Ubiquitous Quantum Dots ( UbiQD ) , a Los Alamos - based start - up , has been awarded a $ 225,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to develop technology that generates energy from sunlight as it passes through windows . Quantum dots absorb solar energy and then direct and store photons to solar cells on window frames . “Think of skyscrapers that power cities.” The first application is likely to be for lighting before moving to homes and buildings .
Ubiquitous Quantum Dots ( UbiQD ) , a Los Alamos - based start - up , has been awarded a $ 225,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to develop technology that generates energy from sunlight as it passes through windows . Quantum dots absorb solar energy and then direct and store photons to solar cells on window frames . The first application is likely to be for lighting before moving to homes and buildings .