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Tetrapod Quantum Dots from Quantum Materials Defy Kasha's Rule

By Quantum Materials Corporation – Since 1950, Kasha's Rule 1, a principle of photochemistry, held true that if a source of light excited a molecule enough, the molecule would fluoresce in a single color.

7 Jun 2013

New Approach to Make Macroscopic Mechanical Resonators Exhibit Quantum Mechanical Behavior

EPFL researchers find a new method for the preparation of non-classical states of a mechanical oscillator.

1 Jun 2013

QD Vision Achieves Breakthrough Efficiency in Quantum Dot Light Emitting Devices

QD Vision, Inc., manufacturer of Color IQ™ optical components for LCD applications, today announced breakthrough results on next generation quantum dot light emitting devices (QLEDs), which are currently in advanced development stage. QLEDs are a quantum dot-based light emitting technology, which in the future will be used in applications such as electronic displays and solid-state lighting.

16 May 2013

Measuring Things ‘Weakly’ has Significant Advantages in Quantum Mechanics

Measure twice, cut once. This proverb of accuracy is not only taken seriously by do-it-yourself enthusiasts, but by scientists who continually strive to make ever increasingly accurate measurements in order to elicit more of nature’s secrets.

15 May 2013

Novel Portable Method to Produce Ultracold Atoms for Quantum Technology

In a joint project between the Universities of Strathclyde and Glasgow, Imperial College London and the National Physical Laboratory, researchers have developed a portable way to produce ultracold atoms for quantum technology and quantum information processing.

13 May 2013

Secure Transmission of Information Through Quantum Communication

Michael Vasilyev’s goals in his research are simply stated: increase by tenfold the amount of information that can be securely transmitted via the Internet and the distance over which that data can be transmitted.

10 May 2013

Quintessential Effects of Quantum Optics Demonstrated with Microwaves

Quantum mechanics, famously, is full of effects that defy our basic intuition. A fine example is the Hong-Ou-Mandel effect, which occurs when two light quanta (or, photons) arrive simultaneously at a so-called beam splitter.

9 May 2013

GridCOM to Develop Future-Proof Quantum Encryption Communications Solution with Seed Funding

GridCOM Technologies, Inc. has secured seed funding to develop its "future-proof" quantum encryption solution that protects vulnerable communications between millions of automation devices currently controlling the electrical grid.

26 Apr 2013

LightPath to Showcase Lenses to Collimate Quantum Cascade Lasers at SPIE Defense, Security + Sensing 2013

LightPath Technologies, Inc. ("LightPath", the "Company" or "we"), a global manufacturer, distributor and integrator of patented optical components and high-level assemblies, today announced it will exhibit at SPIE Defense, Security + Sensing, 2013's most important scientific conferences on optics, imaging, and sensing. The show takes place April 29-May 3 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, MD.

24 Apr 2013

Iconic Horsehead Nebula Photographed in a New, Infrared Light

Astronomers have used NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to photograph the iconic Horsehead Nebula in a new, infrared light to mark the 23rd anniversary of the famous observatory's launch aboard the space shuttle Discovery on April 24, 1990.

20 Apr 2013

Quantum Optics News

Tetrapod Quantum Dots from Quantum Materials Defy Kasha's Rule

New Approach to Make Macroscopic Mechanical Resonators Exhibit Quantum Mechanical Behavior

QD Vision Achieves Breakthrough Efficiency in Quantum Dot Light Emitting Devices

Measuring Things ‘Weakly’ has Significant Advantages in Quantum Mechanics

Novel Portable Method to Produce Ultracold Atoms for Quantum Technology

Secure Transmission of Information Through Quantum Communication

Quintessential Effects of Quantum Optics Demonstrated with Microwaves

GridCOM to Develop Future-Proof Quantum Encryption Communications Solution with Seed Funding

LightPath to Showcase Lenses to Collimate Quantum Cascade Lasers at SPIE Defense, Security + Sensing 2013

Iconic Horsehead Nebula Photographed in a New, Infrared Light

Inside the Quantum Economy: Insights from the 2025 QED-C Report

Building the World's First Enterprise-Grade Quantum-Proof Communication Platform

Solving Real-World Problems With Neutral Atoms: The Road to Fault-Tolerance

SideKick QCL Controller: Low-Noise Laser Control Solution

LabOne Q: An Intuitive Software Framework for Scalable Quantum Computing

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Inside the Quantum Economy: Insights from the 2025 QED-C Report

Building the World's First Enterprise-Grade Quantum-Proof Communication Platform

Solving Real-World Problems With Neutral Atoms: The Road to Fault-Tolerance

1"From Consciousness to Cosmos": Revolutionary Physics Framework Unveiled on 120th Anniversary of Einstein's Breakthrough

2JWST's "Time Machine" Reveals the Formation of Galactic Disks

3Astronomers Find the 'Missing Matter' of the Universe

4OTI Lumionics Releases Breakthrough Algorithms for Quantum Chemistry Simulations

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