Quantum Dots and National Security: Inside America's High-Stakes Battle to Lead the Next Nanomanufacturing Era
Quantum dot technology — once a laboratory curiosity — has become a cornerstone of next-generation displays, photovoltaics, and medical diagnostics, and it sits at the center of an intensifying geopolitical contest between the United States and China. American research institutions and venture-backed startups are racing to secure domestic manufacturing capacity, aided by CHIPS Act provisions that extend beyond semiconductors into the broader nanomaterial supply chain. For engineers and scientist