‘Artificial Chemist’ learns to make best quantum dots in minutes
"Artificial Chemist is a truly autonomous system that can intelligently navigate through the chemical universe."
June 10, 2020 • ~7 min
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Mirrored chip could enable handheld dark-field microscopes
Simple chip powered by quantum dots allows standard microscopes to visualize difficult-to-image biological organisms.
Feb. 24, 2020 • ~9 min
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QLED tech aims light one way to up TV energy efficiency
New tech could cut down on the light scattered inside current quantum dot light emitting diode (QLED) screens, making them way more energy efficient.
Jan. 22, 2020 • ~4 min
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Storing medical information below the skin’s surface
Specialized dye, delivered along with a vaccine, could enable “on-patient” storage of vaccination history.
Dec. 18, 2019 • ~7 min
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Quantum dots from coal are a promising antioxidant
Quantum dots could make a great antioxidant to treat people who've had brain injuries, heart attacks, or strokes.
April 25, 2019 • ~4 min
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Quantum dots are just as awesome as we’d hoped
A new way to measure the efficiency of quantum dots could get them into things like solar cells and electronics faster.
April 11, 2019 • ~6 min
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Physicists get thousands of semiconductor nuclei to do ‘quantum dances’ in unison
A team of Cambridge researchers have found a way to control the sea of nuclei in semiconductor quantum dots so they can operate as a quantum memory device.
Feb. 22, 2019 • ~5 min
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Quantum dots can spit out clone-like photons
System that generates coherent single particles of light could help pave the way for quantum information processors or communications.
Feb. 21, 2019 • ~5 min
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Team invents method to shrink objects to the nanoscale
It’s not quite the Ant-Man suit, but the system produces 3-D structures one thousandth the size of the originals.
Dec. 13, 2018 • ~7 min
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Heather Kulik: Innovative modeling for chemical discovery | MIT News
Chemical engineering professor plumbs “vast regions of chemical space.”
Sept. 15, 2017 • ~8 min
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