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I agree we need to see a 10k soon or we may see a price decrease. Regardless of why it hasn't been filed yet, there is always a reason,(I don't know the reason).
If the big cat has to do with a patent, I can understand their position. If a patent isn't approved and airtight, it can be slicked out from under the company with a cip (continuation-in-part). The company could operate under a ppa (provisional patent application) or patent pending, but with as many as are working on this type of product and the amount of changes happening (almost daily), I'm glad they're not taking the risk.
The company has been very solid and consistent implementing their mission and protecting the integrity of the stock.
I think one of the hardest things to do at this stage is to be patient, and that is the very reason I suggested being proactive.
Anyone can complain, but without something constructive, it doesn't seem to help anyone or anything to become more. My question is can anyone think of anything we can do to help the company to get to where we'd like it to be?
It's been my experience that the one with the big brains may provide the vision, but it's the ones with tools that get the job done. They already have vision, I was just wondering if there was a way we could be a tool to help build it.
Thanks for responding.
GLTA
Hey Free, my biggest concern isn't whether we have the best QD, but whether someone else comes up with something that's good enough.
Bill Gates didn't have the best of everything, rather what he came up with was good enough for most. He soon dominated the rest.
We haven't grown as much as most on this board had hoped. I don't know if a simple pr of new technology would cost anything, I think some would be willing to print or post that info for free. I do believe that contracts can limit what one can do.
Question; what would happen if this board acted as an interface between QTMM and other companies? We set out to inform other companies about Solterra with your "Solterra Mission and Developments", some of Bill's work, or create something on this board.
It seems the Peter Principle works at most corporations or they have (NIHS) not invented here syndrome. That said, the bottom line is still the bottom line. The closer our information is presented to the top, the better our reception should be. We would of course provide a link to Solterra to enhance communications.
Kinda like having a good bait for fish, you gotta get the bait to where the right fish are at.
Don't know if something like this would be legal, if it would be considered spam or something, just thinking out loud in a proactive manner.
Comments, opinions, and other suggestions welcomed.
GLTA
hi pdgy, did you find out anything? was anybody there?
looking forward to your reply, thanks
glta
hey EX, help me out please, I'm not getting the connection to QTMM and how it relates,(darn this short memory of mine).
Still looking forward
GLTA
Hey Free, you're rocking, Rock on.
Dock, good comment, particularly about focus.
Bill, as always, is on go with eyes wide open. Good catch about hybrids.
Good to see our board on track and moving forward.
I wish PV success and happiness in his new endeavor and look forward to his post if and when he does.
GLTA
For the record, in the future if anyone has information from the other board, they may feel free to post it; "if anybody sees something on this board that they'd like to post somewhere else...that's fine by me." is from DDhawk. I say thanks and hope we on this board are as courteous and helpful to their board as they have been to ours.
Peace
If enough of us keep looking, we might find some of that subtle stuff to which Dr. Bob was referring.
Keep up the good work
I respect your decision and also thank you.
Am looking forward to our eventual success.
GLTU ....a friend
The following was posted by me on QTMM board.
My thanks to SX and DDhawk...to SX for giving us a heads up,(it's up to the individual to check links and sources etc.)and for the integrity displayed...to DDhawk for sharing on this board.
It's nice to have Free posting information again, thanks.
I understand the need for people to have the room to be themselves, but would anyone have a problem if pertinent information between the two boards was passed to and from?
QTMM works with several universities, perhaps we could emulate their behavior and both have a stronger board thereby.
I'm looking forward to QTMM's future success and that of people on both boards.
My thanks again to all who try to help enlighten us all and a special thanks to Dr. Bob and the QTMM team.
My email is chessmite@gmail.com for any that wish to speak in private.
GLTA
My thanks to SX and DDhawk...to SX for giving us a heads up,(it's up to the individual to check links and sources etc.)and for the integrity displayed...to DDhawk for sharing on this board.
It's nice to have Free posting information again, thanks.
I understand the need for people to have the room to be themselves, but would anyone have a problem if pertinent information between the two boards was passed to and from?
QTMM works with several universities, perhaps we could emulate their behavior and both have a stronger board thereby.
I'm looking forward to QTMM's future success and that of people on both boards.
My thanks again to all who try to help enlighten us all and a special thanks to Dr. Bob and the QTMM team.
My email is chessmite@gmail.com for any that wish to speak in private.
GLTA
SX, thanks for the update and the invite. You and DD are good folk in my book.
GLTA
This board is to help ascertain facts and disseminate knowledge, as well as have open discourse about QTMM.
As long as people are civil, the moderator is essentially a side note. Personally, I commend Free for having the stones to step up to the plate. Everyone works better with some than others. Give him time and don't forget to lend a helping hand. We'll all be better off for it.
I hope D5 and Solar continue to contribute. It is not about the individual, rather it's about the company, the technology, and of course about making money.
If I remember correctly, everyone didn't exactly like PV, but I for one, sure did like the way he put stuff together and thought out loud.
I chose to be part of this board and my name is not Fair Weather. I think I'll put on my big pants and deal with it. I hope each of you will do the same.
Each person's help makes this board just a little better and I thank you for it.
I hope we can all meet sometime and talk about how tough it was to be patient for information and how glad we are that we persevered.
GLTA
Bill does great infommercials
Congrats to the new mod. and assistants.
Sincere thanks and regards to PV.
BTW, Welcome back DD.
GLTA
Anyone notice Stephen Squires now has 72 connections on linkedin.com? Last time I checked, it was 59. If one had access to those connections, I suspect it would provide some insight as to possible direction of this company. Regardless, Q & K coming.
glta
lol, I,m in your party and picturing $999..... hasn't made rich with money yet, but it colors my perceptions and how I deal with life.
Go ahead and stretch your imagination, maybe one on board will pick up on a future trend. Time is usually the difference between Vision and Reality. Reminds me of the book, "How to Picture What You Want" by Harold Sherman. Who knows?
I do know that in regards to QTMM, it takes the time it takes.
GLTA and may our patience pay off,(sometime soon).
Let's see;
1. No financial information in a year.
2. They were making some $ last year.
3. A billion shares can trade in a day w/o moving pps.
4 A million dollars represents 25% premium @ current price.
Their past history doesn't seem to speak too well. The earnings seem to disappear and the stock has been severely diluted,(on the point of being fraudulent, imo).
The technology seems to be sound and a probable future trend.
It seems to me that our best hope is if some other company buys them out. aimo
glta
Thanks, Bill
Your DD and memory are duly appreciated.
can highlight any word and get detailed infomation, pictures and video (if any)
sorry about the confusion, should have been more specific.
"not one exciton as is usually the case, but three of them."
Sustainable and cost effective solar technology made
from Tetrapod Quantum Dot Solar Cells
R. A. Glass
Solterra Renewable Technologies, Inc.
ASU Research Park, 7700 S. River Parkway
Tempe, AZ, USA,
http://www.scribd.com/doc/38192182/Sustainable-and-cost-effective-solar-technology-made-from-Tet
www.scribd.com/.../Sustainable-and-cost-effective-solar-technology-made-from-Tetrapod-Quantum-Dot-Solar-Cells - Cached
don't know if this has been posted before; also has video
fun to browse, I just wonder how many can use what QTMM can produce?
http://cnst.rice.edu/uploadedFiles/About_Us/Nano%20DC%20Program-3%20150dpi.pdf
glta
worth taking a peek at
Alkyl Chains of Surface Ligands Affect Polytypism of CdSe ...
by J Huang
Publication Date (Web): October 22, 2010 ... (6) These characteristics place CdSe/CdS tetrapods among the most efficient light-harvesting .... The work was supported by NSF CAREER Award DMR-0847535 and the Chicago Energy Initiative. ...
pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ja105132
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ja105132u
wonder if they're using our TQDs ?
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/nl1028057
CdSe/CdS semiconductor nanocrystal heterostructures are currently of high interest for the peculiar electronic structure offering unique optical properties. Here, we show that nanorods and tetrapods made of such material combination enable efficient multiexcitonic emission, when the volume of the nanoparticle is maximized. This condition is fulfilled by tetrapods with an arm length of 55 nm and results in a dual emission with comparable intensities from the CdS arms and CdSe core. The relative intensities of the dual emission, originating from exciton phase-space filling and reduced Auger recombination, can be effectively modulated by the photon fluence of the pump laser. The results, obtained under steady-state detection conditions, highlight the properties of tetrapods as multiexciton dual-color emitters.
The specific arm size and core makes me think about it. The picture on site is pretty good.
Is anyone on this board using Trustcash service? If so, care to comment?
thanks
could just be logistics. seems like their paths would have crossed at kaust and that they would know about the tetrapods. were I in first place with thin film, I'd at least be curious. should I like the product, I'd get what I could; buy the company, get an exclusive or buy my competitors, and tie up as much future business as possible.
just wondering out loud.
thanks for the input
Welcome on board and GLTU
This kinda makes me wonder, as they already had 4 plants. This news was released today.
http://www.environmental-expert.com/resultEachPressRelease.aspx?cid=31873&codi=201701&lr=1
New Plants in the U.S. & Vietnam to Increase Capacity by nearly 500 MW/Year - Current capacity nearly doubles to over 2.7 GW by 2012
TEMPE, Ariz. - First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced plans to build two new four-line manufacturing plants that will boost the company’s annual manufacturing capacity by nearly 500 MW to help meet strong demand for its advanced thin-film photovoltaic modules. The plants are expected to be built in the United States and Vietnam and completed in 2012. Each new plant will create approximately 600 green jobs and will be designed to accommodate additional production capacity. Negotiations and site assessments are ongoing in both countries and will be finalized and announced at a later date.
The new factories will further extend First Solar’s previously announced capacity additions, including eight lines at its Kulim, Malaysia facility, four lines in Frankfurt an der Oder, Germany, and two lines in Blanquefort, France. Earlier this year the company also completed an expansion of its Perrysburg, Ohio, manufacturing plant, which serves as First Solar’s primary hub for engineering, research and development, and employs more than 1,100 of First Solar’s 1,500+ U.S.-based associates. The new plants announced today, combined with these previously announced expansions, will nearly double production capacity from 1.4 GW in 2010 to more than 2.7 GW in 2012.
“These expansions provide proximity to growing U.S. demand while supporting our roadmap to drive down the cost of clean, sustainable solar electricity,” said First Solar CEO Rob Gillette. “Effective government policies provide long-term visibility and enable sustainable markets.”
In addition to the increase in manufacturing employment, First Solar expects to generate over 1,000 construction jobs through the installation of solar power plants from the company’s 2.2 GW North American project pipeline.
makes a body think, walks like a duck...... our plant, their plant.....hmmmm?
way to fat and ugly to be that cute. lol
some tend to do nothing, tear down, or try to help build, guess you know where I'm at. have another snort Go team go
laughter does a body good
Thanks for the update on the MM's.
Looks like we're going to be in for a nice ride.
The core group on this board does an outstanding job. I don't know anywhere one can get more information about QTMM than right here. Current factual information is discussed, as well as suppositions about what may or not be. PV does an admirable job keeping everything on track and in order, (also displays a lot of patience).
Kudos to each of you. Keep on, keeping on.
GLTA
networking information
http://www.rsc.org/delivery/_ArticleLinking/DisplayArticleForFree.cfm?doi=c004072j&JournalCode=SM
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c004072j_grabs 1365..1376
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Junbai Li, China. Christos Likos, Germany. Dongsheng Liu, China. Tom McLeish, UK ... free online access to all content published during 2009 and 2010 .... and Michael S. Wong. Three-dimensional surfaces, which can support curved but ...
www.rsc.org/delivery/_.../DisplayArticleForFree.cfm?doi...SM
Three-dimensional liquid surfaces through nanoparticle
self-assembly
Tzu-Chia Tseng, Erin S. McGarrity, Jonathan W. Kiel,
Phillip M. Duxbury, Michael E. Mackay,*
Amalie L. Frischknecht, Subashini Asokan
and Michael S. Wong
Three-dimensional surfaces, which can support curved but
continuous polymer thin films even in the liquid state, were
created through nanoparticle self-assembly.
Free access.............how many ways could TQD's be used?????
It's all good
"Best of Both Worlds" seems to be about everywhere, Korea, Japan, NASA, Saudi ........ excitement in the air and on the board too.....feel the love
Life is Good
http://solar.calfinder.com/blog/products/self-cleaning-solar-panels/
Self-Cleaning Solar Panels Arrive from Mars
Solar power production has only a few enemies, powerful though they are. Nightfall interrupts production, so scientists are hard at work developing better ways to store solar energy. Clouds limit or erase production, so scientists are working to commercialize panels that can process a wider spectrum of light. Dust can be a major inhibitor as well, especially on large-scale desert solar arrays where clouds may be rare, but strong winds carry high volumes of dust over panel surfaces. And when a solar array covers hundreds of acres of land, regular cleaning becomes impractical.
cleaning solar panels
Yet science, or in this case interstellar science, has come up with a potential solution to the dust problem: self-cleaning solar panels.
A technology developed to keep Mars rovers running at full capacity could help terrestrial solar panels do the same.
The Dust Problem
According to BBC News, in one month Mojave Desert dust concentrations can reach up to 17 kilograms per square kilometer (roughly 96 lbs. of dust per square mile). This could create quite an annoyance for solar plant operators. With thousands of solar panels to clean, maintenance would become an endless cycle under such conditions; hence, the impracticality without using a lot of water where water is scarce.
In the Mojave Desert region of the American Southwest alone, there are more than 150 utility-scale solar power plants in development. Many of these could stand to benefit from NASA’s dust-busting technology, removing a major hassle for plant operators while increasing electricity production and potentially reducing costs.
The Dust Solution
solar panel space rover Working with NASA, Malay Mazumder of Boston University has invented an electrically-sensitive coating for solar panels that automatically sheds dust from the panel surface. The dust repellent is the first to require no moving parts and no water, using only a small bit of electricity to energize the coating. Upon activation, an electric wave streams across the panel, expelling up to 90 percent of the dust there. Sensors detect when dust reaches production-inhibiting levels and automatically switch on the cleaning process.
Large-scale solar installations across the world could benefit from the self-cleaning technology, from the aforementioned Mojave Desert in the United States to installations in the Middle East, Australia and India — the world’s dustiest regions.
Given that this technology has already been tested on Mars and is therefore relatively well-developed, Mazumder and his colleagues predict that their self-cleaning technology can be ready for widespread use within a year.
I suspect our team has already been working on it. If they've already achieved this, then that would tie in with PV's supposition as to the reason of cost reduction.
sounds like issue concerning panels and sand may have been resolved.
will be looking for panel with slicker and more repellent surface.
love this free associated thinking involving facts and conjecture,
both pro and con
you are a great group, just wish D5 was back.
GLTA
Old news, Dr. Horton was a former director. sorry about that.
Dr. Horton is a director of Solterra Renewable Technologies Inc. Solterra is singularly positioned to lead the development of truly sustainable and cost-effective solar technology as the first company to introduce a new dimension of cost reduction by replacing silicon wafer based solar cells with low cost highly efficient Quantum Dot based solar cells. These “mega-molecules” of semiconducting materials are smaller than living cells. Q.D.’s interact with light in unique ways to give off different colored light or to create electrons and holes, due partly to their tiny size, partly to their shape and partly to the material from which they are made. Using proprietary technologies,
http://www.isaachorton.com/horton.shtml
news to me.
I wonder how many patents, we may be waiting on?
http://www.vigyanprasar.gov.in/comcom/feature68.htm
A Success Story to drive home the point
Led by Ghassan E. Jabbour, an associate professor of optical sciences, researchers at the University of Arizona are using ink jet printers to construct light-emitting signs and are planning to apply the same technique to the construction of computer monitors and electronic displays.
The research could allow manufacturers to build displays on any sort of surface-even a flexible one-at very low cost. "We're trying to use ink jets to make photonic devices, including displays, much cheaper than you could make them using traditional techniques such as photolithographics and laser application," says Jabbour.
"We can make signs just by patterning a digital picture on a computer, sending it to a printer, and printing it on a silicon wafer, a flexible substrate, or even a plastic bag." Because he's still waiting on a patent for the process, Jabbour can't reveal the specific substances he's using in the experiment, but basic techniques behind the process are fairly easy to understand.
Once researchers have chosen a particular substrate for their light-emitting sign, Jabbour and his team cover the substrate with a polymer that serves as an electrode, connecting the would-be sign to a battery. Then, using an everyday graphics application, they fashion a digital image using a PC attached to their ink jet printer.
The Arizona team has emptied the ink cartridges and filled them with chemicals capable of changing the polymer's conductivity, and the researchers have engineered a few other mechanisms, so the ink jet can print onto the substrate. This is the crux of the technique.
The team chemically prints the digital image onto the substrate just as you'd print an ink image onto a piece of paper. The polymer is then covered with a layer of light-emitting material Such as phosphor or liquid crystal. Then the light-emitting layer is covered with a metal layer that connects to a battery's negative node. When powered, the polymer excites the light-emitting material, but only where the chemicals were applied by the printer. Suddenly, there is a photonic sign that looks just like the original digital image.
One may discuss the wisdom, pro and con of patents, ppa's, and cip's, but it still takes the time it takes. I just hope we're first to market.
glta
In response to a polite inquiry about my step daughter's health.
First my sincere thanks.
I'm not a paying member of ihub, I save my nickels for QTMM. That said, my email for those that wish to contact me is; chessmite@gmail.com
Brenda seems to be recuperating quite well. Tissue is being checked for a specific gene to determine further treatment. We believe and hope chemo will not be required.
GLTA
Hi Free,
His business, but I suspect something uplifting and informative. I know when I mentioned step daughter with cancer, he sent me some very positive information. I hope if QTMM goes the way we all expect that he can give us all a heads up on the next great one. This seems to be a good and steady group. This one first though.
I'm ok with Sticky notes considered most pertinent.
Bottom line, I trust him and think his actions speak for him well.
gltu my friend, we all look forward to Free Sailing
EDDAH: Saudi Arabia is ideally positioned to become perhaps the biggest energy exporter in the world.
The message from several speakers at the Saudi Water and Power Forum on Monday was loud and clear. Sustainable renewable energy from the sun, geothermal sources and wind power is not only possible, but also practical with current technology and essential to the Kingdoms development
Ghassan pointed out that PV collectors faced a problem with maintenance. Dust and moisture combine to settle on the collectors, considerably reducing their efficiency. “Maintenance and cleaning is the killer,” he said. However, a nonstick surface coating is under development and could reduce the problem to manageable levels.
http://www.a1saudiarabia.com/Kingdom-has-potential-to-be-leader-in-energy-export/#more-23862
Anyone up to date on nosticksurface coatings?
Ghassan Jabbour, head of Solar Development at KAUST, said it made sense to invest in renewable technologies now and develop them locally. He said that photovoltaic cells although functional were expensive to produce and maintain.
He described research under way to print the cells using newspaper-printing techniques that may well reduce the cost enormously and within five years raise their efficiency to 20 percent. However, it was the Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) method that currently dominated the market and looked set to do so for some time, especially with recent developments in the storage of collected energy as heat. CSP uses parabolic mirrors that track the sun and concentrate its rays onto a salt-filled tube producing temperatures in excess of 600 degrees Celsius. This is used to produce steam that powers turbine generators.
Ghassan pointed out that PV collectors faced a problem with maintenance. Dust and moisture combine to settle on the collectors, considerably reducing their efficiency. "Maintenance and cleaning is the killer," he said. However, a nonstick surface coating is under development and could reduce the problem to manageable levels.
Saudi Arabia is located ideally to capitalize on the development of solar energy as it sits at the heart of the "sun belt" where sunshine is at its most intense. It was, agreed the panelists, in a favored position and had enormous potential to become a world leader in energy export.
http://www.zawya.com/Story.cfm/sidZAWYA20101005031629/Saudi%20Arabia%20has%20potential%20to%20be%20leader%20in%20energy%20export
Nov 30 - Dec 2 Brochure
http://media2.idtechex.com/pdfs/en/T3776V3075.pdf