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Chemistry World May 31, 2006 Jon Evans	Carbon Joins the Dots Carbon could soon replace cadmium as the material of choice for quantum dots, following the development of fluorescent carbon nanoparticles by scientists.
Industrial Physicist Feb/Mar 2003 Jennifer Oullette	Quantum dots for sale Artificial atoms illluminate biotechnology and other fields
Chemistry World July 10, 2014	Emily Weiss: Tuneable illumination Research in the Weiss group looks at the fundamental physical chemistry of colloidal semiconductor quantum dots in both the solution and solid phase.
Chemistry World February 10, 2006 Jon Evans	Medical Future for Tiny Quantum Dots U.S. researchers have crossed a milestone in biological imaging by developing quantum dots small enough to pass from the blood stream into bodily tissue.
Technology Research News November 3, 2004 Eric Smalley	Single Field Shapes Quantum Bits Researchers have recently realized that it may be possible to control the electrons in a quantum computer using a single magnetic field rather than having to produce extremely small, precisely focused magnetic fields for each electron.
Wired October 2001 Wil McCarthy	Ultimate Alchemy Research into artificial atoms could lead to one startling endpoint: programmable matter that changes its makeup at the flip of a switch...
Reactive Reports Issue 40 David Bradley	A Golden Glow A new class of quantum dots made from small clusters of gold atoms is at the heart of fluorescing "artificial atoms" that could act as biological labels and nanoscale optoelectronics.
Technology Research News January 28, 2004	Protein orders semiconductor bits Researchers working to make structures at the size-scale of molecules are tapping self-assembly techniques found in nature. Researchers have found a way to construct fairly complicated nanostructures by combining a genetically engineered form of the protein cohesin with quantum dots.
Scientific American December 5, 2005 Graham P. Collins	Cheaper Dots A new process slashes the cost of quantum dots (fluorescent nanoparticles of semiconducting material).
Technology Research News September 8, 2004	Photonic Crystal Throttles Light Researchers have showed that the spacing of a photonic crystal can be used to control the timing of light emitted by a quantum dot.
Reactive Reports Issue 30 David Bradley	Shedding light on quantum dots Hybridising an inorganic nanocrystal and a quantum dot lead to a quantum dot-organic light-emitting device (QD-OLED) a new kind of optoelectronic device that could lead to new types of flat panel displays to supersede liquid crystal displays in everything from mobile devices to TV sets.
Technology Research News December 19, 2005	Quantum computing: qubits Quantum bits, or qubits, are the quantum equivalent of the transistors that make up today's computers. There are four established qubit candidates: ion traps, quantum dots, semiconductor impurities, and superconducting circuits.
Technology Research News January 1, 2003 Eric Smalley	Electron pairs power quantum plan Researchers from HP Laboratories and Qinetiq plc in England have mapped out a way to manipulate a pair of very cold electrons that could eventually lead to practical quantum computers made from quantum dots, or tiny specks of the type of semiconductor material used in electronics.
IEEE Spectrum February 2010 Edward H. Sargent	Infrared Optoelectronics You Can Apply With a Brush Infrared quantum dots will lead to cheaper photovoltaic cells. When the fabrication of optoelectronic devices becomes almost as easy as splashing paint on a canvas, our assumptions about the high cost of high-performance optoelectronic devices will be turned on its head.
Chemistry World November 27, 2006 Simon Hadlington	Getting the Dope on a Single Atom of Dopant Scientists have successfully probed the electronic and quantum mechanical properties of a single atom of dopant in a silicon transistor. The research could provide important information necessary for the development of quantum computers.
Technology Research News February 12, 2003 Eric Smalley	Logic scheme gains power Researchers from the University of Notre Dame have pushed an alternative computer chip architecture a step forward by finding a way to refresh the short-lived signals the scheme uses to represent the 1s and 0s of digital information.
Technology Research News February 11, 2004	Electricity teleportation devised Researchers from Leiden University in the Netherlands have devised a way to teleport electricity.
Chemistry World June 12, 2015 Tim Wogan	New synthesis heralds low-cost quantum dots Quantum dots could become commonplace in display screens thanks to a new synthesis technique that should make them cheaper
Technology Research News February 26, 2003 Eric Smalley	Quantum computing catches the bus National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers have tapped an aspect of classical computers and a pair of weird particle traits to allow distant particles, or qubits, to communicate as though they were in contact.
Technology Research News August 11, 2004	Speck trios make secret codes Researchers have devised a way to use quantum dots -- tiny bits of semiconductor -- to print invisible secret codes onto surfaces. The method could be used to authenticate valuable documents like passports and certificates.
Technology Research News April 21, 2004 Eric Smalley	Optical Quantum Memory Designed Quantum computers that use photons rather than atoms or electrons are appealing because the equipment needed to handle them can be relatively simple. A scheme for trapping photons in fiber-optic loops and replacing the photons that the loops absorb could be the answer.
Technology Research News February 23, 2005	Light writes data in electrons Researchers developed a spin memory device that writes data as electron spins using lasers, stores the electrons in quantum dots, and reads spin information by applying a voltage to the quantum dots to generate photons.
Industrial Physicist Aug/Sep 2004 Eric J. Lerner	News: Plasmon microscopy A new technique allows far-field optical microscopy with resolutions well below the wavelength of light.
Technology Research News April 7, 2004	Simulation maps nano patterns Researchers from the University of Michigan have used a computer simulation to develop a method of chemically building nanoscale patterns on a surface.
Chemistry World August 2, 2006 Bea Perks	Quantum Leap for Virus Trackers Glowing quantum dots are helping researchers study how viruses infect cells, and although the fluorescent nanoparticles have only been used on plant viruses so far, the technique could prove to be invaluable for drug development.
Chemistry World May 16, 2014 Patrick Walter	Three glowing mice Mice injected with quantum dots are helping scientists understand how nanoparticles can accumulate in the body.
IEEE Spectrum September 2007 Lieven Vandersypen	Dot-to-Dot Design Researchers are connecting tiny puddles of electrons in a chip and making them compute -- the quantum way.
Technology Research News August 27, 2003	Tool sketches quantum circuits Researchers from Cambridge University in England and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a lithographic technique, dubbed erasable electrostatic lithography, that allows a quantum device to be drawn in a few hours rather than a couple of weeks.
Technology Research News May 21, 2003	Big qubits linked over distance Researchers working on quantum computing managed to entangle a pair of large quantum bits that were spaced nearly a millimeter apart.
Technology Research News June 2, 2004 Eric Smalley	Atom-Photon Link Demoed Getting atoms and photons to exchange information is crucial for many quantum computer designs. The first verified atom-photon entanglement shows that it's not so hard to do, as long as you can accept a low success rate.
Technology Research News June 1, 2005 Eric Smalley	Speedy Photon Detector Debuts Researchers have devised a fast, efficient photon detector that senses individual photons.
Science News November 24, 2007	Timeline: From the November 20, 1937, Issue Nobel Prizes Are Awarded in Physics, Chemistry, Medicine... Petroleum Chemists Told of Need for Basic Research... Can Now Send Pictures by Dots and Dashes...
Technology Research News May 4, 2005	Noisy Snapshots Show Quantum Weirdness Researchers have devised a relatively simple way to detect a pair of entangled, or linked atoms. The detection ability advances quantum computer and quantum communications research.
Technology Research News April 21, 2004	Photons Teleported Six Kilometers Real-life teleportation will never come close to the teleportation of fiction, but instantly sending single quantum particles like photons from one place to another has been proved possible in laboratory experiments and promises to extend the reach of quantum cryptography, which offers potentially perfect security.
Chemistry World February 27, 2014 Simon Hadlington	Quantum tunnelling sparks chemistry on cold surfaces Chemistry in deep space could be more diverse than thought after the discovery that larger atoms can quantum tunnel.
The Motley Fool May 5, 2005 Carl Wherrett	Is IBM a Rule Breaker? Big Blue broke some rules on its rise. Are those days behind it now?
Technology Research News December 15, 2004	Scheme Simplifies Quantum Chips Researchers have brought practical quantum computers a step closer by proposing a type of quantum bit that is relatively easy to build.
National Defense March 2012 Eric Beidel	Scientists Make Quantum Leap in Solar Power In its quest for alternative sources of power, the military has been turning to solar panels. The services have been trying them out on installations and on the backs of troops.
Technology Research News January 28, 2004	Technique detects quantum state Researchers from the University of Rome in Italy have pushed theorized "perfect" quantum cryptography schemes forward by demonstrating a method for detecting quantum entanglement among subatomic particles.
Chemistry World November 23, 2015 Tim Wogan	Capturing infrared to give solar cells a lift A new technique for converting infrared photons into visible ones using quantum dots has been demonstrated by researchers in the US.
Technology Research News July 28, 2004	Particle chains make quantum wires The method is a step toward building quantum computers, which have the potential to solve certain types of very large problems.
Technology Research News June 1, 2005	Magnetic Resonance Goes Nano Researchers have built a nuclear magnetic resonance device that has the potential to overcome the quantum bit limit because it is small enough to fit on a computer chip.
BusinessWeek March 15, 2004 John Carey	Physics: "Putting The Weirdness To Work" Scientists say quantum materials will be the basis for amazing devices, but when?
Bio-IT World February 18, 2004	Quantum Dot Thinks Big People pay good money for Quantum Dot's products -- tiny semiconductors just about 10 nanometers across. To pharmaceutical companies, medical researchers, and diagnostic labs, these "quantum dots" are more valuable than precious metals.
IEEE Spectrum January 2009 Jean Kumagai	Winner: Quantum Leap Quantum-dot lasers from Japan's QD Laser will make high-speed "fiber to the home" networks simpler, cheaper, and more power-efficient
Technology Research News September 10, 2003 Eric Smalley	Electron teams make bigger qubits Making quantum computers from electronic chips rather than cumbersome laboratory equipment requires control over individual electrons. A scheme that has a string of electrons acting as one could ease the task by expanding the target to a whopping 250 millionths of a millimeter.
Chemistry World June 16, 2011	Plasmon Rulers Measure in 3D Plasmon rulers made out of gold nanorods could help researchers understand how DNA or proteins fold.
Technology Research News January 14, 2004	Atoms make quantum coprocessor Researchers from Brussels Free University in Belgium (ULB) and the Niels Bohr Institute in Denmark have shown that the collective spin of clouds of atoms can be used to compute.
Technology Research News September 10, 2003	Quantum computing has limits Researchers from the University of Arkansas and Texas A&M University have shown that quantum computers, while theoretically useful for very large problems, are likely to always need very large amounts of power.
Technology Research News December 1, 2004	Demo Advances Quantum Networking Researchers have transferred information stored in the properties of a cloud of rubidium atoms to the properties of a single photon. The ability to transfer information from atoms to photons is needed for quantum computers.