31Jul/12Off
Quantum Dots Give Notebooks a New Glow
[Philip Leyveld comment: this underutilizes the technology, but it is a start.]
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 display manufacturers to adopt the quantum-dot films, and that they will be in a 15.6-inch notebook computer available next year.
Read the full story here: http://www.technologyreview.com/news/428643/quantum-dots-give-notebooks-a-new-glow/?nlid=nldly&nld=2012-07-31