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Quantum dots go large

Nature volume 459, pages 760–761 (2009)Cite this article

A small industry could be on the verge of a boom, reports Katharine Sanderson.

Nanocrystals called quantum dots have promised to revolutionize display technologies, solar power and biological imaging for more than a decade. Yet the quantum-dot market has remained small, with a handful of companies selling dots directly to researchers, using the particles to develop their own products or licensing their technologies to partners.

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Sanderson, K. Quantum dots go large. Nature 459, 760–761 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/459760a

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