This kind of tech will probably have better applications in custom imaging sensors. Instead of a standard bayer filter you have these applied as filters, letti

This kind of tech will probably have better applications in custom imaging sensors. Instead of a standard bayer filter you have these applied as filters, letting you map NIR into the visible spectrum and then capturing it using standard silicon sensors. Though I believe quantum nano dots are already used there. The money will start pouring in if you can get this idea to work but with with thermal IR; those cameras are 2-3 decades behind visible light cameras because of the need for custom (non-silicon) sensors and tiny (by comparison) market.