2012

Technology Review: Quantum Dots Give Notebooks a New Glow

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Quantum Dot Enhancement Film on backlight unit with blue LEDs
A layer of nanomaterial that gives a liquid-crystal display the rich range of colors usually possible only with more expensive technologies will be commercialized later this year by the materials giant 3M and Nanosys, a private company in Palo Alto, California. Nanosys representatives say they are in talks with major...
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Reuters: Search for rare earth substitutes gathers pace

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File photo of a piece of bastnasite ore, which contains rare earth elements, shown by Brock O'Kelly from Molycorp Minerals Mountain pass Mine in Mountain Pass
Rare earths, found in everything from Apple Inc’s iPhones to energy-efficient lighting and wind turbines, gained global attention last year as China, which produces more than 90 percent of global supply, repeatedly clamped down on exports. Prices of the individual oxides, alloys and metals soared. Nanosys CEO Jason Hartlove said...
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IEEE: Quantum dots make LCDs brighter and could challenge OLEDs for future TV dominance

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At Display Week, an industry meeting run by the Society for Information Display, quantum-dot developer Nanosys announced that it is working with 3M to commercialize a quantum-dot film that could be integrated into the back of today’s LCD panels. The film could cut the display’s power consumption by half and...
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DailyFinance: Who says OLEDs have all the fun?

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3M also took the stage with nanotech expert Nanosys to present an even cooler LCD backlight. Using quantum dot technology on another thin film, the product, christened Quantum Dot Enhancement Film, promises an even more efficient LCD screen architecture where the film amplifies the backlight -- and with 50% better...
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