Measuring the Temperature of Nanoparticles

Tuesday, November 30, 2010 - 11:30 in Physics & Chemistry

Scientists at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York have developed a new technique for probing the temperature rise in the vicinity of nanoparticles using fluorescent quantum dots as temperature sensors. The results, published in the Journal of Applied Physics, may have implications for the medical use of nanoparticles.

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