QD Vision, a developer of nanotechnology-based products for lighting and displays, has won the Wall Street Journal’s (WSJ) 2009 Technology Innovation Award in the Materials and other Base Technology category.
The publication chose QD Vision for “inventing a way to dramatically improve LEDs’ color quality by using quantum dots, tiny semiconducting nanocrystals. QD Vision quantum dots can also be used to make energy-efficient, flat-panel displays that can deliver purer, more intense colors.”
WSJ also explained that light fixtures based on LEDs promise long-lasting, low-energy illumination, but produce a harsh, bluish color. Special filters can be added to produce warmer tones, but they can make the fixtures less efficient. Devising a way to make warmer-colored, high-efficiency LEDs is seen as essential to their widespread adoption.
QD Vision announced its first product, a Quantum Light™ optic for a new LED lamp developed by Nexxus Lighting, earlier this year. The company says its Quantum Light product line enables major improvements in color quality, brightness and efficiency for solid state lighting and displays, while reducing overall system costs. The Nexxus LED lamp, which incorporates the Quantum Light™ optic from QD Vision, will be commercially available in early 2010.