Hardware Podcasts

Ep. 18 | Seth Coe-Sullivan and NS Nanotech Are Revolutionizing Display Technology

Moore's Lobby · 19 Feb 2021 · 44m · Episode 3

What this episode covers

Dr. Seth Coe-Sullivan, CEO and co-founder of NS Nanotech, explains how his company leverages nanotechnology to revolutionize display technology and develop far-UVC sanitization products. He details the transition from colloidal quantum dots used in Samsung TVs to wafer-grown indium gallium nitride nano-LEDs, which enable smaller, more efficient pixels for AR/VR and mobile displays. Coe-Sullivan also describes how NS Nanotech applies this nanostructured semiconductor technology to create safe, high-efficiency far-UVC light sources for healthcare and consumer disinfection, currently seeking capital to scale from hand-built prototypes to mass production.

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early-stage companies

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NS Nanotech, Samsung, Google, Sony, ST Micro, Cutie Vision, Edco Electronics, Thermo Fisher
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Columbia University Medical Center

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