Health Scare of the Day: Quantum Dots
Thursday, July 3, 2008 - 11:21
in Physics & Chemistry
Health risks for the 21st century worker keep getting weirder. Researchers at North Carolina State University have found that quantum dots—nanoparticles made of semiconducting crystals that emit light when stimulated at certain wavelengths—can penetrate skin through abrasions. read more
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