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The hand writing is on the wall, Nukes out and something has to replace that lost generation. Solterra's development may just be at the right time.
"The future of nuclear power suffered another blow in September, when Siemens, the largest engineering company in Europe, announced that it would no longer build nuclear power plants anywhere in the world. The company’s chairman, Peter Löscher, said that Siemens was ending plans to cooperate with Rosatom, the Russian state-controlled nuclear power company, in the construction of dozens of nuclear plants throughout Russia over the coming two decades.
Mr. Löscher also said that his company planned to expand significantly its portfolio of renewable energy technologies."
The world is changing one step at a time and Mr. Loscher took a big step. Just need to get him to include Solterra Renewable Technologies, Inc. in that portfolio of his.
The probability of getting into Graphene with the TQD is not on the agenda at this time IMO. Art already had posted earlier here that QMC was not following the path of graphene QD’s. I don’t think they are going to deviate too much from the business plan at this time. However anything will be game after cash starts flowing.
On another note, this is the reason you want to put a limit order on your purchases and not put in a market order. Look at Dec. 13, 2010 of FDMF on a 1 year chart. You’ll get the message very clearly. Just be glad it wasn’t your purchase of 8,250 shares at that price. These market makers have no scruples, their only interest is turning a profit, at any cost.
http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/FDMF/chart
Bill
Peter and his companies – where we are and where we are going. Looks like we are working for being pink current and then up to the middle tier.
http://www.otcmarkets.com/service-provider/Peter-Messineo-CPA?id=2972&b=n&filterOn=5
Peter Messineo, CPA
Auditor
1982 Otter Way
Palm Harbor, FL, 34685
727-421-6268
Associated Companies/Securities
Name City Country Symbol Tier
ALAS International Holdings, Inc. Clearwater United States VDSC OTC Pink Current
Amwest Imaging Inc Beverly Hills United States AMWI OTCQB
Cephas Holding Corp. Phoenix United States CEHC OTCQB
First Titan Corp. Bradenton United States FTTN OTCQB
Freedom Energy Holdings, Inc. Fort Wayne United States FDMF OTC Pink Current
Hasco Medical, Inc. Mobile, United States HASC OTCQB
Neutra Corp. Sarasota United States NTRR OTCQB
PacWest Equities Inc Las Vegas United States PWEI OTC Pink No Information
Quantum Materials Corp. Tempe United States QTMM OTC Pink Limited
TapSlide, Inc. Broomfield United States TSLI OTC Pink Limited
Titan Holding Group, Inc. Casper United States TTNH OTCQB
This is the breakdown for the tiers:
OTCQX – The Quality-Controlled Marketplace
OTCQX is the top tier of the OTC market. Exclusively for companies that meet the highest financial standards and undergo a qualitative review. Investor focused companies use the quality-controlled OTCQX platform to offer investors transparent trading, superior information, and easy access through their regulated U.S. broker-dealers.
OTCQB – The U.S. Reporting Company Marketplace
OTCQB is the middle tier of the OTC market. OTCQB companies are reporting with the SEC or a U.S. banking regulator, making it easy for investors to identify companies that are current in their reporting obligations. There are no financial or qualitative standards to be in this tier.
OTC Pink – The Speculative Trading Marketplace
OTC Pink is the bottom tier of the OTC market, OTC Pink is a speculative trading marketplace that helps broker dealers get the best prices for investors. OTC Pink has no financial standards or reporting requirements, but companies in this tier choose the level of information they provide to investors and may have current, limited or no public disclosure.
Looking forward to those days we have all been waiting for.
Bill
Question to the President submitted, will it get asked?
Why can't truly disruptive technology get government help? Solyndra - one company got a lot of money instead of many entrepreneurial companies with greater growth potential getting some. Quantum Materials Corp is a perfect example. Medical, Solar and display applications that would put many people to work in the future.
Source(s):
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/9/prw…
http://www.qdotss.com/
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I wonder if it was a day trader, 1st at .22 30.5K got scared at the market tank or the stock didn't perform as he thought and dumped 30k at the end. The last 2 trades of the day at 15:52 are by someone not too in tune with the stock potential. Today I'll call him an idiot, in the future I'll call him an idiot, unless he can get back in lower. I think idiot will stick.
Not close enough yet but getting there with each day!
Bill
I believe 0 is a TYPO. The sentence should read, The inherent design of the microreactor allows for commercial-scale of parallel modules to achieve large production rates in a regulated, optimized system.
Should be fun today. Nothing on twitter shows any buzz about the company ... yet. I'm not sure how much will be picked up, redistributed and discussed in the news to drive the pps but a lot of TV and news carriers got it. It'll take a while for people to really come around to embrace this kind of science fiction technology that few can understand. So it is off to work I go and another day closer.
Bill
What's taking so long? If it's tied to the patent as I believe it is then here is part of the answer: The patent office currently examines roughly 500,000 applications every year. Under-funding has led to a 700,000-patent backlog and a three-year waiting period for the average patent to receive final approval.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Sweeping-patent-changes-cnnm-2114030135.html?x=0&sec=topStories&pos=8&asset=&ccode=
Crunch has the right idea - take a break, think we'll head south for the weekend and relax.
To answer your question Doc - A LOT! and that's an itty bitty screen, come on 3D TV's.
I suspect I'm not getting an answer from Mr. Whitfield. This is my e-mail to him titled Quantum Dot manufacturing? -
Mr. Whitfield,
I saw your video by Mr. Morton and read your web page but can't find how you are mass producing the Quantum Dots? Are they Tetrapod, Rods or Spheres? The best I can find is that it has been licensed.
Regards,
Bill Leigh
Woof brought up a good point that it would be in an 8k filing. Some of the license agreements I saw did have 8K's and some didn't. Think about all the license agreements that microsoft issued for their software, they didn't file 8k's for each one. I don't know the official answer. We will have to wait, that should be no suprise to anyone here.
VERY interesting! Listened to the video and read the web site. No where do they say how they are mass producing the Quantum Dots. So I sent an e-mail to Mr. Whitfield asking how they are mass producing the Quantum Dots. I'll be interested in how he answers since their web site references that it is a LICENSED technology. They say:
"In terms of actual product manufacturing, there are many other high through-put, continuous "roll-to-roll" printing or coating processes that we could use to fabricate large area displays or lighting devices," Xue said. "That will remain as a future research and development topic for the university and a start-up company, NanoPhotonica, that has licensed the technology and is in the midst of a technology development program to capitalize on the manufacturing breakthrough." Mr. Morton the CEO of Nanophotonics did mention the development of products, such as solar cells was 18 months away. Eased my mind a little. I keep thinking that someone is going to snatch the gold ring from under our nose before we get a piece of it. I keep forgetting Steve has found the formula that they are making the gold out of.
Also saw Solyndra went belly up! What a shame. Pisses me off to no end to see that the politicians/ political lobbiests in California that bought the government off with some kind of payoff or payback to be able to get $530 Million of our money lose it all on inferior technology. Yet a startup like QMC/Solterra with so much potential didn't have a shot at a small chunk of the $530 million. Didn't make sense then and still doesn't. Everyone of those executives should have to pay back all moneys and assets received that is greater than what they started with if any of it came from the Government. I'm sure if they had a piece of their own skin in the company the decisions they made would have been different.
Anyways, that is one more solar competitor down and out with many more to follow. Steve may be able to pick up a nice new factory at a basement bargain price that is fully automated for solar cell manufacturing in the future if he wanted to go that route. Timing is everything.
GLTA - Close but no cigar yet.
Bill
Vacation was great, the cruise down the Danube was a blast.
After today's market there is a risk in every stock. But I agree being a startup does add another level of uncertainty. My vote is we are over the hump now and will come out a lot better than most of the stocks vying for future development in growth, expansion and market penetration. IMO nanotechnology will be a major contributor to getting out of this mess we are in financially. But as we have seen it's not going to happen overnight. Looking at the Q I picked out a few points I found interesting and highlighted the key word(s) of interest:
• As of August 5, 2011, the issuer had 111,901,446 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share outstanding
• tetrapod quantum dots at a cost savings of greater than 75% compared to competing suppliers
• Solterra intends to market these Q-Dots through various existing supply channels into various markets
• The initial pilot scale up will take place at the Access2Flow facilities in the Netherlands and once optimized will be relocated to a solar cell production facility, which is anticipated to be located in Saudi Arabia.
• This work to date has been accomplished on site at the Arizona State University labs but is being relocated to KAUST
• tetrapod quantum dots manufacturing will be used for Solterra’s quantum dot solar cells as well as stand-alone sales into the biomedical research fields and to third party developers of quantum dot products such as displays, memory and computer and consumer electronics.
• Quantum Dot Solar Cell product - we intend to pursue initial product sales in late 2011 with significant increases in 2012.
• $63,000 stock award for public relations
• $25,020 having been paid for a financing initiative in Europe.
• $20,726 as a result of efforts by the Company to sell a license to manufacture in other parts of the globe.
This filing is positive from the aspect they are positioning themselves to move forward. Sure beats the stealth mode.
Bill
Thanks Free, I agree. Can't say I didn't try.
QTMM's Quantum Dot Era breakthrough is paradigm-changing! http://www.qdotss.com/
The Ticker symbol is QTMM
Take a look at the INTRO MESSAGE on this board for a run down of company history, current activity and future applications in various fields.
Hey Crunch,
I don't think much is happening at the lab yet. I couldn't find from an earlier post this year the plans for the lab. The plans showed the time line for completion of the facilities. I remember reading that one of his labs was suppose to complete in August. I believe that was the solar one and if correct the QD lab was to complete in November. Whether they are on schedule is unknown. So the best that Jabbour would be able to do in his new lab would be the start of September. Not having the other lab until November puts a crimp into getting to full research. At least that is hands on experimenting for him and his team. Dr. Jabbours reach is world wide so I'm sure he hasn't completely dropped out of the experimenting field while he's getting his state of the art lab together. Even though we may see it as quite now I'm sure Dr. Jabbour doesn't feel that way. As well as the rest of the company employees bringing life to this venture.
Closer, but not there yet.
Bill
Market Makers and their Bids and Asks:
http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/QTMM/quote
This tier change doesn't mean much but it is a start in the right direction.
http://www.otcmarkets.com/marketActivity/otc-tier-changes?search=qtmm&searchType=symbol
Jul 23, 2011
Symbol: QTMM
Company Name: Quantum Materials Corp.
Old Tier: OTC Pink No Information
New Tier: OTC Pink Limited
Security Type: Common Stock
Lets get to .25, put the teens behind us and work on moving onto the next set of teens.
Along with the good comes some bad but it's not so bad, imo.
http://www.rdmag.com/News/2011/07/Environment-Nanotechnology-Cadmium-Selenide-Quantum-Dots-Degrade-In-Soil-Release-Toxic-Guts/
Quantum dots made from cadmium and selenium degrade in soil, unleashing toxic cadmium and selenium ions into their surroundings, a University at Buffalo study has found.
The research, accepted for publication in Environmental Science and Technology, demonstrates the importance of learning more about how quantum dots—and other nanomaterials—interact with the environment after disposal, says Diana Aga, the chemistry professor who led the study.
Quantum dots are semiconductor nanocrystals with diameters of about 2 nm to 100 nm. Though quantum dots are not yet commonly used in consumer products, scientists are exploring the particles' applications in technologies ranging from solar panels to biomedical imaging.
"Quantum dots are not yet used widely, but they have a lot of potential and we can anticipate that the use of this nanomaterial will increase," says Aga, who presented the findings at a National Science Foundation-funded workshop on nanomaterials in the environment. "We can also anticipate that their occurrence in the environment will also increase, and we need to be proactive and learn more about whether these materials will be a problem when they enter the environment."
"We can conclude from our research that there is potential for some negative impacts, since the quantum dots biodegrade. But there is also a possibility to modify the chemistry, the surface of the nanomaterials, to prevent degradation in the future," she says.
Aga's research into the afterlife of quantum dots is funded by a $400,000 Environmental Protection Agency grant to investigate the environmental transport, biodegradation, and bioaccumulation of quantum dots and oxide nanoparticles.
Her collaborators on the new study in Environmental Science and Technology include PhD student Divina Navarro, Assistant Professor Sarbajit Banerjee, and Associate Professor David Watson, all of the UB Department of Chemistry.
Working in the laboratory, the team tested two kinds of quantum dots: Cadmium selenide quantum dots, and cadmium-selenide quantum dots with a protective, zinc-sulfide shell. Though the shelled quantum dots are known in scientific literature to be more stable, Aga's team found that both varieties of quantum dot leaked toxic elements within 15 days of entering soil.
In a related experiment designed to predict the likelihood that discarded quantum dots would leach into groundwater, the scientists placed a sample of each type of quantum dot at the top of a narrow soil column. The researchers then added calcium chloride solution to mimic rain.
What they observed: Almost all the cadmium and selenium detected in each of the two columns—more than 90% of that in the column holding unshelled quantum dots, and more than 70% of that in the column holding shelled quantum dots—remained in the top 1.5 cm of the soil.
But how the nanomaterials moved depended on what else was in the soil. When the team added ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) to test columns instead of calcium chloride, the quantum dots traveled through the soil more quickly. EDTA is a chelating agent, similar to the citric acid often found in soaps and laundry detergents.
The data suggest that under normal circumstances, quantum dots resting in top soil are unlikely to burrow their way down into underground water tables, unless chelating agents such as EDTA are introduced on purpose, or naturally-occurring organic acids (such as plant exudates) are present.
Aga says that even if the quantum dots remain in top soil, without contaminating underground aquifers, the particles' degradation still poses a risk to the environment.
In a separate study submitted for publication in a different journal, she and her colleagues tested the reaction of Arabidopsis plants to quantum dots with zinc sulfide shells. The team found that while the plants did not absorb the nanocrystals into their root systems, the plants still displayed a typical phytotoxic reaction upon coming into contact with the foreign matter; in other words, the plants treated the quantum dots as a poison.SOURCE
I did add the following comment to the article:
ACTUALLY I FIND THIS ENCOURAGING. "Quantum dots are not yet used widely, but they have a lot of potential and we can anticipate that the use of this nanomaterial will increase," says Aga, The good news here is they don't migrate into the water supply, very positive IMO. They would have to be loose to be a potential problem, lab, research, science facility environment only. These facilities have protocol for handling these type products. What ever they are in commercially they would be under a protective or inside a protective coating for weather proofing. I.E. solar cell, displays, lights. No different than any other product out on the market already. I would think the cadmium batteries so prevalent in our daily life would pose more of a threat that the quantum dots to the environment. How bad could it really be to the environment if the cadmium is mined from the earth to start with? JMO
Side note: As another unknown use, it appears QD's can be a new biocide plant killer, possibly less toxic to the environment than current weed and plant killers since QD's don't leach into the water table. The applications for quantum dot uses keeps expanding every day.
Aloha, IMO it is a positive move for the company. The CFO that was replaced had a history with other companies of filing late also. As CFO the expectation is to be on top of the latest rules to maintain compliance. Again IMO Mr. Lukien wasn't able to do that in at least one previous late filing. How much Mr. Benjamin can deliver is still to be seen, but from his latest tweet he appears to be ready to work. "8K comes out and I get a whole new crew of fans. Don't mind my random obnoxious tweets, I'm just a social media kinda CFO." http://twitter.com/#!/roguecfo Key words here are SOCIAL MEDIA. It's all about marketing your self, the company and the product. Brian Lukien had none of that to offer the company. Knowing Chris sees himself as obnoxious gives him an edge in the charisma field. As long as he knows when to real it in, in the business world. In the media world it's a different story, what creates press, can only be good for exposure, kind of free advertising as more people give their opinion too, just can't go too far and start alienating potential clients or investors in mass.
What I like is he has IPO experience. If they do go that route his knowledge in that arena will be very useful. I’m excited they made the personnel change.
We'll see what he brings to the table. He has a diamond in the rough to start working with that he can help cut and polish into a real beauty.
Wish I had some of that form 4 stuff, these guys stand to make a fortune from it. They deserve it, though making something from nothing but an idea is probably more priceless to them. But, the $$$ in the future won't hurt.
I'm probably off base on this but with the June 27th resignation I'd give odds that they saw he wouldn't or couldn't make a June 30th deadline and had lined up Chris to deliver the goods in the future.
Lets move onto new $ highs.
Bill
Beachboy or Beachcomber motel still on Kauai? 1971 was a long time ago.
Why QTMM? If you research and explore the following competitors links to compare the, quantity, quality and pricing of the QMC TQD's to any other QD available you will See The Light. Also, try and find a company that you can invest in, most are private companies and the ones listed are a little rich for the pocket. I'm pretty confident QMC will set the standard for the industry and become the market leader for TQD's and QD's in general. After I heard Sigma-Aldrich was using a microreactor system to produce their QD's I thought we might have missed the boat a little by going so slow. Just found their write up and at several 100 grams per day this goliath will drop like a rock when QMC revs up. The QMC goal from the onset has been to achieve a production rate of 100kg per day with a 95% or greater yield. With Access2Flow - mission accomplished. http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/chemistry/chemical-synthesis/technology-spotlights/microreactor-explorer-kit/kit-19979.html Steve has definitely pushed the envelope with the technology and it's only a matter of time now, hopefully that is sooner than later.
Companies related to QDots:
http://www.quantum-materials.in/applications.php
http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/materials-science/nanotechnology.html
http://www.nanocotechnologies.com/content/Products/CadmiumBasedQuantumDotsNanoDots.aspx
http://www.oceannanotech.com/?gclid=CMntrLzj_pkCFYVM5QodlgJFGA
http://www.evidenttech.com/international-distributors.html
http://www.intopsys.com/quantum.html
http://www.invitrogen.com/site/us/en/home/brands/Molecular-Probes/Key-Molecular-Probes-Products/Qdot.html
http://www.cytodiagnostics.com/fluorescent-nanocrystals.html?gclid=CJH3762sj6gCFYdo5Qod7SpkDQ
http://nano.voxtel-inc.com/nanocrystal-quantum-dots/
http://www.nn-labs.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=131&Itemid=94
http://www.nanoopticalmaterials.com/
So close but I still can't get that carrot.
Bill
I would say this is the scope Mr. Squires intends to supply solar cells to. This is from page 55 in the link Art supplied http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/policy/wess/index.shtml
"In other words, without tapping at least some form of solar energy, it is technically impossible to provide for the level of energy use prevailing in Western Europe today. One billion people in Europe and North Africa could be sustained by country-size solar power facilities in deserts near the Mediterranean; and
half a billion in North America could be sustained by Arizona-size facilities in the deserts of the United States and Mexico."
Did like the clue to the future he dropped: Manufacturers who partner with us or buy our QD may exhibit products at conferences in the future. and it was also very encouraging to see him state, I have not known the basic goals of this company to change since its inception. If anything, it has expanded. Music to my ears for future growth. Won't be tomorrow from the jist of things but it will be forthcoming.
Another day closer indeed!
Nice Lee, bottom line is it is only the start.
This was encouraging:
As it currently stands, the new quantum dot solar cell technology would see US$ 800 million revenue by 2013, and 7% ROI[21], as well as create 1,500 direct employment opportunities. One of the best comparisons to imagine the solar market potential in Saudi Arabia is to revert back to 1980, when McKinsey projected that the global cell phone market in 2000 would be worth US$ 900,000: In 2000 it was worth over US$ 108 million, and today over US$ 5 billion.
I agree with Dave that his comment about Sargent is off the mark. However I wouldn't mind sharing a little glory along the way if the last part of the sentence is delivered. "quantum dot solar cells as developed by Solterra and discovered by University of Toronto nanotechnology researcher Ted Sargent could propel Saudi Arabia to its goal of being the world’s largest solar energy provider."
This wasn't the kind of PR I expected but I'm glad Lee found it.
Had to add a comment about QTMM:
http://greensource.construction.com/news/2011/06/110617-Efficient-DC-Power.asp
A Surge of Popularity for Efficient DC Power June 17, 2011By Paula Melton
This article originally appeared on BuildingGreen.com
In a digital world, why are we still using analog power? That’s the question posed by Brian Patterson, general manager of business development for Armstrong Ceilings and chairman of EMerge Alliance, an industry association that is trying to change the way power is distributed. EMerge promotes the idea that a long-term switch from alternating current (AC) to direct current (DC) for power distribution is crucial to our energy future. EMerge, which includes a variety of members, from Johnson Controls to Herman Miller to Underwriters Laboratories, has started the ball rolling by developing standards for “microgrids” in commercial buildings that allow hybridized use of AC and DC.
High-efficiency equipment can reduce energy use, but inefficiencies remain if the equipment is running on alternating current (AC) power from the grid, because computers, LEDs, and electronic motors have to convert that power to direct current (DC). According to the EMerge Alliance, switching all or part of a building’s wiring to DC can maximize building efficiency.
In the 1890s a power struggle between Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla—known as “the war of the currents”—resulted in a standard AC grid. At that time, AC was the better choice, because no one had the technology to efficiently transmit DC power over long distances. Edison stood to make a great deal of money building a large number of small DC power plants, but rural electrification would have been impossible without AC.
Now things have changed. Not only can we transmit DC power at high voltages over long distances, says Patterson, but also many devices at the end of the line are native users of DC. In general, any device with a transistor, silicon chip, rechargeable battery, or diode—which includes almost all electronics, electric cars, LEDs, and even some variable-speed motors—runs on DC current. You don’t always see the rectifier that converts AC power from the wall outlet to the DC power used by your device, but if you have a laptop, it’s the brick on your power cord. That brick gets hot while your laptop is plugged in because of all the energy wasted when the AC current is rectified: that conversion loss is at the heart of the trouble with AC current. What’s worse, Patterson says, is that most of our renewable power sources generate DC current, and it is transmitted in that form from solar arrays and wind farms, only to be converted to AC on the grid and then back to DC in our devices.
Worst of all are data centers. They buy AC grid power, convert it to DC for the uninterruptible power supply device, convert it back to AC to go through the wires, and then back to DC again for use by each and every server. Intel, among others, has been researching the energy benefits of DC microgrids for data centers for five years now, and research scientist Guy AlLee says that Intel’s pilot data center using 380V DC power has realized 7–8 percent better energy efficiency than the highest-efficiency data centers running on AC power. Other advantages include 15 percent savings on capital costs, 33 percent space savings, and 200 percent reliability improvement, resulting in large short- and long-term cost savings.
Making the DC Switch: Energy-Saving Opportunities
That 200 percent average reliability improvement—meaning the device lasts twice as long—applies to LED fixtures also, according to Patterson, because the electronics are simpler and run cooler when the power does not need to be rectified in the device. Intel has converted half of the lights in one of its office buildings to LEDs running on 24V DC current. AlLee said preliminary results suggest that the LEDs perform at least twice as well as T8 fluorescents running on AC. With additional sensors, he said, they are anticipating a possible 75 percent energy savings over the lights in the other half of the building.
DC microgrids are new, and users are helping work out the kinks with pilot projects like these. Keith Pehl, president of Optima Engineering in Charlotte, North Carolina, loves the results of connecting a DC microgrid to his building’s PV array. One major advantage, Pehl says, is that the low voltage makes the lighting completely flexible; the “plug-and-play” light systems can be safely moved from place to place without hiring an electrician or cutting the power—perfect for retail spaces, museums, or other buildings that need to move lighting around frequently.
Pehl sees one drawback to using PV to run his lights, though. “It works really well, but peak power production is when you need lights the least”—especially in Optima’s LEED Platinum building, which incorporates daylighting. Pehl has recommended DC lighting to a few clients in the last couple of months, but none have chosen it so far. Pehl expects the rapid expansion of cheaper LED lighting options to make DC micro-grids more popular in commercial buildings.
“I think this field is the next big thing,” AlLee states. “It feels like the transition from telephones to the Internet.” AlLee says that DC power distribution is “readily deployed in the third world,” but he also believes that the legacy infrastructure in North America will gradually switch back to DC.
Copyright 2011 by BuildingGreen Inc.
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As Solar energy is embraced, more importantly as the cost of solar cells to produce that power decreases, it is not unrealistic that we consider throwing out the inverters and go direct. Lighting is wired in the house already with #14 copper and is separate at the breaker box from your outlets from load bearing appliances. They are wired (or should be) with #12 to your wall outlets, excluding your ranges, hot water heaters and AC. Making the switch to DC lighting with QDLED's is a very real possibility. Companies like Solterra Renewable Technologies, Inc. (Ticker QTMM) are going to be playing a significant role in this transition. Two reasons are they will provide the solar cells and QDLED's for the lights. The more important reason the solar technology will be embraced for the transition is the problem of "peak power" goes away with their Solterra Solar Cell (SSC). Unlike the current silicon wafer solar cell that can only use visible light the SSC takes the infrared spectrum and converts it to power instead of into heat as the other solar cells do today. The use of the full spectrum from Infrared to Ultraviolet light will allow generation 24 hours a day, including on the cloudy overcast days and to some degree, all be it small at night. This is truly disruptive technology we are going to be using in the near future. The rapid expansion of cheaper LED lighting systems using micro-grids may be more popular than Mr. Pehl is currently imagining. See The Light with Solterra Renewable Technologies, Inc. http://www.solterrasolarcells.com/
When is a penny stock NOT a penny stock? http://wp.me/pv7lc-3i
When is a penny stock NOT a penny stock? When its growth is poised to dominate a mass market! http://www.qdotss.com/ and http://www.solterrasolarcells.com/
Yeah, I know I'm repeating myself but for some of the new people it's not and about dominating a mass market, it is very true.
I’m sure if you have been investing you have gotten many recommendations, next multi baggers and the biggest sure thing since Krispy Crème, MSFT, Dell ….and I’m sure you have seen some go by that you wish you hadn’t passed up. However “the secret to making a fortune in the stock market is to identify a unique growth business poised to dominate a mass market.” Don’t believe me, do your DD that the Quantum Dot (QD) Nanotechnology is in a significant number of industrial applications from Solar, Medical, Optoelectronics to MEMS and Quantum Computing. QD’s are the next generation of semiconductors. If that doesn’t qualify for a mass market then I don’t know what would.
Why hasn’t QD Technology taken off? PRICE, QUANTITY AND QUALITY. Up until Quantum Materials Corp (Ticker – QTMM) developed the means to mass produce QD’s economically with >95% uniformity the research studies and commercialization of products has been significantly restrained. So much so it has taken 20 years to get to this phase. That no longer is the case and you have a chance to see truly life changing technology develop before your eyes for those willing to investigate and learn about the story. When is a penny stock NOT a penny stock? When its future earnings are coming from many business applications.
Latest company info as of June 23, 2011: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/6/prweb8595365.htm
http://www.qdotss.com/ and their subsidiary http://www.solterrasolarcells.com/.
Subscribe to QTMM for the latest news, technology advances, products, services, business alliances and upcoming events, http://www.qdotss.com/contact.html
Find the value in the undervalued.
I like the connection you made there DD. We can only hope at this point, but not unrealistic for the future if they do research with TQD's.
We must be stepping on someones toes. Internet Explorer web site http://www.qdotss.com is down from cyber attack. I have the web attack identified as: Blackhole Tool Kit Website #7. Company was notified and is working on resolving the issue.
I can see why they don't want the word out. As an example when you are charging these prices I think we cut into their profits slightly. We are talking some serious out of business type issues here for QD companies just making ends meet.
http://www.nanoopticalmaterials.com/in-stock-products
DD - perfect timing to put up the last post! I forwarded them to a friend that works with these research scientists using fluorescent biomarkers. We talked about QTMM tonight and was telling her the potential medical applications. She has never heard them talk about QD's and plans on approaching them Monday about it. Your post hit the nail on the head and in the language they can relate to. Thanks.
Bill
Hi Obsolete,
Don't put too much into this as I know squat about the technical details of TQD's. I do know the picture is just a grouping of the TQD's and is not intended to show any specific alignment. More for the consistant shape as you said for quality control for the 95% or greater yield. I would expect to see them in a concentrated arrangement in future product applications for max efficiency. The Tetrapod shape lends itself to interlocking closely so in the same area you can pack more in than with other shapes, spheres for instance. This will come into play to enhance color and response to the bandwidths desired.
http://morfis.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/tetrapods.jpg
Sorry I can't be of much more help than that.
QTMM - PR says it ALL - GAME CHANGER for multiple industries - http://t.co/SRZgZH7 Quantum Materials Corp/Solterra Renewable Technologies
$QTMM - Quantum Materials Corp web site launched http://t.co/Sci14Ln The beginning of a new era for nanotechnology, Tetrapod Quantum Dots
The why's it's a multi-bagger
http://solterra1.wordpress.com/
I am closer!!!!!!! Thanks PV for posting
I had issues with access to the web site and relayed that so they are working through that now. Not sure if it is some or all. Should be resolved shortly.
Appears there will be room for competition:
IEEE: Solar PV systems will surpass fossil fuels
http://www.eetindia.co.in/ART_8800645215_1800008_NT_0dbd6513.HTM?click_from=8800080236,9949967805,2011-06-20,EEIOL,ARTICLE_ALERT
Posted: 20 Jun 2011 Print Version Subscribe Keywords: photovoltaic IEEE solar cell
According to solar experts from IEEE, solar photovoltaic (PV) systems will be the most economical form of generating electricity, even compared to traditional fossil fuels in the next decade.
To achieve this cost parity, the global industry must continue to improve the efficiency of solar PV cell technologies and create economies of scale to further decrease manufacturing costs. IEEE has several initiatives to encourage these advancements.
Solar energy is the earth's most abundant energy resource. The rate of energy from sunlight hitting the earth is of the order of 100petawatts. Just a fraction is needed to meet the power needs of the entire globe, as it takes approximately 15terawatts to power the earth (1petawatt = 1,000terawatts).
"Solar PV will be a game changer," said James Prendergast, IEEE executive director. "No other alternative source has the same potential. As the cost of electricity from solar continues to decrease compared to traditional energy sources we will see tremendous market adoption, and I suspect it will be a growth limited only by supply. I fundamentally believe that solar PV will become one of the key elements of the solution to our near and long term energy challenges."
According to the International Energy Association (IEA), global solar PV capacity has been increasing at an average annual growth rate of more than 40 per cent since 2000. By 2050, it is expected that solar PV will provide 11 per cent of global electricity production, corresponding to 3,000GW of cumulative installed capacity. That would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by an estimated 2.3giga tons, equivalent to reducing emissions from electricity use from 25.3 crore homes per year, nearly the combined populations of Russia and Japan.
Today, however, engineering challenges remain. "For solar PV to truly compete on its own with traditional power generation, the cost and efficiency of transforming sunlight into electricity must continue to improve," said Jie Shu, IEEE director of the Solar Energy Application Laboratory, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion (GIEC), Chinese Academy of Sciences
Closer,
Bill
More reason to go SOLAR. You're not crossing wires DD. Check out this video for the first minute.
Sorry to see you're now working on 36 years, but it was exciting. I thought it was very gracious of VC to yield the cup to an organization that had not had it for 39 years. It shows you guys have character. On to the important stuff, I'll take 6-23, 7-20 & 8-24. How's that for commitment.
Another day closer.
Bill
Hi Free,
Not at all, post http://solterra1.wordpress.com/ for one stop shop of all the articles or you can list each page individually. Your call.
http://solterra1.wordpress.com/2011/06/04/game-changing-stocks-qtmm-set-to-lead-quantum-dot-nanotechnology/
http://solterra1.wordpress.com/2009/04/20/quantum-dots-for-sale/
http://solterra1.wordpress.com/2010/01/10/profit-from-nano-history-in-the-making/
http://solterra1.wordpress.com/2010/01/28/is-it-over-enthusiastic-jubilance-about-qmcsolterra/
http://solterra1.wordpress.com/2010/04/04/optional-early-retirement-plan/
http://solterra1.wordpress.com/2010/10/19/solar-industries-worst-nightmare-to-become-a-reality/
http://solterra1.wordpress.com/2009/06/15/hgue-re-inventing-solar-with-solterra-renewable-technologies/
http://solterra1.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/why-would-i-want-to-invest-in-this-company-the-hague-corp-hgue/
http://solterra1.wordpress.com/2009/12/15/a-blockbuster-tech-trend-for-2010-you-have-to-have/
http://solterra1.wordpress.com/2009/04/19/hello-world-we-are-re-inventing-solar/
http://solterra1.wordpress.com/2011/04/24/how-to-avoid-being-ripped-off-by-solar-marketers/
Thanks,
Bill
QTMM Enterprise Value - EV What Does Enterprise Value - EV Mean?
A measure of a company's value, often used as an alternative to straightforward market capitalization. Enterprise value is calculated as market cap plus debt, minority interest and preferred shares, minus total cash and cash equivalents.
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/e/enterprisevalue.asp
Watch: Enterprise Value
Investopedia explains Enterprise Value - EV
Think of enterprise value as the theoretical takeover price. In the event of a buyout, an acquirer would have to take on the company's debt, but would pocket its cash. EV differs significantly from simple market capitalization in several ways, and many consider it to be a more accurate representation of a firm's value. The value of a firm's debt, for example, would need to be paid by the buyer when taking over a company, thus EV provides a much more accurate takeover valuation because it includes debt in its value calculation.
Now that you have digested that, look at item 33 under financials. It is not red and it is not negative, so I'm in the camp that it is good. I don't know from where or how they came to that value, but I like the number. If I'm out of line with the true use of this financial lingo and what it means PLEASE straighten me out.
http://busystock.com/i.php?s=qtmm
Bill
Keep on smiling - was Dr. Bob referring to lyrics in the LeAnne Rimes song in The Light In Your Eyes? "Keep on smiling Don't lose faith and don't lose heart."
or
LG Our Brand http://www.lg.com/eg_en/about-lg/corporate-info/at-a-glance/our-brand.jsp
- The face of the future. The stylized image of a smiling face in the symbol conveys friendliness and approachability. Overall, LG's symbol represents the world, future, youth, humanity, and technology....
or
One of the following:
Contract - pending patent issue?
Brick and Mortar in progress?
Q’s reviewed and complete?
K reviewed and complete?
Press releases approved?
Patent issue resolved?
Web site complete?
Funding resolved?
Orders received?
Efficiency up?
Stock up?
Moved?
Lab?
$$
Either way no matter what the subliminal message is, at this time it's a win win in my eyes.
GLTA
Bill
Game-Changing Stocks: Got this in my e-mail along with all the other junk but found some of the points here very apropos.
http://www.streetauthority.com/a/what-i-learned-well-known-stock-2500-458320
Andy Obermueller wrote: "Most of you know me as the Chief Strategist of Game-Changing Stocks. The entire focus of my advisory -- and my investment philosophy -- is to find those situations where the "rubber meets the road." I'm talking about those profitable instances where a company, technology, or trend is really about to soar. (We're ready, just waiting)
And while the goal sounds noble, my earnest intentions mean nothing if I don't have a method to fit my aims. Of course, I do have a method. And the best news is that its main tenets aren't difficult to put to work in your own portfolio...
First, research is the only way you'll successfully find the next big thing. Most game-changers are ignored by media outlets until they're bigger trends. By then the opportunity for the biggest profits has passed.
And believe me, I know whereof I speak. I was business writer and editor for years at some of the nation's largest papers. By the time you read a story in The Wall Street Journal or Forbes or Barron's, the smart money is already in and scoring profits.
Now, I have a pretty big advantage of most investors. Much to the benefit of my readers, it's my job to research these ideas. Most people simply don't have the time.
My office is filled with clippings, newspapers, SEC reports, and magazines lying just about everywhere. (I read just about anything I can get my hands on.)(Sounds like DD, DocZef and Free)
But research is only one part of the process. To profit the most from game-changing ideas, you also have to be an investor.
Now we all consider ourselves investors -- after all, we buy stocks, right? That's not quite what I'm talking about.
When you hear about "game-changers," I bet you think of stocks that rise dramatically nearly overnight. You buy in, hold for a few weeks or days and then sell after a quick run-up. But in my experience, real game-changers see strong returns for months and years. (This is what we are really talking about here and that is what gets me all excited. It was once said over on Motley Fool the secret to making a fortune in the stock market was to identify a unique growth business poised to dominate a mass market. If QTMM and their quantum dots doesn't fit that bill, I don't know what would.)
Look at shares of Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL). It was more than seven years ago when shares traded at $13. Now they're at $337. That's a gain of nearly 2,500%
And if you look at the biggest winners in the market's history, it's the exact same story.
Walmart (NYSE: WMT) didn't grow to a national presence overnight. Its shares didn't soar for just a few weeks either. Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) may have grown quickly, but even those with the foresight to buy shares in the '80s wish like hell they had hung on to them. As long as the trend behind an investment is still moving positively, I want to be profiting from it. And I have no problem seeing profits build year after year after year.
Many happy returns . . .
Andy Obermueller
Chief Investment Strategist -- Game-Changing Stocks"
Hope this guys point of view helps some of those on the fence make their decision. I wonder if the guy who sold his 3060 shares today at .138 will look back later and say "Well, that was a mistake". He obviously didn't read Chessmites post #6535 "Think this stock is a long term investment, say 20 - 25 years. Imagine the first 5- 10, (after confirmation) will be the glory years with the next 10+ good for growth/dividends, (jmho)." That's right in line with Mr. Obermuellers message here. But you have to take some off the table at some point and be able to not feel like you made a mistake. Just don't get greedy.
Good luck and do your DD before investing.
Bill
Not sure if the UV is a result of research in that chem area or developed for the TQD and is IP. It may just be a coincidence and have no connection for all I know about this science. http://www.futurechemistry.com/newsletter2/index2.php?ID=zNad2N/b2Oe03tPO0t2T2uLZ&LINK=nohtml
Wouldn't this be nice, a flexible weather protected cell?
Dr. Sabine Amberg-Schwab and Dr. Klaus Noller have developed a specially coated polymer film that is ideally suited for encapsulating inorganic solar cells.
Most of the present day solar modules utilize glass cover to enable the power generating solar cells to endure extreme weather conditions. The use of plastic film instead of glass plates will allow the printing of solar cells over a plastic film and cover it with a barrier film to manufacture photovoltaic modules in a roll.
Dr. Sabine Amberg-Schwab, a specialist in hybrid polymer known as ORMOCER, a product developed by ISC, has toiled along with her team for nearly 20 years in developing a new coating film based on ORMOCER that can be effectively used to impede the free movement of oxygen and water vapor. A new barrier lacquer was obtained by combining the coating film with another barrier material known as silicon dioxide. The coating needs to be stable at 85°C and 85% humidity.
For perfect application of barrier layers over the solar film cost- effectively and flawlessly the research team has developed a patented roll-to-roll process. The painting line was constantly monitored to ensure the film is applied in dust-free surroundings, coated as a thin, continuous film and the coated side should not touch the rollers at any point of time.
http://www.azocleantech.com/news.aspx?newsID=15062
Tomorrow ia a new month, maybe it's ready to hatch, but I'm not holding my breath. If it's tied to the patent then I think the earliest is July and the latest September. If it's not then it is sooner rather than later. Either way I am a day closer.
Bill
Are you sure, are you really sure? - That Dr. Wong's water purification doesn't have anything to do with QTMM? Maybe not directly but I believe it is tied in, otherwise Toshi Ando wouldn't be listing on his LinkedIn page the following:
We plan to launch production line of world-first QD (Quantum dot)/Organic materials Hybrid Solar Cells for commercial/industrial market.
We also offer high quality, high yield Tetrapod-shaped Quantum Dots for other vertical markets such as:
- Nanobio/Medical
- Next-gen QLED Display
- Water Purification
- Laser
- Semiconductor
Everyday it's a little bit better.
I'm heading to NYC with Denise to take in Sister Act and relax. Have a great weekend and a safe one.
Bill
Senate testimony by LUX Research President from 2008 that is still loaded with valuable information on the Nanotechnology industry today. For me this was and still is the framework of the puzzle from which this emerging new industry takes shape. And every day with the posts on this board and on DDhawks SCIENCE SPIN-OFFS board the picture becomes even clearer.
http://commerce.senate.gov/public/?a=Files.Serve&File_id=ed727755-4847-41de-b242-600d9c36ae09
I think the paper helps to open your eyes to the future and some of the challenges in this technology.
Nanotechnology is the purposeful engineering of matter at scales of less than 100 nanometers (nm) to achieve size-dependent properties and functions. Nanotech is not a new industry or market, but rather an enabling set of technologies that impact a wide variety of industries through a nanotech value chain. This value chain starts with nanomaterials like carbon nanotubes and dendrimers,(Quantum Dots is also included as you will see below in figure 1) which are incorporated into intermediate products like memory chips and drug delivery systems, which are in turn used to make enhanced final goods like mobile phones and cancer therapies (see Figure 1).
Lux Research projects that new, emerging nanotechnology applications will affect nearly every type of manufactured product through the middle of the next decade, becoming incorporated into 15% of global manufacturing output totaling $2.6 trillion in 2014 (see Figures 2 and 3).1
Overall, if your investing in this technology you're heading in the right direction.
Bill
Still dreaming? YES, but I think at this juncture Frankie said it best: