News tagged with cadmium selenide
Let there be light: Teaching magnets to do more than just stick around
Aug 20, 2009 |
4.8 / 5 (6) |
3
(PhysOrg.com) -- That palm tree magnet commemorating your last vacation is programmed for a simple function - to stick to your refrigerator. Similarly, semiconductors are programmed to convey bits of information small and ...
Bristly Spheres as Capsules
Mar 06, 2009 |
3 / 5 (1) |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- Amphiphilic molecules, which have one water-friendly (hydrophilic) end and one water-repellant (hydrophobic) end, spontaneously aggregate in aqueous solutions to make superstructures like ...
Search results for cadmium selenide
Gold solution for enhancing nanocrystal electrical conductance
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Sep 10, 2009 |
5 / 5 (3) |
1
In a development that holds much promise for the future of solar cells made from nanocrystals, and the use of solar energy to produce clean and renewable liquid transportation fuels, researchers with the U.S. ...
Tiny crystals promise big benefits for solar technologies
Jan 05, 2006 |
4.4 / 5 (17) |
0
Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists have discovered that a phenomenon called carrier multiplication, in which semiconductor nanocrystals respond to photons by producing multiple electrons, is applicable to a broader ...
Quantum dot recipe may lead to cheaper solar panels
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
May 02, 2007 |
4.7 / 5 (45) |
0
Rice University scientists today revealed a breakthrough method for producing molecular specks of semiconductors called quantum dots, a discovery that could clear the way for better, cheaper solar energy panels.
Low level cadmium exposure linked to lung disease
Aug 19, 2008 |
4 / 5 (2) |
2
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research suggests that cadmium is one of the critical ingredients causing emphysema, and even low-level exposure attained through second-hand smoke and other means may also increase the chance of developing ...
Researchers investigate links between prostate, cadmium, zinc
Jan 30, 2008 |
4.3 / 5 (6) |
0
Cadmium exposure is a known risk factor for prostate cancer, and a new University of Rochester study suggests that zinc may offer protection against cadmium.
Aquatic insect 'family trees' provide clues about sensitivity to pollution
Jun 16, 2008 |
5 / 5 (4) |
0
A North Carolina State University study published online this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that examining an insect's "family tree" might help predict a "cousin" insect's level of tolerance to pol ...
Toxic Metal Cadmium Can Enter Great Lakes Food Chain Through Algae
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 29, 2008 |
4 / 5 (1) |
0
Some algae from the Great Lakes can use cadmium for nutritional requirements. A recent study published in the Journal of Great Lakes Research reports that algae collected from lakes Erie and Ontario can use cadmium, a known ...
New imaging technique reveals the atomic structure of nanocrystals
Feb 18, 2009 |
4.9 / 5 (8) |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new imaging technique developed by researchers at the University of Illinois overcomes the limit of diffraction and can reveal the atomic structure of a single nanocrystal with a resolution ...
Study shows transfer of heavy metals from water to fish in Huelva estuary
Jun 16, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
A team of researchers from the University of Cadiz has confirmed that zinc, copper and lead are present at high levels in the water and sediments of the Huelva estuary, and have studied how some of these heavy metals are ...
Nonlinearities could be strengthened by photonic crystals
Jul 10, 2007 |
4.6 / 5 (16) |
0
Typically, photons can pass by one another unchanged. However, a number of important scientific and technological applications can be enabled by using matter as a medium for photons to talk with one another. The problem? ...
List of search results for cadmium selenide
