Whereas the image taken with a normal microscope is blurry (left), the new method (right) clearly shows four quantum dots (bright yellow spots). Credit University of Basel, Department of Physics ...

JILA scientists have found a way to suppress the blinking problem in quantum dots by bathing them in a chemical solution. This animated image, which demonstrates the basic blinking phenomenon ...

Devices that capture the brilliant light from millions of quantum dots, including chip-scale ... actual positions of the holes with an atomic force microscope, ensuring that the positions were ...

The force of the tip’s sporadic interactions with the surface is imaged to create an AFM image. Image Credit: Quantum Design, Inc. The cantilever’s tip does not touch the sample surface in non-contact ...