Quantum dots, because they are both photo-active (photoluminescent) and electro-active (electroluminescent) and have unique physical properties, will be at the core of next-generation displays.

In a groundbreaking achievement for quantum technologies, researchers have created a functional quantum register using the atoms inside a semiconductor quantum dot.

(Courtesy: Dillon H Downie, University of Strathclyde) Researchers at the University of Strathclyde, UK, have developed a new method to recycle the valuable semiconductor colloidal quantum dots used ...

Figure 1 shows representative examples of blinking in quantum dots and nanowires. An emission ‘trajectory’ from both systems is provided, plotting emission intensity as a function of time.