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News Release 16-008
New NSF and NBC Learn video series shows off big discoveries from tiny particles
Learn how researchers use atoms and molecules to build future technology
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By exposing a glass plate placed inside a vacuum chamber to the correct amount of heat and carbon mixed gas, scientists can cause forests of carbon nanotubes to grow on its surface. These carbon nanotubes absorb light and can help reduce glare on screens.
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Quantum dots (QD) are nanoscale crystals that can emit light at different wavelengths creating brilliant colors. Scientists can control the size of a QD in order to determine which color it emits. This array moves from blue emitting QD with radii of 2-3 nm up to red QD with radii of 5-6 nm. Learn more by watching episode 4 of Nanotechnology: Super Small Science.
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