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Quantum Dot Technology Awarded Technical Assistance from Los Alamos National Laboratory Through New Mexico’s TRGR Initiative | PR Newswire [Video]

Technology Readiness Gross Receipts Initiative Provides Funding for Los Alamos National Lab to Help Companies like UbiQD Accelerate Deployment of Licensed Technology

, /PRNewswire/ — UbiQD, Inc., the New Mexico-based leader in quantum dot (QD) technology and manufacturing, announced today a new technology assistance award with Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) under the Technology Readiness Gross Receipts (TRGR) Initiative. This collaboration focuses on leveraging the lab’s Nanotechnology and Advanced Spectroscopy Team capabilities, led by LANL fellow Victor Klimov, to advance UbiQD’s R&D on near-infrared (NIR) emitting QDs, specifically for applications in solar energy.

“Accelerates deployment of a LANL-licensed technology for the benefit of the U.S. solar industry”

The state-funded TRGR program enables New Mexico businesses the opportunity to work directly with scientists and engineers at Los Alamos and Sandia National Laboratories. The goal is to advance technologies licensed from or developed in collaboration with the laboratories, moving them to market-ready products.

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