MEMS technology

Paging Dr. MEMS

Last week, we investigated how new MEMS-enhanced devices are changing the way we interact with our tennis rackets, beer kegs, and video games (you know, the important stuff), but this week, we're going past the world of CE to a land where the power ...

2014-11-14 EE Journal - MEMS technology

3D Microtechnology Design Method Inspired by Origami

“Of course, we cannot fold at the micro scale with our fingers, and tricks are required,” says Legrain. “I use the surface tension of liquids to fold microstructures. We do this by evaporating small droplets of water. The droplets are applied to ...

today Tech Fragments - MEMS technology

TSMC remains ahead of 16nm FinFET schedule, plans MEMS ICs to power the ...

The company also recently announced plans to prepare advanced foundries to produce integrated micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) sensors and actuators with complementary CMOS circuitry, all built into a single chip. In a similar way as smartphone ...

2014-11-14 Android Authority (blog) - MEMS technology

Qualtré Launches Single Axis BAW MEMS Gyros with Superior Shock and ...

Qualtré, Inc introduced today the QGYR110Hx BAW MEMS gyroscopes, single-axis angular rate (rotational) sensors designed for harsh environments. Based on Qualtré's patented Bulk Acoustic Wave (BAW) MEMS technology, the new gyros are ...

yesterday AZoNano.com - MEMS technology

MEMS business

mCube Honored for Significant Innovations in MEMS and Sensors

Based on online votes from colleagues, partners, suppliers and customers, mCube was named “MEMS Start-Up of the Year” and its leading accelerometers secured runner up for “Best MEMS/Sensor Device of the Year.” In addition, mCube's iGyro™, the ...

2014-11-14 AZoNano.com - MEMS business

Imperial College opens miniature medical robot factory

Thanks to advances in rapid prototyping technologies, micro-fabrication and micro-machining processes, along with the development of advanced materials that are compatible with the body, researchers at the facility will now be able to build a range of ...

2014-11-14 The Engineer - MEMS business

Laser micromachining company ESI to acquire Topwin Optoelectronics

Portland, OR - Laser micromachining systems maker Electro Scientific Industries (ESI; NASDAQ: ESIO) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Wuhan Topwin Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. (Topwin). The acquisition brings together the deep ...

2014-11-14 Industrial Laser Solutions Magazine - MEMS business

Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology-Based Medical Laboratory Test Chip Developed at Stanford ...

New nanotechnology has made it possible for a team at Stanford University School of Medicine to develop a medical laboratory test for type-1 diabetes that can be performed in a physician's office and does not require a specimen collected by venipuncture.

2014-11-14 DARKDaily.com - Laboratory News - Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology leads to improved retinal implants

Tel Aviv - Researchers have developed a new light-sensitive nanotube-based film. The technology could pave the way to more flexible and durable retinal implants. Scientists have developed a wireless film, built from semiconductor nanorods and carbon ...

yesterday DigitalJournal.com - Nanotechnology

Inventors Use Nanotechnology to Make a Hearing Aid Smaller Than a Coffee Bean

Some say bigger is better, but when it comes to technology in or around the body, smaller is usually more comfortable. And since hearing aids are usually worth more than 20 times their weight in gold, there's definitely an advantage going to the team ...

2014-11-14 TheBlaze.com - Nanotechnology

Penn engineers efficiently 'mix' light at the nanoscale

The race to make computer components smaller and faster and use less power is pushing the limits of the properties of electrons in a material. Photonic systems could eventually replace electronic ones, but the fundamentals of computation, mixing two ...

today Science Codex - Nanotechnology

Featured Event

Event Calendar

3D ASIP 2014 2014-12-10 - 2014-12-12 Burlingame, CA 3D Architectures for Semiconductor Integration and Packaging
ICMEMSS 2014 2014-12-18 - 2014-12-20 Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, INDIA International Conference on MEMS and Sensors
The 28th International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems 2015-01-18 - 2015-01-22 Estoril, Portugal
SPIE Photonics West 2015 2015-02-07 - 2015-02-12 Moscone Center San Francisco Photonics West, the #1 laser, photonics, biomedical optics conference
SPIE Advanced Lithography 2015 2015-02-22 - 2015-02-26 San Jose, CA The #1 Event for Lithographic Technologies, Materials, Processing, and more.
NANOSMAT-Asia 2015 Conference 2015-03-24 - 2015-03-27 Kayseri, Turkey The 2nd International Conference on Surfaces, Coatings and Nanostructured Materials
DTIP of MEMS/MOEMS 2015 2015-04-27 - 2015-04-30 Montpelier, France Design, Test, Integration & Packaging
Automotive Sensors and Electronics Expo 2015 2015-05-20 Detroit, MIchigan Annual Conference and Exhibition
TechConnect World Innovation Conference & Expo 2015-06-14 - 2015-06-17 Washington, DC Nanotech, Microtech, Biotech, Cleantech
Transducers 2015 2015-06-21 - 2015-06-25 Anchorage, Alaska