Just the type you see in newspapers and magazines all the time: Presenting some major "500%" advance in some area or the other and the corresponding scientists being "20 years ahead of their time".
Now I don't say this is all made up, but being a scientist myself I am not ready to believe anything without further proof.
So I am asking: Where can you find more information on the work described in this newspaper article? Have the scientists published their results in one of the well-known journals like PhysRev, APL, etc.?
The second weak point about this article is that the author is mixing different applications of quantum dots without distinguishing them in any way. At least three properties of quantum dots can be made use of - and they are very different:
1) Optical --> Lasers and Detectors
2) Electrical --> Single-electron devices
3) Quantum --> Quantum computers
And each of these properties needs special tweaking for the desired application. It's not like you can produce the perfect quantum dot sample that can be used any application.
So I am asking: What properties are the named scientist actually working on?
My final summary: Unfortunately this article is not presenting anything of value as different aspects are freely intermixed and no clear information is given. Very sad - quantum dots/cryptography is actually an interesting subject.
Slashdot Mirror
This article in eetimes.com is terrible.
Just the type you see in newspapers and magazines all the time: Presenting some major "500%" advance in some area or the other and the corresponding scientists being "20 years ahead of their time". Now I don't say this is all made up, but being a scientist myself I am not ready to believe anything without further proof.
So I am asking: Where can you find more information on the work described in this newspaper article? Have the scientists published their results in one of the well-known journals like PhysRev, APL, etc.?
The second weak point about this article is that the author is mixing different applications of quantum dots without distinguishing them in any way. At least three properties of quantum dots can be made use of - and they are very different:
1) Optical --> Lasers and Detectors
2) Electrical --> Single-electron devices
3) Quantum --> Quantum computers
And each of these properties needs special tweaking for the desired application. It's not like you can produce the perfect quantum dot sample that can be used any application.
So I am asking: What properties are the named scientist actually working on?
My final summary: Unfortunately this article is not presenting anything of value as different aspects are freely intermixed and no clear information is given. Very sad - quantum dots/cryptography is actually an interesting subject.
knutbert