SBIR-STTR Award

This SBIR Phase I project will develop phosphorescent nano-materials for full windshield display (FWD). The PI has developed single color FWD technology, which has been demonstrated to the automotive industry. New, advanced nano-phosphors will be developed to overcome many of the current problems with organic dyes, and will be tested in this work. The development of bright, stable, transparent nanophosphors with multiple colors will enable new and exciting display techniques for daylight full window displays that could be used in multiple applications

This Small Business Innovation Research Phase II project is to develop a fully functional color "transparent display screen" prototype, based on a set of outdoor stable nano-phosphors with very high fluorescent quantum efficiency and well-controlled nano-particle sizes. With these advanced nano-phosphors, a color display windshield prototype will be developed. This novel "transparent display screen" technology will enable an entire vehicle windshield or building glass windows to act as an electronic display screen, without affecting the optical clarity. This innovative display technology will leverage and create a broad spectrum of commercial applications and fundamentally change the way that people use "glass" in many designs