2012

VentureBeat: Nanosys raises $15M to use ‘quantum dots’ to make displays 50 percent brighter

Nanosys said today it has raised $15 million in a sixth round of funding to expand its manufacturing of materials that enable displays with vivid colors. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based maker of nanotechnology materials — or materials that have unique properties at a scale of a billionth of a meter —...
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CEO Jason Hartlove on FOX with Liz Claman

Nanosys CEO Jason Hartlove interviewed by FOX Business Anchor Liz Claman at Flipboard headquarters in Palo Alto. Watch the latest video at <a href=”http://video.foxbusiness.com”>video.foxbusiness.com</a> Watch on FOX...
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CNET: Nanosys promises better color in tablets, TVs

A Silicon Valley company is promising to bring more color to LCDs. Nanosys says it has developed a technology that helps deliver 50 percent more color than what’s currently available on existing LCD panels. According to the company’s site, “that means richer, more viscerally alive reds, a deeper palette of...
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Investor’s Business Daily: Nanodots may improve displays

Using a layer of nanomaterial can give liquid crystal displays a richer range of colors, according to startup Nanosys. Working with 3M (MMM), Nanosys has developed a film of beads of dots that enable matching the colors used in more expensive organic LEDs, or OLEDS, in a standard LCD without...
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