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Dictionary of the Human Brain:
http://www.gizmag.com/brain-thesaurus-language-map/43056/
Well-put EVL...'personmark' for you ;)
Malware found in Nuke-plant computers:
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/infrastructure/a20579/german-nuclear-power-plant-malware-infection/
Gee, that's a comforting thought ;(
Robotic Exoskeletons Deliver Real Super Powers:
http://www.engineering.com/ElectronicsDesign/ElectronicsDesignArticles/ArticleID/11904/Robotic-Exoskeletons-Deliver-Real-Super-Powers-for-Real-People.aspx
Would be nice, but I'll take anything we can get, as long as it pays ;)
Herpes prevention using TQD's:
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-04-nanoparticles-double-edged-sword-genital-herpes.html
QDots for high-resolution Brain Imaging...in-the-news:
http://spie.org/newsroom/technical-articles/6411-quantum-dots-for-high-resolution-brain-imaging
Superfast light source made from QDots:
http://phys.org/news/2016-04-superfast-source-artificial-atom.html
*also provides some explanation of factors holding up the widespread adoption of QD-LED lighting
QDot stress sensors for infrastructure...
...this has always been one of my favorite potential apps for QDots:
http://proceedings.spiedigitallibrary.org/proceeding.aspx?articleid=2516529
Non-blinking QDot in Si/Au nanoshell
http://www.nature.com/nnano/journal/v10/n2/abs/nnano.2014.298.html
3 hi-school kids, a 3D-printer & a mini-brain:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/04/160422141200.htm
The new PV-tech adoption paradox:
"solar panel resiliency has trumped higher efficiency, according to an international PV certification body.
For example, investment banks financing 10,000 rooftop solar systems or large power plants in the desert are very risk averse. "They don't make bets on technology. That's why a totally different technology coming into the market isn't typically adopted very well. This is part of the reason the majority of thin-film companies that were the future back in 2006 are now bankrupt."
http://www.computerworld.com/article/3060174/sustainable-it/sol-voltaics-says-breakthrough-could-boost-solar-panel-efficiency-by-50.html
Will QDots make for a brighter future?
http://www.renishaw.com/en/will-quantum-dots-make-for-a-brighter-future--38605
QDot Barcode Diagnostic Technology:
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acsnano.6b01254
Also in-the-news: Will QDots make for a brighter future?
http://www.renishaw.com/en/will-quantum-dots-...ure--38605
Regenerative Medicine Comes of Age:
http://internetmedicine.com/2016/04/20/49332/
3 biggest techs on the coming decade:
http://internetmedicine.com/2016/04/21/49339/
2-part lecture on QDots....
...from Univ of Colorado
#1...
More on the Banksters free-pass from the SEC:
http://nanotech.einnews.com/article/322557988/_5OZ-N8eX6tKwmlm
As I've come to understand it; Prior to the last 2, 3 maybe 4yrs , the USPTO had been granting materials science patents that were very broad & far reaching...sometimes, unreasonably so. For that reason , the USPTO has since required patent definitions that are more narrow in scope. As I recall, our TQD & R2R printing patents fall under the older (broader) definitions, as-is likely with the Bayer patents as well. I would suspect that would also be the case with most of the Nanosys & QDV patents.
But to your point; [while keeping in-mind I don't claim to be a patent guru] , I would think it reasonable that other QDot films , of differing compositions , formulations &/or design characteristics could-well be defined as being 'new' per these patent law definitions...particularly if it performs better or has other attributes that set it apart &/or 'improve' upon prior art. In any case , I serious doubt that anyone , under any circumstances or design characteristics would be precluded from producing a competitive QDot film , as long as it meets this legal criteria. But regardless , there will no doubt be a lot of legal wrangling along the way before it's all said & done.
And all bets are off for the 1st one to successfully make a fullscreen QDLED.
Microfluidic Chip Predicts Cancer’s Drug Resistance:
http://www.medgadget.com/2016/04/microfluidic-chip-predicts-cancers-drug-resistance-helps-select-most-effective-medication.html
That would be more in the nature of an addendum to an existing patent by one or more of the existing patent holders.
I was thinking more in terms of some things I've read on the subject that allow unrelated-outside parties to over-ride your patent with another one based on 'improvements'...as somewhat described in this article;
"By far, most inventions are improvements upon other known devices or solutions........Something is “new” in patent terms if there is no prior art that is identical." http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2014/05/03/the-successful-inventor-patenting-improvements/id=49396/
True-that...not to mention patent trolls & the fact that others can legally render your product obsolete by doing as little as adding an extra component or feature (whether needed or not) that gives the ultimate appearance of being the new-&-improved version.
That's where 'trade secrets' come into play...unfortunately, this makes stealth a necessity.
In search of the perfect battery:
http://phys.org/news/2016-04-chemists-battery-technology-off-the-charts-capacity.html [uses nanowires]
Speaks well for charge-cycle longevity but doesn't mention increased (range/power) capacity...as-in eCars.
Still, this is a good start at catching-up to where we should be by now & goes beyond lithium.
Flexible QDot transistor:
http://www.pcper.com/news/General-Tech/easier-way-make-flexible-FETs
Microsoft on quantum computing:
"How a practical quantum computer will ultimately be built is unknown. Possibilities include trapped ions, superconducting devices and isolated spins in semiconductor quantum dots. However, any potential qubit must overcome a large hurdle in order to be practical for quantum computing, Manfra said.
"A big challenge in quantum computing is that qubits interact with their environment and are vulnerable to decoherence, or the loss of quantum information before a computation is complete or a result is stored in memory," he said. "There are two approaches to this problem: accept it as a fact of life and try to correct for the errors decoherence introduces or, instead, be clever about the physical platform in which you make your qubit and try to use topology to make it insensitive to environmental noise. The latter is the idea behind topological quantum computing and is what Microsoft is pursuing."
http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2016/Q2/purdue-professor-receives-multimillion-dollar-funding-to-establish-station-q-purdue,-become-part-of-elite-microsoft-team.html
Lots of interesting data in that search.
Not being a patent wiz, I can't speak for the breadth of Dr.Wongs' patent or if it also covers Cd-free. That became more of an issue after this patent was granted as I recall.
Also as I recall, the tetrapod patent doesn't limit the production of tetrapods to QMC or anybody else, the patent is for the 'process' by which they are manufactured.
As a sidenote; (which may or may not involve the patent reference you quoted), Dr.Wong had to fight for this patent to be granted...it was at-first rejected by the USPTO examiner, but Dr.W was able to prove that a previously granted patent that appeared to be 'prior art', did not perform as claimed by the grantee. Wong eventually won-out on appeal & was granted the patent...which I suppose, nullified the discredited prior art claim in the process. I don't recall the names or patent# attached to the discredited patent, I just remember monitoring it as it happened (& posting it here) a few years ago...the data was buried deep in the USPTO patent app files.
Lineman...is this the one you're referring to[?]:
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/revolutionary-tetrapod-quantum-dot-synthesis-us-patent-granted-180137981.html
http://www.google.com/patents/US8313714
Aside from the Acces2Flow & Bayer microreactor tech patents & IP, I believe QMC regards this as one of their 'key' patents...along with Dr.Js' R2R printing patent, which I suspect may prove to be 'key' as well, sometime in the near future,
Like 'she-said'; "it's not how much you've got, it's how you use it that counts". Or more on-point in this case, it's not how many patents you've got, it's how many are 'key' patents. Nanosys & QDV have a seemingly impressive portfolio, that's true. But how many of those can be monetized &/or classified as 'key' patents that override all others[?]...that'll be for the courts to decide. And I don't think there's anybody here that is qualified to predict how that might turn out or if it will effect QMC in any way whatsoever. For QMCs' part, & although admittedly smaller in total numbers , the 'key' patents from our highly regarded Drs' Wong & Jabbour, as well as our IP in microreactor tech would appear to put us in a good position, but we will no doubt be put to the test at some future date. It's not as if QMC was stumbling into this blind...Steve has taken the pre-emptive action of adding hi-tech staff that understand the landscape & enlisting a qualified patent consultant to help chart the course ahead. Somehow, I see no real need to freak-out about all this...it was to be expected & comes with the territory.
We're entitled to their 'opinion' on a just-launched complicated legal conflict that doesn't directly concern their company, as if it were a 'material matter' requiring an 8K ? I don't think we'll be seeing anything like that anytime soon, nor should we.
Classic Cars as a hedge investment:
http://www.gizmag.com/2016-techno-classica-essen/42707/
See post#17 & 18...name changed since I 1st posted in 2012
Majority of Tech co's won't be relevant in 5yrs...
'disrupt or be disrupted'...'evolve or die'....a good read from Cisco chairman:
http://www.thestreet.com/story/13516260/1/cisco-s-john-chambers-the-majority-of-big-tech-companies-won-t-be-relevant-in-five-years.html
State of Solar industry...1stSolar @ .40/watt, headed for .25
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-04-14/first-solar-making-panels-more-cheaply-than-china-s-top-supplier
Where did you find that Kinnaree ? I've been on the look-out for that new application listing data on the HKEX...good find.
The truth about GMO food products:
http://thehill.com/sponsored/content/276030-companies-hide-dangers-attack-scientists