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“This Company’s ‘Tiny Dots’ Promise to Turn the ENTIRE Renewable Energy Industry on its Head”

What's the "Quantum dots" pitch from Cutting Edge about?

By Travis Johnson, Stock Gumshoe, February 15, 2017

Today we’ve got a teaser that has already been solved, and it’s for a teensy weensy stock that has already experienced a dramatic surge in its fortunes over the past week or so just because a large publisher teased the stock… so you can probably predict that my sentiment is likely to be something along the lines of “don’t get too crazy with unprofitable microcaps” … but so many readers are asking and posting comments about this one that we should at least take a quick look.

The ad is from Jason Stutman’s Cutting Edge newsletter, which is one of the pricy ($799/year) “back end” newsletters at Angel. I’ve only covered one teaser pick from this service, and it turned out to be a terrible one back in the Summer of 2015, but I don’t know what the overall record might be for their picks — if they’re consistently choosing these $100-300 million market cap pre-profitability tech stocks they’re likely to have a lot of losers, so my guess would be that they rely on occasional 1,000% winners to offset the several near-100% losers.

(What does “back end” mean? Most publishers have “front end” or “entry level” newsletters that get you in the door at $49 or $79 and make a little money, but rely more on the “back end” newsletters that they sell to those folks as $500 or $5,000 “upgrades” to generate much of their profits, with these letters often positioned as trading in less liquid or more specialized investments like microcap stocks or options, and sometimes specifically limited in terms of readership size.)

Volatility and wildly uneven results for a portfolio are not that unusual for “growth” focused newsletters, or those that focus on tiny companies (whether biotech or junior miners or tech stocks), but it means you should probably take any individual teased stock with an especially large grain of salt — when it comes to an advertisement for a newsletter, the ability to “sell” the exciting story of a stock to readers is probably more important (to the publisher and the copywriter, at least) than the judgement about which stock in that newsletter’s portfolio is judged to be the one with the highest potential… and if the newsletter editor knew in advance which of his stocks would be the losers, and which would “win” enough to make up for the losers in his portfolio, well, he wouldn’t recommend the losers.

Sorry, that’s just my usual “buyer beware” note — I often feel extra compelled to add those kinds of cautionary statements when looking into the tiniest stocks, because even a cautious mention here in lil’ ol’ Stock Gumshoe is enough to move a stock sometimes. Particularly a stock with a $50 million market cap that only trades $50-100,000 worth of shares in a given day.

So given all that, what’s the stock?

The headline is what clearly grabbed the attention of our readers:

“Forget About Tesla and Solar City:

“This Company’s ‘Tiny Dots’ Promise to Turn the ENTIRE Renewable Energy Industry on its Head

“(And Its 15-Cent Stock Could Make You a Fortune!)”

And then the heart of the pitch, which is about how Elon Musk’s Tesla is about to become obsolete:

“Elon Musk’s supposed stranglehold over clean energy may be so overblown, in fact, that my team of researchers has recently uncovered a single set of documents that threatens Tesla as a company altogether.

“As a matter of fact, these documents threaten to disrupt not just Tesla, but the entire renewable industry as a whole…

“I’m going to show you how it will be possible to profit from these documents for many years to come. I’m talking returns up to 4,600% if you take action today.

“You see, these documents I’m about to reveal grant exclusive rights to incredibly powerful technology — a groundbreaking material — that stands to make Tesla, and companies like it, virtually obsolete.”

So what’s the 15-cent company that Stutman says is going to “explode” over the coming years? More clues:

“… my team of researchers has recently uncovered a set of patents that expose a major chink in Tesla’s armor: a groundbreaking technology that could simply blow Elon Musk, and frankly the entire solar industry, out of the water….

“… single-layer silicon panels are extremely limited in how much energy they can capture from the sun. They’re actually capped at a maximum efficiency limit of just 29%, meaning the vast majority of available solar energy gets lost when using them.

“This means that no matter what the engineers at Tesla or anywhere else ever do, single-layer silicon panels will always fail to capture at least 70% of available solar energy. Those are simply the laws of physics. It’s the best they can do.”

I don’t know the Tesla gives a rat’s patootie what the next solar cell technology might be — they do own SolarCity now, thanks to what I’d call an egregious failure of oversight by Tesla’s Board of Directors under the sway of Elon Musk’s cult of personality, but SolarCity is a solar installation and financing company — I suppose they might see their book value fall if all the panels they installed on 20 year contracts become obsolete before then, but the risk is shared with the property owners who have to host those panels on their roofs and buy the electricity, and obviously anyone installing solar panels has to know that they improve every year — just like essentially every other technology-based product on earth. The Tesla connection is just an attention-getter, and Tesla’s exposure to solar panel technology in any real direct way is awfully limited. Anything that leads to more distributed energy generation and more energy storage is likely to be a tailwind for Tesla in general.

But anyway… more clues? What the heck are they talking about? Much of the ad focuses on the fact that photovoltaic cells are hitting against a ceiling in terms of efficiency, in that they can only convert a percentage of the sun’s power into electricity, somewhere in the 20-40% range depending on conditions.

And, of course, on this new technology that is somehow dramatically more efficient:

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“… this company’s patent portfolio gives it exclusive rights to the mass production of a material that more than doubles the efficiency limits of silicon. A single layer of this material has an efficiency limit of 66%. Again, that’s compared to just 29% for today’s panels.

“Even better, this material is so efficient at capturing light energy that it works both day and night, capturing energy from the sun’s rays bouncing off the moon, and even from street lamps lining the streets.

“This material is so powerful, so groundbreaking, in fact, that it actually converts energy from light you and I can’t even see, from the ultraviolet and infrared spectrums.

“It’s no wonder Forbes recently speculated that this material could be ‘the holy grail’ of solar…”

Stutman includes a copy of part of a patent document that relates to nanoparticles, with the assertion that this document is the one that is the key to his investment thesis — one of the published versions of the patent is available here if you’d like to review the whole thing.

This is how the ad describes the technology in that patent:

“The patent you’re looking at right now describes this material as “uniform nanoparticle shapes,” but for simplicity, I like to call them nano-dots.

“Already, these nano-dots are so valuable that they sell for as much as $2,000 a gram. That’s nearly 30 times more expensive than the price of gold… and considering what they can do, it’s no wonder.

“Remember, nano-dots more than double the efficiency limit of today’s solar panels, from 29% to 66%.

“Putting it a bit more simply, they make the last half-century of solar innovation look like child’s play by comparison.

“The patent you’re looking at right now, though, is just one of many that allows the tiny, $0.15 firm I’ve been telling you about to produce these nano-dots at unprecedented rates.”

This company has apparently also “recently awarded this tiny company its annual ‘North American Enabling Technology Award.'”

And a couple other clues:

“… the firm’s CEO explains: ‘It will be very difficult for competitors to produce materials in volume similar to ours without breaching our patents.'”

And apparently this technology is valuable not just for solar panels, but for consumer electronics…

“… while nano-dots hold enormous promise to disrupt the solar energy industry and make companies like SolarCity obsolete, that’s not the end of the story.

“These nano-dots have been praised as the holy grail not just of solar, but of the consumer electronics industry as a whole.

“As Roam Consulting suggests, nano-dots are a ‘miracle of modern science.’

“That’s because nano-dots threaten to replace silicon in not just solar, but in tomorrow’s electronic devices and other applications as well.

“According to media outlet Science Alert, nano-dots ‘could change everything about how we transmit and process information in the decades to come.'”

That “Roam Consulting” piece appeared in Sound & Communications, a publication for AV folks, and it’s about using quantum dots in next-generation high definition displays.

The Science Alert piece is about quantum dot crystals replacing silicon in next generation computers, and you can see that here (though it also indicates the limits of the technology, at least so far).

And that quote from the CEO about the strength of their patents appears in this 2014 press release about an acquisition of patents from Bayer.

So yes, this is, as other readers have speculated, Quantum Materials (trades OTC at QTMM). Quantum materials has been around for a long time, with the first real surge of interest coming in 2014 when they licensed those Bayer patents and started producing some of the Quantum Nanodot materials.

I’m not going to be able to tell you whether or not quantum dot nanocrystal will become the standard for displays, which seems to be the most likely path to commercialization, or whether they eventually get a foothold in solar panels… and I especially can’t tell you how important or powerful Quantum Materials’ patent portfolio is — it’s a fast-changing field, and there’s always some risk in assessing intellectual property, particularly if you’re not at all an expert on that field. We can read that the company thinks it has foundational patents in quantum dot production… but we don’t know if that will really prove to be true, particularly given that the technology is still in its very early days.

But yes, they do have a connection to that particular patent that Stutman cites — they’ve licensed patents from Rice University, apparently including this one, and one of the named inventors, Dr. Michael Wong, is on Quantum’s Scientific Advisory Board.

My suspicion is that all of this is very early-stage stuff still, but they do say that their goal is to begin shipping commercial quantities of quantum dots in the first part of this year… and they have gotten an investment from the Chinese government to build production facilities in Beijing and Changde with a partner (that construction won’t start until late this year).

The company does have a financing deal in place with one of their institutional investors, who has agreed to buy up to $9.75 million worth of shares over the next three years (with the company saying they’ll only sell at prices above 12 cents). And they do seem to need the money, they are currently short on cash according to the latest filing — so as you consider the merits of the company, do keep that in mind: This is a very small company, and I have no idea what the financial performance might be if they begin selling their quantum dots on a commercial scale, but there’s every chance that they’ll be selling shares on a regular basis to cover their operating costs.

That’s true of lots of pre-profitability companies who, like Quantum Materials, should probably be funded by long-term venture capital investors or industry partners who know the risks and have a presence on the board, but are instead effectively funded by jumpy penny stock investors in the public markets. It can easily become a significant issue if the “story” is more compelling than the actual financial performance and they have to sell at lower and lower prices over time.

Here’s what one reader posted after sniffing around this idea:

“Did some reading / research about the Quantum Materials Corporation. I clicked on the discussion with the CEO for QMC.

“Here is what he said (Nov. 2016)…

“Do you feel that QMC has a finite window of opportunity during which it has to gain traction or risk missing key growth stages in the market?

”Yes, each market from TV to Solar to innovative uses to ensure the authenticity of pharmaceuticals, each have windows of opportunity. We are constantly monitoring these windows to make sure we’re well-positioned, and we think we are. However, as mentioned, display represents the clearest path to revenue generation. Solar provides us with longer-term potential, potential for which we could possibly self-fund based on cash flow from our display segment.”

“It is interesting to note that Samsung has been ordering their product to build their new LCD-TV’s. Companies are looking in to making solar panels with quantum dots.

“QMC stock: The low has been .06 and the high was around .20.

“Looking at Samsung, what the CEO said and the stock has been holding at .16 cents…. I think we might do a little investing. Have you had a chance to look at this stock. If so, what is your opinion?”

Me, my only opinion is that I can’t really tell you whether this company should be worth $20 million or $10 billion dollars, which means that I have no place investing in it. There’s no rational way to guess at the size of the market or the profitability of their quantum nanocrystal manufacturing unless you know a lot more about the marketplace, about other producers of similar materials, and about profitability… we’re talking about what is still effectively a startup company that might be able to produce something that has some unknown value to buyers at scale, at an unknown cost of production, and with an unclear competitive landscape, in an industry where cost pressures are overwhelming. Generally, producers of raw materials don’t make huge margins unless their production is genuinely unique, or unless they have something that is so compellingly patent-protected that they effectively get a royalty on the whole industry.

I suppose there’s perhaps some chance that this is the case with Quantum Materials, having only read up on them for a few minutes this morning, but it’s also a pretty big leap of hubris to say that you’ve identified the one stock that will dominate the production of solar cells and displays into the future because of their strong patent position and their soon-to-exist commercial production capacity … but that the giant materials companies who could swallow your firm without even chewing, have not seen fit to buy control of this technology.

And there are certainly other companies, even publicly traded ones, in the quantum nanocrystals business — Nanoco Group in the UK is one that pops up with some regularity. It’s a little bigger but still teensy and has a production deal with Dow Chemical, though I don’t know whether their product is different from Quantum’s. The other quantum dot sellers I’ve noticed so far have been tiny and private (though some certainly do sell at scale, at least for research purposes — Sigma Aldrich quantum dots and nanocrystal products from a few different producers, for example).

It can happen that new technologies come out of the lab and hit the market with a boom, and sometimes it is a small company that controls that technology… but it’s rarely that fast or clear, and in my experience the company is never this small or financially precarious — the rest of the industry isn’t staffed with dummies, they know the science a lot better than I do, and I have to assume that they (labs, display companies, semiconductor companies) would buy up financially fragile firms if the patents or technology were critical to the future, even a decade into the future. And, of course, sometimes employees on the inside buy into these stories as well, if they have the funds, so they can enjoy that market dominance — but in this case, for whatever reason, there has been no insider buying at Quantum Materials (to be fair, that’s typical — tiny firms like this often pay their employees mostly in stock or options, and employees have to sell if they want money for other stuff, whether that means groceries or new speedboats or college for the kids).

My worry is that this is a story that’s well ahead of the economics of the company, and that the enticing story of a $25 or $50 million company becoming a big player can easily make us forget that giving up those hypothetical gains in order to wait for an industry to emerge a little bit also means you avoid lots of this “cool story” risk in companies that seem to be a long way from profitability.

But that’s a general comment without having any real depth of knowledge about Quantum Materials specifically… and often that’s what I do, really, just add the skepticism — the hype and the potential promise come from the ad, and perhaps from you if you’re excited about this market, so I hope that my skepticism just adds a little ballast to keep your thinking balanced.

So what do you think? Do you know something about quantum dots and how they might sell, or whether Quantum materials has a meaningful “edge” in production or application of quantum nanocrystals? Think the company is hot stuff, or that others in the space are more compelling? Let us know with a comment below.

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Ron
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February 15, 2017 4:08 pm

NN-Labs in the US offers a variety of nano crystals for LED lights. Extreme tech.com had a nice article in Dec 2015 detailing Tokyo Chemcial’s R&D in the field of silicon “dots” and how Samsung is a leading producer of LED nano crystals

Nano crystals = quantum dots= this is a developing technology but by no means is it “new”.

Reference other uses, MicroSoft has been working on quantum computer chips using nano silicon crystals for a number of years (not to be confused with D-Wave’s quantum computer witch uses photons instead of MicroSofts’s electrons.

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thinairmony
February 15, 2017 4:53 pm

Well Travis read up on (QTMM) many research companies and 100% had nothing sour to say about this new player in the Quantum technologies and patents, most immediate market they have most traction is in LCD TVs, representing hundreds of millions of units per year. QDs (Quantum-Dot’s) can also be used in billboards, monitors, laptops, & tablet devices. Each of these segments also represent the potential for hundreds of millions of units annually, so these display markets represent by far our biggest focus. QMC was founded to drive QD solar energy (photovoltaic, or QDPV) development. @ .14 cents worth picking up a few thousand before word circulates. also picked up some (HQY) today also seems to have great potential, Thanks!

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Wilksey
February 15, 2017 7:55 pm
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Hi Thinairmoney
Yes I took a punt on them and picked up a few thousand the other day at 16 cents, and yes, today closed at 14, guess thats my midas touch, and it all adds to the thrill of the ride! But alls not lost….. I read up on them too, and the joint venture in china, backed by 21 million dollars from the Chinese government along with some tax relief and other incentives have to give some grounds for optimism?
and thanks again Travis for working it out, great job as always.

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March 5, 2017 4:22 am
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hi, Im looking for the ASX share code for this .15 cent stock. Does anyone know it ? Thanks.

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April 7, 2017 9:44 pm
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DTZ

tnfleener
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February 15, 2017 5:46 pm

If you like Nano-particles….there are many places to invest . NanoViricides, Inc. (NNVC) is using them as an antiviral remedy, Pharma plus nano particles.

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David B.
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February 15, 2017 6:04 pm
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tnfleener: do these nano particles cure Skittle Pox?

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February 15, 2017 7:49 pm
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Nanoviricides pipeline http://www.nanoviricides.com/pipeline.html has nothing in clinical trials, and I found no evidence of any approved product on their site. The executive profile of Eugene Seymour M.D., MPH http://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=22688191&privcapId=22594191 on bloomberg.com shows Nanoviricides existed in 2005.

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thinairmony
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February 15, 2017 9:01 pm
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JQuantum Materials Corp., Quantum Dots Player, CEO Interview Non.4,2016 (QTMM) Peter Epstein. What about technology risk from new methods of producing quantum dots? Could your Intellectual Property become obsolete?We are the new method for making QDs; we are the ones posing a risk to the incumbent’s IP. Our IP is strong, and we are always developing new IP to secure and consolidate our position in the market. This is still an emerging science, so I expect a lot of developments in the next decade, and we’re seeing a lot of research being done at universities, as well as at large and small companies. No one knows for sure, but the expanding size and wider range of end-uses promise a large QD market for the foreseeable future.If quantum dot technology has been around for decades, why hasn’t the market taken off? Developing and optimizing the quality of materials and integrating new core technologies such as QDs takes time. It’s no different from the original LCD & OLED technologies that took decades to develop. No different from lithium-ion batteries that are becoming ubiquitous. Products from select companies are shipping, and there are TVs in the market that utilize QDs. However, it’s still early days, and the market is huge. While we think we have an opportunity to capture substantial market share, even more modest penetration could, over time, amount to hundreds of millions in revenue. Not bad for a company with an Enterprise Value [market cap + debt – cash] of US$25 million.Do you feel that QMC has a finite window of opportunity during which it has to gain traction or risk missing key growth stages in the market?Yes, each market from TV to Solar to innovative uses to ensure the authenticity of pharmaceuticals, each have windows of opportunity. We are constantly monitoring these windows to make sure we’re well-positioned, and we think we are. However, as mentioned, display represents the clearest path to revenue generation. Solar provides us with longer-term potential, potential for which we could possibly self-fund based on cash flow from our display segment.To the extent that you believe the valuation of QMC is attractive, why should readers consider investing now? Why not wait for commercial purchase orders? As evidenced by major TV manufacturers beginning to offer QD-enhanced model lines, QDs have arrived, but the market is wide open. If we are at a tipping point in QDs, then waiting for a major de-risking event like a purchase order could mean missing out on a large move in the share price. It’s that simple. We’re confident that our team can provide QDs of the highest quality, in the volumes necessary, for wholesale commercial introduction. If we can execute on that premise, QMC could be a very interesting company. Still, there remains considerable risk. We’ve been at this for years but have yet to cross the finish line. That’s the unmistakable risk/reward proposition for investors, an opportunity which evolves as a company goes from, “lab to fab.” We have a great future ahead of us, and we’re aiming to create a valuable company for our employees, customers and shareholders
oin the discussion

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February 15, 2017 7:10 pm

My 55″ flat screen Samsung TV gave up the ghost this weekend ( after 6 yrs. of 16hr./day service ) and I wound up at Sam’s Club to buy a replacement. Picture quality at 1080p is truly amazing. I know nothing about this Nano-technology but I know this….TV picture quality can’t get much better. Six years ago I paid $1200 for the flat screen that died. I paid only $668 for a Samsung 55″ curve screen TV with all the bells and whistles built-in. I guess what I’m trying to say is these Nano-whatever better serve cappuccino through the screen—- otherwise why incorporate them in a product that I believe is at the end of its improvement cycle? Will the dots save any more material cost on the finished product?
I don’t believe their application on TV screen technology will make any money. That’s just my take.

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March 30, 2017 5:29 pm
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Samsung hasn’t yet revealed the price of its new QLED range, but they should be cheaper than OLED screens, as the technology is cheaper to produce. BUT, it sure is a HUGE money saver to stay behind the curve of bleeding edge technology.

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Jim Reynolds
February 15, 2017 8:41 pm

I took from the info it was nanosys which also does biz with samsung. Whats your thots

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quantum dots rock
February 15, 2017 11:06 pm

Quantum Materials (QTMM OTC) is worth checking out. Investors hub offers discussion (message boards) and (i) Box loaded with information regarding their latest China News where 2 funded Continuous Flow Reactors for Heavy Metal Free Quantum Dots will be on line later in 2017. Samsung is offering Displays with Quantum Dots in their SUHD line. Quantum Materials is also working with Uniglobe Kisko in Japan as a distributor. This industry is still in it’s infancy and offers and investor an opportunity to get in on the ground floor at the same level as the BOD. The outlook is outstanding for future revenue in the later 10Q’s in 2017. Displays are the first app for revenue with solar led lighting to name a few later on.

http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/board.aspx?board_id=15185 (click Message boards)

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carlo lattanzio
February 24, 2017 2:23 pm

I keep hearing about this tiny dots company that is supposed to be a huge hit on the market, do you have any idea what the name of this company is.

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Cathy
March 5, 2017 12:45 am

QTMM but it is speculative. Be careful, Invest only what you can afford to lose:

Andrew
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February 15, 2017 11:32 pm

Interesting info Travis, here is some data on wind http://eqibeat.com/top-20-wind-power-stocks-by-market-cap/

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February 16, 2017 11:37 am
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https://wattsupwiththat.com/2016/07/14/14000-per-mwh-the-price-south-australia-pays-for-renewables-madness/
Andrew we are not talking about wind-power— not germane to the topic. The 14 century technology bird shredders are not doing well anywhere, especially in the Crash Test Dummy AKA Southern Australia. Power interruptions have virtually shut down many of SA industries.
The last thing anyone needs is to invest in wind-power-stocks, unless you want to short them.
In future posts I suggest that you stick to the topic and not interject some alien topic.

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ih8aloss
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February 16, 2017 12:31 am

WHAT’S TAKING SO LONG???
Here are some answers as of 2-8-17 a previous employee had from Quantum Materials Corp. (QMC) posted on Investor Hangout to answer a question about why QMC has not had sales as of yet – see original post at: http://investorshangout.com/post/view?id=4343227

One of the reasons is that the market changed to one demanding Cadmium-free quantum dots. That’s a big reason. Luckily QMC had both IP and automated process machinery to speed up development to a point where now QMC is evidently promoting a QD Film that meets and exceeds requirements of the display industry.

Another thing to realize is that unless there is a commitment to an exclusive arrangement, the QD film that gets accepted by one company should gain acceptance from all companies, perhaps with minor variations. So getting to a ‘sale’ means the opportunity for many sales.

But Joint Ventures are the primary goal because rather than selling only the raw material, by participating in the development of the JV’s end product, QMC can share in the greater profit of the value-added products. Sales can be made, in some cases, first if it is a premium price, and/or if a royalty on the units sold (or some other metric) is added. So, depending on the path and the goal you can see there would be many variables to consider to maximize profits in the long term, which is the path to the greatest benefit for the shareholders of the company.
Steve Squires thinks long-term. I say he is a visionary, and I have seen him work for six or more years now. In 2009 he published a paper on how QD solar cells are the only economical and green solution to the problems and dangers of global warming. Its a dire situation, but the Chinese are motivated and mentioned solar power in their last PR. I am sure that was a motivator for Steve who has sought financial backing for Solterra for all these years. Its closer now to getting started, and Jabbour will evidently lead those efforts. Jabbour has been with Steve since Day One and they share these goals.

I cannot explain how difficult it is to close a deal of the size and types we aim for. The China partners have been in the works for over two years now to get to this point. You have seen in the PRs how long we have been working with our Display partners, and we have and will hold out for the best terms. Anything less sends a message to companies that they can take advantage of us, and Steve is pretty sharp at seeing all sides of a situation. So the idea that QMC is not working in the best interests of the shareholders because they have not make short-term small sales is short sighted. When you consider that the quantum dot display market will grow immensely between now and 2020, that the QLED, Solar, Batteries, Ultracapacitor, anticounterfeiting, anti-aging, sensors, RFID, etc., are just or soon will begin, one can see that the company is trying to develop organically so that its base is strong as it branches into new areas.

One last reason is that the market was not ready for quantum dots before now, and it is only in a few industries, like Displays, for example, that commercial products are being introduced. Quantum dots were too expensive previously to business plan products that would be commercially accepted. One could say most of the industries mentioned in the preceding paragraph are not ready for prime time QD. I went to industry tradeshows for years and asked everyone if they knew what quantum dots are, and got blank stares as if I was talking a foreign language. If the industries aren’t working with quantum dots, you can’t make them do it. I also found companies that wanted samples to experiment with, who had no idea of the protocols involved. You just don’t make a quantum dot sale, you have to work with the client and in many cases find the answer to their problems and incorporated that into our product, or at least work with them to develop theirs. We are lucky to have the researchers who have stayed with us and they get a lot of the credit for moving us forward to where we are today.

Re: the departure of the board – I have not been associated with the company for some months now and was not there when the board left so any answer I give on that subject would be conjecture and unsubstantiated rumor. Mostly, I will say again, I believe QMC is stronger now with Squires back at the helm, and will move faster than with the just previous management. Squires sees the whole picture. When I worked there, although I was good at research, I was always surprised that he was in most cases, already familiar with the new information I found. So I look at the departure of the board as a good step forward, one that should bring less concern and worry because there is a better person leading the company. The fact that the China partner, GTG, felt confident in Steve Squires and Toshi Ando to announce their expanded plans for working with QMC is proof that there is no problem. The reason the old board left is moot.

In case you didn’t know GTG is connected to BOE (Best of Everything) BOE is the largest Display (and many other products) manufacturer in China. Anyone who waits for the announcement of a contract at this point is leaving money on the table and is an utter failure at understanding the importance of relationships in business, especially in eastern cultures. This has been in the works for over two years. It did not happen overnight. You won’t get rich overnight. But if you are looking to get into an Intel when they both started out, and hold it until they start throwing off dividends from all the JVs and industries they get into, this is it.

If you want to follow some of the shareholders thoughts like this or share some of your thoughts, sign into Investors Hangout and stay on top of the latest happenings. You will have to register to sign in for the QTMM board but it is 3 quick questions and FREE.
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Invest wisely!
Bill

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Guy
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February 16, 2017 1:55 pm

A $21 million investment by the chinese government is quite frankly peanuts when you account for the $1million a week wages being offered to footballers to play in China along with the transfer fee. As Travis said, if this company had some patent that was crucial to any of the mentioned industries it would have been swallowed yonks ago. I guess that the sales they have made have been to companies for R&D purposes.

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February 16, 2017 4:31 pm

Quantum Materials Corp (OTCMKTS:QTMM) 0
BY CARRIE RIVERS ON JANUARY 16, 2016 MICRO CAP INSIDER, STREET WATCH
Quantum Materials Corp (OTCMKTS:QTMM) continues to trade well on moderate volume over $0.12 support levels. The stock has a history of big moves running off its base at $0.05, QTMM reached $0.45 per share on record breaking volume last year.

QTMM is all about Quantum Dots; a nanocrystal made of semiconductor materials first developed in the 1980’s. They have many uses including medical, display, solar energy and lighting applications.

Quantum Materials Corp (OTCMKTS:QTMM) is a nanotechnology company specializing in the design, development, production and supply of Nanomaterials including Quantum Dots and tetrapod quantum dots (“TQDs”), a high performance variant of quantum dots, for a range of applications in the life sciences, optoelectronics, photovoltaics, lighting, security ink and sensor sectors of the market.

Quantum Dots are a nanocrystal made of semiconductor materials first developed in the 1980’s. They have many uses including medical, display, solar energy and lighting applications.

The Market for Quantum Dots is significant; according to a recent market research report, “Quantum Dots (QD) Market – Global Forecast & Analysis (2012 – 2022)” published by MarketsandMarkets the total market for quantum dots is expected to reach $7.48 billion by 2022, at a compound annual growth rate of 55.2% from 2012 to 2022.

QMC owns 100% of Solterra Renewable Technologies, Inc. an operating subsidiary formed in May, 2008, by current CEO Mr. Stephen Squires to develop quantum dot applications in the solar cell industry.

Quantum Materials Corp recently acquired a patent portfolio from Bayer AG that includes 36 patents: 3 domestically and 33 internationally covering the high volume manufacture of quantum dots including heavy metal free, various methods for enhancing quantum dot performance and a quantum dot based solar cell technology. In addition the company has a worldwide exclusive license to a patented chemical process that permits it to produce high performance TQDs using a lower cost and environmentally friendly solvent for greater manufacturing flexibility.

The Company has also developed a proprietary method that allows it to mass produce consistent quantities of quantum dots and TQDs in a continuous process at lower capital costs than other existing processes. It also has the exclusive license to a patented screen printing technique for manufacture of LED’s and OLED’s which can include quantum dot enhanced electronic displays and other electronic components.

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Wiley
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Wiley
February 17, 2017 11:41 am

I’m I reading that Quantum Materials Corporation has two different trade symbols: QMC and QTTM?

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George
George
February 21, 2017 3:37 pm

Wow QTMM up over 30% in today’s market !!

wilksey
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wilksey
February 21, 2017 3:49 pm

Hey Travis, RESPECT man!! great info thanks QTMM up nearly 30% today, I owe you a pint if ever you come across the pond……………

GSS
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GSS
February 18, 2017 10:37 pm

336 M shares outstanding ……if their patents were worth as much as the advertising ,why so many shares out.? ,a result of equity financing which means few bankers or private equity were willing to offer debt finance . Then again… the technology seems real .

alan
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alan
February 20, 2017 12:27 pm

nano. epic ] make dots in england manchester take over ?

arch1
February 20, 2017 1:10 pm

Quantum Dots technology is still very early. It may take several years before concept can be turned into profit.
Some things do show a lot of promise as in following link;

http://go.nasa.gov/2mePGDM

It may not be possible for any of the companies now in the field to produce usable Dots at a price that could sell unless
there is some breakthrough. Caveat Emptor.

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macyoda
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macyoda
March 4, 2017 6:57 am

I don’t know what company or stock he talking about but the tech seems obvious. He is referring to solar cells enhanced with titanium dioxide quantum dots and or nanotubes. There are many vids on YouTube that tell how to make your own high preformance solar cells with TD and here is a link to an article about the topic…
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378775314009689

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diggindeeper
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diggindeeper
March 4, 2017 10:45 am

Samsung recently purchased this Quantum -dot company with over 250 patents (for displays): Why aren’t the experts in the industry buying QTMM???

About QD Vision (previously Color IQ):

QD Vision is the leader in quantum dot technology for QLED™ displays. Quantum dot technology is a superior next-generation alternative to LED and OLED displays, providing unparalleled color representation. Our Color IQ™ quantum dot technology provides a unique component solution capable of delivering “full-gamut” color to the display industry. Since 2013, we have shipped more than one million Color IQ optics and we continue to partner with biggest brands in the television and monitor display market including TCL, Hisense, Philips and Konka. Televisions and monitors with Color IQ technology are currently available in China, Japan and Europe.

QD Vision was founded in 2004 by researchers from the world-renowned Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) including MIT professors Vladimir Bulcovic and Moungi Bawendi, who is considered the father of quantum dot technology.

In addition to the more than 250 patents and patents pending, we have received a number of accolades including the prestigious Presidential Green Chemistry Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Award, and two Edison Awards.

QD Vision has raised more than $75 million in financing from top-tier venture capital firms and is headquartered in Lexington, Massachusetts.

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radius
radius
March 24, 2017 12:53 pm

http://www.qmcdots.com/ShareholderLetter.pdf .. Does anyone know what the prior outstanding was? They bumped to 750,000,000 .. thats the reason for the fall. Overall 2017 looks optimistic.

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chuck
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chuck
April 27, 2017 5:34 pm

Ive purchased over 10 pumped up stocks over the past few years, and believe me 100% of those with a Nevada LLC endied up busting,,when I read into this QTMM ,sadly LLC Nevada,,, what one needs to fully understand is that Nevada LLC are not for inexpensive corps ,, thats what Deleware is for,, Nevada is called the Corporate Vail,, which is used to HIDE stuff,,the only reason for Nevada is they want to hide things,, and the names you see are typically hired stand ins. Nanao dots from what I read is also referred to as Perovski Solar Cell,, the concept is awesome just need to do more research

John
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July 7, 2017 5:50 pm

They don’t even know how to make a nice website or make their website secure. That alone tells me they’re in their infancy and they’re not as special as that ridiculous promotional video makes them out to be. Not investing… not just yet. Wait and see type of deal for me.

Bill
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July 18, 2017 11:26 am

This is why you wanted to invest when it was at 6 CENTS “the value of this firm could absolutely explode… as I mentioned earlier, upwards of 4,600%.” and that’s according to Jason Stutman, Investment Director, The Cutting Edge.
The article opens with:
“Forget About Tesla and Solar City: This Company’s “Tiny Dots” Promise to Turn the ENTIRE Renewable Energy Industry on its Head ( And Its 15-Cent Stock Could Make You a Fortune! )”
Who is it that believes this is inevitable? Jason Stutman – well-known financial pundit in the world of technology, building an audience of over half a million prospective investors — retail and institutional alike. ” We are an investment research company serving many individual investors worldwide. We are NOT brokers, agents, or money managers. We are investment analysts who take pride in the wealth of knowledge & insights we’ve been able to provide our subscribers for years. ”
Bottom line is the company didn’t pay for this promotion!!! Your message to take away from this is…SEE THE LIGHT!

Written:
https://www.angelnexus.com/o/web/131090.
Video:
https://www.angelnexus.com/o/web/131091

Read QTMM discussions at: https://investorshangout.com/post/view…

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scubasteven
August 6, 2018 9:38 am
Reply to  Bill

$QTMM$
Quantum Materials Corp
MicroDots that can be used in solar and television displays. All the way down to $.0438 per share. Has anyone heard anything about these dots being integrated into technology?

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