Butterfly-inspired Display Yanghao Su Image source: http://7-themes.com/6930751-butterfly-background.html

Emissive Display Backlight Apply various voltages to liquid crystals

Problems with Liquid-crystal Display High Energy consumption Over 50% of battery usage for smartphones Frequent Screen Refreshment Up to 60 times per second

Inspiration from Butterfly No need for internal energy No requirement on refreshment (if the picture does not change) Image Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morpho_menelaus

Reflective Display Energy source: incident light Manipulate color from gap in layers Image Source: https://www.qualcomm.com/documents/mirasol-imod-tech-overview

Reference https://www.qualcomm.com/documents/mirasol-imod-tech-overview http://brainz.org/15-coolest-cases-biomimicry/