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QDs And Phosphors can live in harmony   You may have noticed that I enjoy taking apart TVs and understanding the optical materials on the inside. While this isn’t exactly possible during a trade show, I can point my spectrometer at them and get some clues about the inner workings.   Today I’m revisiting some… Continue reading QDs and Phosphors can live in harmony

Deuterium in OLED   If you have been following the CES updates you have no doubt heard from LG about their newest OLED called “OLED EX” and their claim of “Deuterium-based stability.” So what in the world is deuterium and why does it have to do with OLED stability? LG’s marketing efforts of “OLED-EX.” The… Continue reading Deuterium in OLED

Creating color from blue miniLEDs – Investigating the inner workings of Apple’s new iPad and MacBook Pro   With mini-LEDs now squarely in the passing lane as the next big display revolution, it’s important to consider how these mini-LEDs are currently being implemented in LCD technology. More specifically, how they are creating color.   In… Continue reading Creating color from blue miniLEDs- Investigating the inner workings of Apple’s new iPad and MacBook Pro

QD Forum 2021 – A Picture Blog With the absence of in-person conferences we miss out on the personal nature of attending an event. Shaking hands, chatting, meeting new people, awkwardly trying to remember someone’s name or how you know them. Yet we continue to “attend” the virtual conferences because, presumably, there is still value… Continue reading QD Forum 2021 – A Picture Blog

QDs in Everyday Life 5 years ago everything started to change. When making small talk with a new acquaintance who asked “So what do you do?” I used to make a valiant attempt at describing quantum dots and how they could potentially benefit displays and other technologies like solar, biotech, etc. Usually, they would feign… Continue reading QDs in Everyday Life

Will Nanosys go Public? Will Nanosys to go public? Perhaps it’s not news to some of you, since Display Daily editor Bob pointed out last week that Nanosys has been rumored to be exploring an option to go public via a SPAC. I want to be crystal clear that this piece is, in part, based… Continue reading Will Nanosys go public?

Quantum Dot Round-up at SID Display Week 2021 It has come and gone again. Display Week 2021 is in the books, although I continue to pick up a few talks here and there since they are all online for another few months. What follows is only a sampling of the innovations and news that I… Continue reading Quantum Dot Round-up at SID Display Week 2021

Innovations Abound at TechBlick Quantum Dot Conference Even though SID Display Week starts next week, I could not help myself from attending a new conference with a heavy focus on quantum dot technologies this week. Since I also dabble in technology areas outside of displays, I was very interested to attend TechBlick’s “Quantum Dots –… Continue reading Innovations Abound at TechBlick Quantum Dot Conference

Counterpoint: Why Cadmium QDs won’t Die It has been said that a good lawyer must be able to argue both sides of a case to be effective. While I don’t have a law degree, I will take the stand here (on my soapbox) and apply this principle to the matter of cadmium in QD display… Continue reading Counterpoint: Why Cadmium QDs Won’t Die

Cadmium-containing QDs are on the chopping block – RoHS update 2021 It’s no secret that the quantum dot industry has a love/hate relationship with the element cadmium (Cd). It is a common element used in QD technology, and QD types that utilize Cd (CdSe in particular) are by far the most studied materials which have… Continue reading Cadmium-containing QDs are on the chopping block – RoHS update 2021