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Jul 03, 2015
With Tiny Smartphone Spectrometers, Everybody Can Be A Chemist
Find out what’s inside the stuff around you
May 21, 2015
Glowing Paper Could Pave The Way For Bendy Devices
It’s environmentally friendly, too
Mar 26, 2015
Cyborg Germ Could Help Detect Leaks In Space Station
As it grows and shrinks with changing humidity, it reports data on its environment
Dec 09, 2014
Watch A Spray-On Solar Cell Getting Made
A step toward turning surfaces into solar panels
Apr 08, 2014
Watch This Charger Fully Juice A Smartphone In 30 Seconds
The power of quantum dots
Feb 24, 2012
Scan Your Food For Bacteria With Your Cell Phone
Have you ever been tempted to order steak tartare but decided against it for fear of getting sick? This little...
Jan 26, 2012
Video: New Quantum Dot Tech Could Boost Current Optical Fiber Band Tenfold
Current optical communications schemes rely on a narrow 1.55 micron wavelength band of about 10 terahertz, a band in which...
Aug 30, 2011
Quantum Dot Thermometers Take the Temperature of Individual Living Cells
Next time you take your temperature, maybe think twice about its accuracy. Despite what the mercury says, not all of...
Jul 12, 2011
Researchers Use DNA to Coax Quantum Dots Into Self-Assembling into a Light Antenna
Or, how to build artificial molecules