Quantum dots (IMAGE)

Princeton University

Quantum dots

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An image of quantum dots taken under an electron microscope. These quantum dots were produced in the Hecht Lab using de novo proteins. Each of them is 2 nanometers in diameter, an important factor since particle size determines the color they glow, or fluoresce, in.

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Courtesy of the Hecht and Scholes labs

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