
What is a Quantum Dot?
Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
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Can You Print Quantum Dots on a Silicon Chip?
Any very small piece of silican is a quantum dot. The question is, can you design it to be the quantum doto? Whatright? I guess technically, any dot is quantum. All dots are quantum. Nrit even your girl scout cooki crumbs are quantum crumbs. If they're small enoughye, they're there and not there at the same time, all right? So you can maybe mix them in solution or print them on a silicon chip. You can also do something even kindd more interesting: use viruses to assemble these things.
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