Quantum dots are fluorescent balls of semiconductor material that are between two and six nanometers in diameter. They can be engineered to glow a different color or brightness depending on voltage or neurotransmitter levels.
Quantum Materials currently supplies the technology to business customers and national laboratories, Lamstein said.
The Austin facility will allow the company to mass produce the material for use in electronic displays, sensors and packaging. Other applications include energy production and in life sciences research and development.