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

- Show: [Moore's Lobby](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby)
- Published: 2021-02-19
- Length: 44m
- Episode: 3
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2021-02-19-ep-18-seth-coe-sullivan-and-ns-nanotech-are-revolutionizing-display-technology
- Listen: https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/podcast/ep-18-dr-seth-coe-sullivan-ns-nanotech-revolutionizing-display-technology

## Summary

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.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2021-02-19-ep-18-seth-coe-sullivan-and-ns-nanotech-are-revolutionizing-display-technology#t=1) Introduction: Seth Coe-Sullivan and NS Nanotech's Display and Sanitization Tech
- [2:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2021-02-19-ep-18-seth-coe-sullivan-and-ns-nanotech-are-revolutionizing-display-technology#t=145) Quantum Dot Physics: Size-Dependent Color Emission in Cadmium Selenide
- [6:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2021-02-19-ep-18-seth-coe-sullivan-and-ns-nanotech-are-revolutionizing-display-technology#t=369) Wafer-Grown Indium Gallium Nitride Nano-LEDs vs. Colloidal Quantum Dots
- [10:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2021-02-19-ep-18-seth-coe-sullivan-and-ns-nanotech-are-revolutionizing-display-technology#t=615) Micro-LED Scaling: Pixel Density, Efficiency, and Manufacturing Challenges
- [14:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2021-02-19-ep-18-seth-coe-sullivan-and-ns-nanotech-are-revolutionizing-display-technology#t=886) Far-UVC Technology: Aluminum Gallium Nitride for Safe Germicidal Light
- [18:58](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2021-02-19-ep-18-seth-coe-sullivan-and-ns-nanotech-are-revolutionizing-display-technology#t=1138) Far-UVC Penetration Depth: Safety for Humans vs. Effectiveness Against Viruses
- [30:51](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2021-02-19-ep-18-seth-coe-sullivan-and-ns-nanotech-are-revolutionizing-display-technology#t=1851) Coe-Sullivan's Family Engineering Heritage and Motivation for Commercialization
- [37:17](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2021-02-19-ep-18-seth-coe-sullivan-and-ns-nanotech-are-revolutionizing-display-technology#t=2237) NS Nanotech Roadmap: Scaling Production and Capital Needs for Far-UVC Devices

## Topics

- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Starting a product company](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/starting-a-company)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Sustainability & circular products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sustainability-and-circularity)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- NS Nanotech (company)
- Samsung (company)
- Google (company)
- Sony (company)
- ST Micro (company)
- Columbia University Medical Center (other)
- Cutie Vision (company)
- Edco Electronics (company)
- Thermo Fisher (company)

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