UbiQD, Inc., the New Mexico-based chief in quantum dot (QD) know-how and manufacturing, introduced at present that it was named winner within the What the Future (WTF) class of the celebrated twenty fifth Annual SXSW Innovation Awards competitors, the place the corporate showcased its new UbiGro® Cowl greenhouse movie product for enhancing crop yield utilizing fluorescence.
The South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Innovation Awards acknowledge probably the most thrilling artistic developments within the related world, celebrating a wide range of technological developments, achievements, and discoveries. In line with SXSW organizers, UbiQD’s ‘WTF’ class collects “futuristic tasks that don’t match elsewhere. From quantum physics to nanotech to bio-engineering moonshots, this class pulls collectively all of the superb endeavors that make us enthusiastic about tomorrow.”
“The Innovation Award is extremely aggressive, particularly in our futuristic catch-all class. We’re honored by the popularity and commend all of the finalists for pushing the boundaries of their respective fields,” mentioned Dr. Hunter McDaniel, CEO at UbiQD. “Our workforce is humbled, and but hungry to ship extra innovation.”
Later within the week, america Division of Agriculture (USDA) awarded UbiQD a Section I Small Enterprise Innovation and Analysis (SBIR) grant to develop a glass model of its award-winning UbiGro greenhouse know-how. The $175,000 grant may even help plant trials for the brand new QD-glass product at College of California-Davis later this 12 months.
“Lower than 10% of worldwide greenhouse acreage is roofed with glass, nonetheless greater than 40% of the trade income is related to glass greenhouses, so it’s a excessive worth section,” mentioned Dr. Matt Bergren, Chief Product Officer at UbiQD. “Our SXSW-winning UbiGro Cowl product is a good providing for 90% of the market, and now we’re thrilled
to obtain new funding from the USDA to develop QD-glass for the remainder.”
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