How to Use quantum dot in a Sentence

quantum dot

noun
  • The theory that quantum dots could exist dates back to the 1930s.
    Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The color of that light depends on its wavelength, which is affected by the size of the quantum dot, which ranges from 2–10 nm.
    Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 5 Jan. 2022
  • That’s what Allison Harn of the quantum dot company Nanosys did a few years back for a blog post.
    Adam Rogers, WIRED, 4 July 2019
  • Microsoft hasn't gotten to the point of linking up a quantum dot.
    John Timmer, Ars Technica, 15 Mar. 2022
  • By comparison, one quantum dot is to a soccer ball as a soccer ball is to the planet Earth.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Both groups used silicon with wiring on it to create a quantum dot that trapped a single electron.
    John Timmer, Ars Technica, 19 Jan. 2022
  • Academic labs have been making these kinds of quantum dot devices for some time.
    Discover Magazine, 11 Feb. 2021
  • The optical properties of the quantum dot are all the result of the physics associated with its core.
    Gabriel A. Silva, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2021
  • Other colors are created with a quantum dot layer on top of the OLED layer.
    Christian De Looper, BGR, 7 Jan. 2022
  • The background noise from quantum dots outside the cell was quenched by administering a third substance, called an etchant.
    Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, 3 Sep. 2017
  • The 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded today to three scientists for the discovery of quantum dots.
    Josh Fischman, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2023
  • This device allowed the team to see the difference in time delay between one photon bouncing off a quantum dot and a bound pair of photons doing the same thing.
    Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Colors are incredibly vibrant too, thanks to that quantum dot tech.
    Christian De Looper, BGR, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Nanosys says adding a blue quantum dot to the current red and green array won’t cost much (less than 10 percent more) and can reduce the harm caused by blue light without sacrificing colors or contrast.
    IEEE Spectrum, 14 Jan. 2023
  • Boyden says everything from metal to quantum dots to DNA strands have patterns that could be fabricated in the extreme miniature.
    David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 18 Dec. 2018
  • With local dimming for deep blacks, a high peak brightness to make those highlights pop, and quantum dot tech for stunning colors, Netflix will look better than ever before.
    Whitson Gordon, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2020
  • The unit cell developed by Dzurak’s team comprises two qubits confined in a pair of quantum dots embedded in silicon.
    Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 17 Apr. 2020
  • The battery manages such a speedy charge by utilizing quantum dot technology.
    Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 10 Apr. 2014
  • An electrical charge draws electrons, which arrange themselves into layers and form quantum dots.
    Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 11 Feb. 2020
  • With its 4k picture and quantum dot performance, the crystal clear picture quality of the TCL Series 6 provides a value that is impossible to beat.
    Nick Morton, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2020
  • But don’t sleep on quantum dots as quantum computers’ possible salvation as well!
    Tekla S. Perry, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Lenahan: Current-day technology is bound to be augmented by quantum dots.
    IEEE Spectrum, 15 Apr. 2023
  • The 2019 model will feature Samsung’s quantum dot display technology for a wider HDR color palette.
    Chris Welch, The Verge, 19 Dec. 2018
  • The quantum dot panel means viewers will experience bright colors, deep blacks, and excellent contrast.
    Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 10 Oct. 2022
  • Their picture is improving as manufacturers step up the quality with advances such as quantum dots, which add color and brightness.
    Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2019
  • By using different materials and sizes, researchers can fine-tune the colors of light that quantum dots can absorb, a way of isolating good candidates for quantum dot solar cells [CNN].
    Andrew Moseman, Discover Magazine, 7 May 2010
  • Beyond the resolution, the 6-Series also has mini-LED backlighting for deeper black levels, and a quantum dot panel for brighter, bolder colors.
    Gear Team, WIRED, 1 Sep. 2022
  • In these windows, quantum dots, which are tiny semiconductor particles, absorb light at UV and infrared frequencies and re-emit it at the wavelengths that traditional solar cells capture.
    Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, 28 June 2018
  • The conversation was part interview, part tutorial, with Akin-Ojo scribbling calculations and diagrams of quantum dots — nanoscale crystals that could be useful for solar cells and in the design of novel drugs.
    Quanta Magazine, 3 Mar. 2020
  • Its efficacy at delivering polio vaccine along with the fluorescent quantum dots has been confirmed in rats.
    Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 18 Dec. 2019

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