Latest Quantum Electronics Stories

Tokyo, Sept 10, 2010 - (JCN Newswire) - Institute for Nano Quantum Information Electronics, The University of Tokyo (Director: Yasuhiko Arakawa), Fujitsu Laboratories Limited, and NEC Corporation today announced that they have achieved quantum cryptographic key distribution(1) at a world-record distance of 50 km using transmission from a single-photon emitter(2). This result was the product of the three-way collaboration between the University of Tokyo, Fujitsu,...

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have created "quantum cats" made of photons (particles of light), boosting prospects for manipulating light in new ways to enhance precision measurements as well as computing and communications based on quantum physics.The NIST experiments, described in a forthcoming paper, repeatedly produced light pulses that each possessed two exactly opposite properties"”specifically, opposite phases, as if the peaks of...

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed extremely small microneedles that can be used to deliver medically-relevant nanoscale dyes called quantum dots into skin "“ an advance that opens the door to new techniques for diagnosing and treating a variety of medical conditions, including skin cancer."We were able to fabricate hollow, plastic microneedles using a laser-based rapid-prototyping approach," says Dr. Roger Narayan, one of the lead researchers, "and found that...

Conventional solar cell efficiency could be increased from the current limit of 30 percent to more than 60 percent, suggests new research on semiconductor nanocrystals, or quantum dots, led by chemist Xiaoyang Zhu at The University of Texas at Austin.Zhu and his colleagues report their results in this week's Science.The scientists have discovered a method to capture the higher energy sunlight that is lost as heat in conventional solar cells.The maximum efficiency of the silicon solar cell in...

TEMPE, Ariz., May 12, /PRNewswire/ -- Solterra Renewable Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Quantum Materials Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: QTMM), today announced its participation in the Japanese External Trade Organization's (JETRO) program for bringing businesses to Japan. Building upon its tetrapod quantum dots and tetrapod quantum dot solar cells being developed in North America, Solterra has been selected to use JETRO's services and will be able to access potential business...

McGill researchers make important contribution to the development of quantum computingPhysicists at McGill University have developed a system for measuring the energy involved in adding electrons to semi-conductor nanocrystals, also known as quantum dots "“ a technology that may revolutionize computing and other areas of science. Dr. Peter Grütter, McGill's Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Education, Faculty of Science, explains that his research team has developed a cantilever...

TEMPE, Ariz., May 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Quantum Materials Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: QTMM) (formerly Hague Corporation) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Solterra Renewable Technologies, Inc., has appointed Toshi Ando to the newly created position of Senior Director Asian Business Development, reporting to the CEO. Based in Fremont California, Mr. Ando will focus on promoting alliances and strategic partnerships for the broader application of Solterra's quantum...

With its new molecular beam epitaxy facility, PTB continues to be the only metrology institute to produce primary quantum Hall effect resistance standards For a long time, the electrical units are feeling at home in the quantum world. In the endeavor to trace the entire International System of Units (SI) back to natural constants, they have long been in the lead - because, among other things, the resistance can be realized with the aid of the quantum Hall effect. The Physikalisch-Technische...

TEMPE, Ariz., April 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Quantum Materials Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: QTMM) (formerly Hague Corporation) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Solterra Renewable Technologies, Inc., has entered into a process development agreement with a consortium of advanced chemistry companies in the Netherlands to validate high volume production methods for its proprietary low cost, high quality tetrapod quantum dots. This agreement is the product of the MOU...

TEMPE, Ariz., April 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hague Corporation today announced it has changed its name to "Quantum Materials Corporation" to better reflect its nanotechnology business. The company also announced that effective Tuesday April 13, 2010 it changed its ticker symbol from HGUE to QTMM. The ticker symbol Change will be effective with the start of trading on Tuesday morning, April 13, 2010. Quantum Materials Corporation is the parent company of Solterra Renewable Technologies,...