http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/qualcomm-announces-first-imod-based-mirasol-displays/ Engadget Comments for Qualcomm announces first IMOD-based Mirasol displays http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/qualcomm-announces-first-imod-based-mirasol-displays/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/qualcomm-announces-first-imod-based-mirasol-displays/May 21st 2008 9:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/qualcomm-announces-first-imod-based-mirasol-displays/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/qualcomm-announces-first-imod-based-mirasol-displays/May 22nd 2008 12:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/qualcomm-announces-first-imod-based-mirasol-displays/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/qualcomm-announces-first-imod-based-mirasol-displays/May 21st 2008 9:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/qualcomm-announces-first-imod-based-mirasol-displays/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/qualcomm-announces-first-imod-based-mirasol-displays/May 21st 2008 11:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/qualcomm-announces-first-imod-based-mirasol-displays/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/qualcomm-announces-first-imod-based-mirasol-displays/May 22nd 2008 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/qualcomm-announces-first-imod-based-mirasol-displays/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/qualcomm-announces-first-imod-based-mirasol-displays/ Technology Overview"

"In a MIRASOL display, a flexible thin-film mirror is fabricated on a transparent substrate, leaving an air gap of a few hundred nanometers between the thin film and the substrate such that when ambient light enters this cavity and reflects off the thin-film mirror, it interferes with itself, producing a resonant color determined by the height of the cavity. A MIRASOL display produces
iridescent color, similar to what you would observe in a butterfly’s wings. Depending on the electric field applied between the substrate and the thin film, the film can be positioned in one of two states. Because MIRASOL displays are bistable, they don’t require a refresh until the image is changed. As a result, they consume very little power, providing extended battery life for the user."
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