Co-authors Fengjia Fan, Oleksandr Voznyy, Randy P. Sabatini, and Kristopher T. Bicanic just published a paper in Nature describing continuous wave lasing achieved using biaxially strained quantum dots. You can download the paper here: Download

This discovery has been featured in media articles as outlined below:

1. Lab Manager: ‘Flying saucer’ quantum dots hold secret to brighter, better lasers
2. R&D Magazine: ‘Flying Saucer’ Colloidal Quantum Dots Produce Brighter, Better Lasers
3. Science Newsline Physics & Chemistry: ‘Flying Saucer’ Colloidal Quantum Dots Produce Brighter, Better Lasers
4. Product Design & Development: ‘Flying Saucer’ Quantum Dots Hold Secret to Better, Brighter Lasers
5. Health Medicine Network: ‘Flying saucer’ colloidal quantum dots produce brighter, better lasers
6. Nano Werk: ‘Flying saucer’ quantum dots hold secret to brighter, better lasers
7. IEEE Spectrum: Flying Saucer Quantum Dots: The Secret to Better, Brighter Lasers
8. Science Newsline Physics & Chemistry: ‘Flying Saucer’ Quantum Dots Hold Secret to Brighter, Better Lasers
9. News Wise: ‘Flying Saucer’ Colloidal Quantum Dots Produce Brighter, Better Lasers. Steady state lasing with colloidal quantum dots an important step toward practical lasing technologyews Wise: ‘Flying Saucer’ Quantum Dots Hold Secret to Better, Brighter Lasers
10. Phys.org: ‘Flying saucer’ quantum dots hold secret to brighter, better lasers
11. Eurek Alert!: ‘Flying saucer’ quantum dots hold secret to brighter, better lasers. Research team led by U of T Engineering ‘squashes’ the shape of nanoparticles, enabling inexpensive lasers that continuously emit light in a customized rainbow of colors
12. Nanotechweb.org: Squashed quantum dots solve a multi-faceted problem