Sep. 1, 2005 – Nanosys Inc. announced the issuance of a pair of U.S. patents related to using quantum dots for white and colored light emission.
The patents were exclusively licensed from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, according to the company, which says the technology described in the patents can be used for developing quantum dots for applications that include displays, lighting and spectral encoding. The patents are no. 6,890,777 and 6,914,265.