Sun Innovations Inc has been selected as winner of the prestigious "R&D 100 award" in 2011
June 22, 2011
This is in recognition of our patented emissive projection display technology and products, which turn any glass window or windshield to a water-clear digital display screen.
Sun Announces Upconverting Non-toxic Quantum Dots
September 23, 2010
We're well known for our R&D on downcoverting materials for bioassay applications, but we've also had numerous requests for
upconverting materials.
Because biological materials such as proteins, peptides, and DNA absorb UV light but not 980 nm
infrared light, taggants which fluoresce at 980 nm can be preferred for some in vitro and in vivo imaging.
Our new NaYF4:YbEr hexane colloid upconverts laser light from a wavelength of 980 nm to 545 nm as shown in the closeup below:
PhosphorDot COOH Functionalization Now Available
June 10, 2010
PhosphorDotsTM are often used by themselves as markers for in vitro experiments,
but carboxyl functionalization can be required to bond proteins or other substances to them.
For a limited time, COOH functionalization is available without an additional charge,
by just noting "COOH" on your order comments.
To reduce the time and energy spent on materials preparation in your research, buy some COOH
functionized PhosphorDots today!
Ferro-Fluid now available in 6 nm size!
March 22, 2010
Sun Innovations announces availability of our new Fe3O4 ferro-fluid. On display at the
American Chemical Society March 22-24 show in San Francisco, these particles drew lots of interest
from magnetic resonance imaging researchers. Click on our colloids link for further information!
Sun Announces Debut of Non-toxic Quantum Dots
October 21, 2009
Sun Innovation's PhosphorDotsTM are a new alternative to organic dyes and quantum dots.
Phosphor Dots combine the best features of both, having a lifetime comparable to quantum dots,
while being a non-toxic like an organic dye. Read more here.
New Turbo-Solar Feasibility Data Available
September 18, 2009 Sun is pleased to announce we have a new set of data available for our partners, proving the benefit of using our nanoparticles
on solar cells. For prospective customers interested in boosting their solar output by ~10%, we can test your solar cells with our materials and
provide you with data. For more information, contact tech@turbo-solar.com.
BrandAuthen Digital Print Update
June 19, 2009 Sun is pleased to announce we've created a printing process so we can print
graphics which are invisible to the naked eye, but light up in full color under UV illumination. This allows us
to print on clear shrink-wrap films, CD's, DVD's, and other materials. Authentication is more effective when it's
more foolproof, and now you can print your logo so it's not visible to the naked eye, but lights up in full color for
easy authentication under a UV light. Again we've raised the bar in covert security!
Sun Establishes Operations in China
April 20, 2009 Sun Innovations is pleased to announce we have established an office in China. The office
enables us to provide local training of mystery shoppers as well as other operations such as coordinating
purchasing operations for authentication devices.
Sun Innovations presents BrandAuthen at
Labelexpo Americas 2008
September 9, 2008 Customers were excited to hear about BrandAuthen, finding it solves numerous limitations with their current cover label
security features. Some didn't get the lumens of flourescence they want with their current product, and were excited by the
possibility of using brighter BrandAuthen. Others had problems with taggant particle size, and were happy to hear that at
under 100 nanometers, our nanoparticles would be printer-friendly, allowing them to avoid any nasty operational inefficiencies
from printer clogging. Of course, having a low cost point is another market requirement BrandAuthen is poised to
sate. We were interested to hear HP's Mr. Jim Colby, giving a speech on anti-counterfeiting, mention
that his team rejected RFID for label authentication due to cost and concerns over tampering. Meanwhile,
Labels & Labeling editor Mr. Andy Thomas commented that surveys consistently show one of the top areas of
interest for label converters is label security and authentication.
August 2008 Sun Innovations Applies for New Patent
Sun Innovations announces a new patent appliction in the area of flourescing nanoparticles.
This new technology allows Sun to offer a solution unlike others in the marketplace, since existing
technologies are pigment based, and can't be mixed with inks or printed in clear layers over other colors.
Once again, Sun provides capabilities other suppliers can not accomodate.
