Ticker Talk with Sean Z: Nanoholdings: Working at the very cutting-edge of nano-energy research and delivering nanotechnology-based energy solutions

Nanoholdings works in partnership with leading universities worldwide to develop products and companies that will revolutionize the way energy is used and generated. As a team of scientists, investors, and innovators, Nanoholdings supports and guides research universities and their top scientists to transform breakthroughs into viable solutions and products.

As promised at the end of my last post on Harris & Harris Group, Inc. ($TINY), this post will discuss an innovative nanotechnology investment company that traditional investors can't necessarily purchase stock in.

A private company headquartered in Rowayton, Connecticut, Nanoholdings focuses on developing nano-tech solutions across the four sectors of the energy economy: Generation, Transmission, Storage and Conservation.

However, Nanoholdings has funded the development of one product that isn't directly energy related but nonetheless is something everybody will probably want because of its pure awesomeness.

In my previous post on $TINY, I gave a hint regarding this technology.

Here's that hint again:

What makes the above animal so special and such a good hunter?

And, the answer is:

The owl is superb at seeing in the dark.

With that, here's the product...

NIRVison: Next generation night-vision technology

If successful, NIRVision will be big.

Nanoholdings states that:

"The films [used to enable NIRVision technology] will be very flexible and lightweight and can be incorporated into standard glasses or even vehicle windscreens to create night-vision head-up displays. They will also cost a fraction of what it costs to produce conventional night-vision technology. The technology has exciting potential in all security applications. NIRVision technology should be ready for field testing by 2012."

To put it another way, if the next James Bond film requires 007 to use night vision goggles for whatever he's doing, he'll definitely want NIRVision lenses over traditional, military-grade night vision goggles.

Because Bond can go with this:

Or he can go with this:

Plus this with a bulletproof, NIRVision embedded windshield:

Simply put, NIRVision is likely to be the night-vision technology of the future.

Everyone will want NIRVision glasses.

And not just the usual suspects like military personnel, law enforcement agents, intelligence operatives, and paramilitary units.

I'm thinking hunters, field biologists, the host and film crew for nature shows, and anyone else who might need to see in the dark.

Also, don't count out thousands of little boys asking Santa to deliver some NIRVision glasses on Christmas morning either.

Now as far as Nanoholding's other technologies that people might be impressed by, I'll just let Nanoholdings founder, Justin Hall-Tipping, do the talking: