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Tiny, brightly shining silicon crystals could be safe for deep-tissue imaging: In a new study, the crystals had no toxic effects in non-human primates

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Bright light emission from silicon quantum dots in a cuvette. The image is from a camera that captures the near-infrared light that the...

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Tetrapod Quantum Dots Light the Way to Stronger Polymers: Berkeley Lab Researchers Use Fluorescent Tetrapod Quantum Dots to Measure the Mechanical Strength of Polymer Fibers

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Fluorescent tetrapod quantum dots or tQDs (brown) serve as stress probes that allow precise measurement of polymer fiber tensile strength...

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Novel Nanostructures Synthesized to Adsorb Toxic Ions from Polluted Water

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Earth from Space: Peaceful Paxi

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Elementary Physics in a Single Molecule

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The molecule of about 2 nm in size is kept stable between two metal electrodes for several days.

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NASA's WISE Finds Mysterious Centaurs May Be Comets

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New observations from NASA's NEOWISE project reveal the hidden nature of centaurs, objects in our solar...

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ALMA Sheds Light on Mystery of Missing Massive Galaxies

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New observations from the ALMA telescope in Chile have given astronomers the best view yet of how vigorous star formation can...

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Tropical Ecosystems Boost Carbon Dioxide as Temperatures Rise

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Above image was made with the satellite instrument MODIS (or Moderate Resolution Imaging...

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