Nice article on the Mirasol color display technology

Daithi · 10-16-2009, 06:10 PM

If you haven't heard of Mirasol, it is a display technology developed by Qualcomm that uses the same principle used in nature to provide the color in a butterfly's wings.

The Marisol technology works like eInk in that once an image is displayed there is very little in terms of power that is needed to keep that image displayed. It is also a reflective technology, just like eInk. However, unlike eInk, Marisol provides colored images, where the color is very good and can be refreshed at speeds that easily support video.

Gizmodo has a nice video that showcases the technology, and I just came across this article by Popular Mechanics that explains how the technology works.

DawnFalcon · 10-16-2009, 08:42 PM

How far is it from the market, though?

Ervserver · 10-17-2009, 02:22 AM

it looks good

orion2001 · 10-17-2009, 03:14 AM

It is certainly interesting. One correction on the scientific side of things is that although they like to quote how this works like butterfly wings, it really isn't the same thing. Butterfly wings consist of periodic structures (photonic crystals) that reflect a band of wavelengths in what is called the photonic bandgap. It is a collective interference effect, but it is different from thin-film interference, which is what the IMOD seems to be based on.

Javed · 10-17-2009, 07:06 AM

The article at Popular Mechanics was interesting. Thanks for the information Daithi.

Javed · 10-17-2009, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by DawnFalcon

How far is it from the market, though?

I have read that there may be devices out in Spring '10 (Northern Hemisphere).

Dylrob · 10-17-2009, 07:18 AM

Looks pretty dang good. Though I'm a bit disappointed that the display is still so small.

Abecedary · 10-17-2009, 10:31 AM

If I'm not mistaken, they already used this technology for the display on some off-brand mp3 player last year. Still, good to see that they're still working on it.

Dylrob · 10-17-2009, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Abecedary

If I'm not mistaken, they already used this technology for the display on some off-brand mp3 player last year. Still, good to see that they're still working on it.

To the best of my knowledge none of these existing devices have a full color version of the display.

dpierron · 10-22-2009, 10:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Javed

The article at Popular Mechanics was interesting. Thanks for the information Daithi.

Ditto !

10-16-2009, 06:10 PM	#1
Daithi Publishers are evil! Posts: 2,418 Karma: 36205264 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rhode Island Device: Various Kindles	Nice article on the Mirasol color display technology If you haven't heard of Mirasol, it is a display technology developed by Qualcomm that uses the same principle used in nature to provide the color in a butterfly's wings. The Marisol technology works like eInk in that once an image is displayed there is very little in terms of power that is needed to keep that image displayed. It is also a reflective technology, just like eInk. However, unlike eInk, Marisol provides colored images, where the color is very good and can be refreshed at speeds that easily support video. Gizmodo has a nice video that showcases the technology, and I just came across this article by Popular Mechanics that explains how the technology works.

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10-16-2009, 08:42 PM	#2
DawnFalcon Banned Posts: 2,094 Karma: 2682 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: N/A	How far is it from the market, though?

10-17-2009, 02:22 AM	#3
Ervserver Wizard Posts: 2,624 Karma: 1008294 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Iowa, USA Device: Nook Simple Touch	it looks good

10-17-2009, 03:14 AM	#4
orion2001 Groupie Posts: 162 Karma: 24658 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-505	It is certainly interesting. One correction on the scientific side of things is that although they like to quote how this works like butterfly wings, it really isn't the same thing. Butterfly wings consist of periodic structures (photonic crystals) that reflect a band of wavelengths in what is called the photonic bandgap. It is a collective interference effect, but it is different from thin-film interference, which is what the IMOD seems to be based on.

10-17-2009, 07:06 AM	#5
Javed Grand Sorcerer Posts: 10,270 Karma: 1126878541 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Astak Pocket PRO, iPod Touch, PRS-650	The article at Popular Mechanics was interesting. Thanks for the information Daithi.

10-17-2009, 07:18 AM	#7
Dylrob Murderous Mustela Posts: 10,141 Karma: 47366760 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The other land of schnitzel and beer Device: iPad M1 Pro, Kindle Paperwhite	Looks pretty dang good. Though I'm a bit disappointed that the display is still so small.

10-17-2009, 10:31 AM	#8
Abecedary Exwyzeeologist Posts: 535 Karma: 3261 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: :PRS-505::iPod touch:	If I'm not mistaken, they already used this technology for the display on some off-brand mp3 player last year. Still, good to see that they're still working on it.

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