Researchers use earthworms to create quantum dots

Friday, December 28, 2012 - 07:00 in Physics & Chemistry

(Phys.org)—British researchers at King's College in London have succeeded in creating quantum dots by feeding earthworms soil laced with certain metals and then collecting the material excreted. They describe their research in their paper published in the journal Nature Nanotechnology.

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