Sep 2016

Researchers Create ZnO Quantum Dots that Fully Retain Their Ability to Emit Light

Unique optical features of quantum dots make them an attractive tool for many applications, from cutting-edge displays to medical imaging. Physical, chemical or biological properties of quantum dots must, however, be adapted to the desired needs.

12 Aug 2016

Diamond-Based Light Sources Could Lead to Technological Breakthrough in Quantum Communications

Dmitry Fedyanin from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and Mario Agio from the University of Siegen and LENS have predicted that artificial defects in the crystal lattice of diamond can be turned into ultrabright and extremely efficient electrically-driven quantum emitters.

8 Aug 2016

New Agreement Allows Merck to Market Nanoco’s CFQD Quantum Dots for Displays

Nanoco Group plc, a world leader in the development and manufacture of cadmium-free quantum dots (CFQD® quantum dots) and other nanomaterials, today announced it has signed a worldwide material supply and licensing agreement with Merck, a leading science and technology company.

2 Aug 2016

Researchers Successfully Generate High-Quality Quantum Dots

A research team from Germany, France and Switzerland has realised quantum bits, short qubits, in a new form. One day, they might become the information units of quantum computers.

27 Jul 2016

Researchers Find Quantum-Confined Bandgap Narrowing Mechanism

Researchers for the first time have found a quantum-confined bandgap narrowing mechanism where UV absorption of the grapheme quantum dots and TiO2 nanoparticles can easily be extended into the visible light range.

15 Jul 2016

Materials Researchers Develop Faster Technique to Apply Silica Coatings on Quantum Dot Nanorods

Materials researchers at North Carolina State University have fine-tuned a technique that enables them to apply precisely controlled silica coatings to quantum dot nanorods in a day – up to 21 times faster than previous methods. In addition to saving time, the advance means the quantum dots are less likely to degrade, preserving their advantageous optical properties.

12 Jul 2016

Quantum Dots Could be Used to Test Drug Delivery

Brightly fluorescent nanocrystals, called quantum dots, can be used to test the delivery of drugs packaged into nanocapsules.

31 May 2016

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Researchers Make Quantum Leap that Could Enable Use of Quantum Computers Sooner than Expected

Nanoco Receives Prestigious Award for Cadmium-Free Quantum Dot Technology and Deep Red CFQD Fine Color Film

University of Arkansas Researchers to Help Build Single-Photon Detector Using Quantum Dots

Researchers Create ZnO Quantum Dots that Fully Retain Their Ability to Emit Light

Diamond-Based Light Sources Could Lead to Technological Breakthrough in Quantum Communications

New Agreement Allows Merck to Market Nanoco’s CFQD Quantum Dots for Displays

Researchers Successfully Generate High-Quality Quantum Dots

Researchers Find Quantum-Confined Bandgap Narrowing Mechanism

Materials Researchers Develop Faster Technique to Apply Silica Coatings on Quantum Dot Nanorods

Quantum Dots Could be Used to Test Drug Delivery

Quantum Development in Ireland: A Conversation with John Durcan, Chief Technologist, IDA Ireland

Advancing Quantum Scalability with New Qubit Method

Modified Newtonian Dynamics and the Search for a Ninth Planet

LabOne Q: An Intuitive Software Framework for Scalable Quantum Computing

ORCA-Quest qCMOS Camera by Hamamatsu

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Repeat-Until-Success Algorithm for Quantum Gate Decomposition

Researchers Exploit the Color Centers in Diamond to Enhance Dynamic Nuclear Polarization Processes for NMR Applications

Application of Electro-Optic Phase Modulator in Pound-Drever Hall Technique for Laser Frequency Stabilization

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Quantum Development in Ireland: A Conversation with John Durcan, Chief Technologist, IDA Ireland

Advancing Quantum Scalability with New Qubit Method

Modified Newtonian Dynamics and the Search for a Ninth Planet

1New Device Enables Fine-Tuning of Information Flow in Qubits

2Deep Underground Detectors Push Limits of Dark Matter Particle Mass

3XRISM Unveils Elemental Composition Near Supermassive Black Hole

4Circular Rydberg Atoms Extend Qubit Lifetime

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