Cadmium selenide quantum dots degrade in soil, releasing their toxic guts, study finds Date: July 19, 2011 Source: University at Buffalo Summary: Quantum dots made from cadmium and selenium ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Quantum dots made from cadmium and selenium degrade in soil, unleashing toxic cadmium and selenium ions into their surroundings, a University at Buffalo study has found. The ...

The quantum dots used in this research are made out of cadmium sulfide. Cadmium is a metal, so researchers wondered if ConK could be used to synthesize quantum dots. Their hunch paid off.

The quantum dots used in this research are made out of cadmium sulfide. Cadmium is a metal, so researchers wondered if ConK could be used to synthesize quantum dots. Their hunch paid off. ConK breaks ...

The researchers wondered if ConK might help produce cadmium sulfide quantum dots. Their hypothesis was correct. ConK catalyzes the production of hydrogen sulfide from cysteine, one of the 20 naturally ...

A research team has identified the synthesis principle of eco-friendly ternary quantum dots that are harmless to the human ...

He compared cadmium sulfide particles measuring just 4.5 nm in diameter to those about 12.5 nm in diameter. He, too, found that the smaller nanoparticles absorbed more blue light.

They’ve developed a new type of photocatalyst—using tiny particles called quantum dots—that can drive complex chemical ...

In a unique marriage of synthetic biology and chemistry, researchers have used custom-made proteins to drive chemical reactions that produce cadmium sulfide quantum dots (Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci ...

Working in the laboratory, the team tested two kinds of quantum dots: Cadmium selenide quantum dots, and cadmium-selenide quantum dots with a protective, zinc-sulfide shell. Though the shelled quantum ...

Frick’s Hecht laboratory reported a method of producing quantum dots — which are used in LED screens and solar panels — that requires lower temperatures and less toxic solvents than current processes.