Rare-earth crystals that convert energy and provide information
What are Intelligent Material®?
Intelligent Material® are highly-tunable physical, optical, and magnetic crystals that exhibit up- and down- converting luminescent properties. The patented crystals exhibit fine tunable energy conversions, with unique emission and absorption spectra. Through IMS’ methods the crystals can be grown to any shape or size (3nm-50,000nm) and will naturally arrange themselves pictured to the right. The crystals are inert and can be used for a variety of applications including, life science and diagnostics, defense, authentication, transportation, spectroscopy, and more.
Intelligent Materials® in various shapes and sizes, white bar is 100nm
Our Intelligent Material Solutions
IMS manufactures and sells optical taggants and associated crystal detection systems using our Intelligent Material®. We engage with customers to craft detection, identification, and authentication solutions of functionalized crystals in conjunction with custom optical detection systems.
Identify Fraudulent Products
Creating custom authentication and supply chain management platforms protecting the integrity of vast and complex worldwide products and supply chains. IMS enables track and trace capabilities throughout the entire product life cycle.
Defend and Track
Providing defense applications based on patented crystals. Specialty optical coatings and field diagnostics are deployable in a diverse array of military and defense Concept of Operations (CONOPS), including biological and chemical warfare detection.
Enable Automation and Safety
Developing materials and specialized electronics for location and guidance of pedestrians and vehicles. Crystals used in pavement marking and guidance systems for blind and visually impaired individuals and systems for prevention of runway incursions by airport ground vehicles.
Detecting Intelligent Material®
Engineering systems to detect and differentiate formulations guaranteeing the presence and quantities of specific Intelligent Materials. Custom sensors and detectors with a variety of capabilities, complexity, and price are available.
Monitor Gases and Emission
Developing custom spectroscopic sensors and detection systems for agricultural, industrial, and medical applications. Our sensors detect carbon monoxide, trace water vapor, hydrogen gas, and numerous VOCs, based on their unique optical absorption fingerprint.
Research in the Life Sciences
supplying materials, reagents, assays, and licensable crystal platform technologies for life science diagnostics including, Point-of-Care (POC) in-vitro diagnostics, medical and life science imaging, and field-based environmental monitoring.
Licensing Partners
Testimonials
“These devices will have far-reaching impacts on energy generation and communication as well as a myriad of other possible uses. NASA is extremely interested in development of these materials for sensors, communication devices and solar cells.”
Director, Nanomaterials and Nanostructures in Space Photovoltaics Photovoltaics and Space Environments Branch
NASA Glenn Research Center
“IMS scientist have been world leaders in upconverting nanocrystals and have deployed these crystals in a variety of applications. Their lab has pioneered the use of these nanocrystals in biologic applications and I have had the pleasure of working with them for optical imaging applications. These versatile nanocrystals promise to be of great use in the future and will likely be pivotal in the coming biomarker revolution in biomedicine.”
Chief, Molecular Imaging Program
National Cancer Institute
“To our knowledge, IMS is the only company capable of controlling shapes of upconverting crystals. We have been impressed with IMS’s understanding of our unique mission, and their willingness and ability to work with our scientists to develop new and exciting multifunctional technologies that incorporate their unique nanocrystals.”
— Director and Core Faculty Member, Wyss Institute
Harvard University
“Intelligent Material Solutions Inc. has been a reliable supplier delivering hundreds of kilograms of material per year on time and within specifications to our facilities globally in North America, South America, Europe and Asia. In addition to being a reliable supplier, IMS has been a partner in working with us to design and optimize materials to meet our specific needs. IMS has worked to continuously improve their products and processes to provide the most advanced materials in the world. I highly recommend Intelligent Material Solutions Inc. as a trusted and reliable supplier.”
Senior R&D Scientist
Fortune 500 Company
IMS was awarded Innovator of the year 2022 by NjMEP