quantum dot
noun
: a semiconductor nanocrystal exhibiting quantum mechanical effects that allow it to mimic the properties of an atom
The quantum dot is a semiconducting (or metallic) region so tiny that it is essentially confined in all three dimensions; like an atom, it contains a finite number of charges and has discrete energy levels.—
Barbara Goss Levi
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By 2013 the Pentagon had graduated to using quantum dots, dust-sized particles that sprayed by a drone at low altitude to tag an individual or vehicle.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
This dilution refrigerator can cool quantum dots to less than 5 millikelvins for experiments in quantum computing.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 June 2016
That’s why some of Alienware’s top-of-the-line monitors, like the Alienware 34-inch Curved QD-OLED Gaming Monitor and the Alienware 32-inch 4K QD-OLED Gaming Monitor, use quantum dot display technology to deliver cinema-grade color coverage of up to DCI-P3 99.3%.
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Turns out, adding the colorful spark of quantum dot technology to the glorious contrast and perfect black levels of OLED was a pretty good idea.
—Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 17 July 2024
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David Hambling, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
This dilution refrigerator can cool quantum dots to less than 5 millikelvins for experiments in quantum computing.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 June 2016
That’s why some of Alienware’s top-of-the-line monitors, like the Alienware 34-inch Curved QD-OLED Gaming Monitor and the Alienware 32-inch 4K QD-OLED Gaming Monitor, use quantum dot display technology to deliver cinema-grade color coverage of up to DCI-P3 99.3%.
—Advertising Content From Dell, PCMAG, 28 Oct. 2024
Turns out, adding the colorful spark of quantum dot technology to the glorious contrast and perfect black levels of OLED was a pretty good idea.
—Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 17 July 2024
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“Quantum dot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quantum%20dot. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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