December 2009
Monthly Archive
TBI’s First Report - Inspiring Indeed!
Posted by davidwfox on 31 Dec 2009 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
In 2005 I provided the seed grant that gave rise to The Biomimicry Institute. Since then a dedicated team has developed the tools that students, professionals and educators need to join the burgeoning biomimicry movement. Please join me in closing out the decade by reviewing our successes to date and ambitious plans for the future: http://www.biomimicryinstitute.org/images/Biomimicry_Institute_Report.pdf
Wishing you an inspired new year!
David Fox
Biomimetic Screen Technology
Posted by davidwfox on 30 Dec 2009 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
With CES, the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, just around the corner I thought this introduction to a biomimetic screen technology from Qualcomm/Mirosol was timely.
Qualcomm’s mirasol display technology is based on a reflective technology called IMOD (Interferometric MODulation), with MEMS structures at its core. This MEMS–based innovation is both bistable, meaning it is both extremely low power, and highly reflective, meaning the display itself can be seen even in direct sunlight.
By studying and mimicking nature’s processes and structures – a field of study called biomimetics – Qualcomm engineers have developed the nature-inspired mirasol display.
Check out this short introductory video.
