Quantum dots emit various wavelengths of light on the basis of their size. Credit: National Energy Technology Laboratory/US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY/Science Photo Library
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Nature 622, 680-681 (2023)
doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-03179-z
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Correction 23 October 2023: An earlier version of this story said that the firm Lumicell makes quantum dots for tagging and lighting up cancer cells during surgery. It makes a fluorescence-based molecular system for lighting up the cells.
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