Quantum dot

I'm gonna jump in here again and elaborate on what Richard has been saying.

Instead of using a color filter that absorbs certain wavelengths, scientists came up with a color conversion layer that consists of so-called quantum dots, or Q dots.

So those are, let's say, nanoparticles.

Extremely small, not visible to, to the naked eye, of course.

His team came up with QDyes about five years ago, but it didn't start with success and celebration.

When I look back on the five years, it was, I would say, a really challenging time because we were sure that we find a good solution.

I mean, not perfect if we compare to quantum dots, but, uh, a solution that would bring some benefit.

But very challenging because to convince the market to adopt our solution.

And you never consented to.

And it's called Smart Dust and Quantum Dots.

Smart Dust.

Smart Dust.

But we educate people how to turn them off.

It's really cool.

We actually bought textbooks on quantum dots, which are microscopic nanotechnology all of us have in our body.

Thank you, government.

This quantum behavior means that nanoparticles possess properties that seem almost magical if you only know the properties of the bulk material.

Quantum dots, for instance, can emit light of specific colors based purely on their size.

Make them larger, the light shifts toward red.

Make them smaller, it shifts toward blue.

This can extend the practical lifespan of products while reducing waste and environmental impact.

A nanocoat only micrometers thick can protect something for decades, an invisible guardian against the sun's destructive rays.

Quantum dots enable displays with unprecedented color accuracy.

In your phone, your television, future displays might use quantum dots, tiny nanocrystals that emit light of specific colors based purely on their size.

My guest today is Hunter McDaniel, founder and CEO of Ubiquity.

Ubiquity works with quantum dots, incredibly small materials that can change how light behaves.

And what Hunter and his team are doing with that has applications in everything from greenhouses to utility-scale solar.

But what really interested me about the story is not just the science.

So I wanted to be that guy that the smartest people I had ever met were looking up to.

So I got a PhD in material science at University of Illinois.

And started really getting into this field of nanocrystals and specifically quantum dots.

Segwayed that into a postdoc at Los Alamos National Laboratory.