Wow, well that's interesting. So it is turning out to be your retirement then eh?
Venture capital is where it is at if you can get lucky enough to invest in one that makes it.
Strange that I can't find anything on it doing google searches on the web and for news releases.
One company that I wish I was able to get a piece of (but can't b/c they're private) is a company started by NASA that makes "Frozen Smoke" which is the world's best insulator called Aspen Aerogels