MEMS technology

This holographic microbattery is just 10 micrometers thick

“Micro-scale devices typically utilize power supplied off-chip because of difficulties in miniaturizing energy storage technologies.” Braun said that a supercapacitor-like, on-chip battery of this diminutive size would be ideal for autonomous ...

2015-05-15 ExtremeTech - MEMS technology

New options for spintronic devices: Switching magnetism ...

Scientists from Paris and Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin have been able to switch ferromagnetic domains on and off with low voltage in a structure made of two different ferroic materials. The switching works slightly above room temperature.

today - MEMS technology

Wearable electronics may get boost from boron-infused ...

A microsupercapacitor designed by scientists at Rice University that may find its way into personal and even wearable electronics is getting an upgrade. The laser-induced graphene device benefits greatly when boron becomes part of the mix.

today - MEMS technology

New way to cool micro-electronic devices

(Phys.org)—A team of researchers working at the University of Grenoble has developed a new way to cool solids at the micro level. In their paper published in Physical Review Letters, the team describes how they used laser light to remove vibrational ...

today Phys.Org - MEMS technology

A Stictionless NEMS Switch

The advent of MEMS and NEMS technology is bringing mechanical concepts, which have been on the sidelines for years, back into the discussion. But simply scaling down a macro switch into a micro or nano version doesn't quite work. There are forces at ...

today EE Journal - MEMS technology

MEMS business

AAC Tech acquires RF MEMS device maker WiSpry

Hong Kong based AAC Technologies has announced the completion of the acquisition of WiSpry. WiSpry makes tunable radio frequency (“RF”) semiconductor products for the wireless industry and also RF micro-electro-mechanical systems (“MEMS”) ...

yesterday EE Herald - MEMS business

X-FAB and Exagan Partner to Develop Robust Production Process for High ...

X-FAB's analog-digital integrated circuits (mixed-signal ICs), sensors and micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) are manufactured at five production facilities in Germany, Malaysia and the U.S. X-FAB employs 2,500 people worldwide. For more ...

today Business Wire (press release) - MEMS business

Janusz Bryzek Joins MEMS Industry Group to Lead New TSensors Division

PITTSBURGH, PA–(Marketwired – May 14, 2015) – MEMS Industry Group® (MIG), the trade association advancing micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) and sensors across global markets, today announced the creation of a new TSensors division ...

2015-05-14 Satellite PR News (press release) - MEMS business

SITRI and Coventor Partner to Offer "More Than Moore" Design and Process ...

About Coventor: Coventor is the market leader in automated solutions for developing semiconductor process technology, as well as micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS). Coventor serves a worldwide customer base of integrated device manufacturers, ...

today Business Wire (press release) - MEMS business

Nanotechnology

Desalination is an expensive energy hog, but improvements are on the way

A lot of membrane research is focused on nanomaterials — materials about 100,000 times smaller than the diameter of a human hair. MIT researchers reported in 2012 that a membrane made of a one-atom-thick sheet of carbon atoms called graphene could ...

2015-05-15 PRI - Nanotechnology

CLAIRE brings electron microscopy to soft materials: Berkeley researchers ...

"We would love to be able to observe crystallization processes or to watch a material made of nanoscale components anneal or undergo a phase transition," she says. "We would also love to be able to watch the electric double layer at a charged surface ...

2015-05-14 Nanotechnology News (press release) - Nanotechnology

Could nanotechnology stop us ageing?

So what is nanotechnology(or nanotech, for the sake of characters), beside just "really small technology"? Well, the official definition is "the manipulation of matter on an atomic, molecular and supramolecular scale". Now that sounds pretty sci-fi and ...

today Herald Scotland - Nanotechnology

Team demonstrates first large-scale graphene fabrication

"Before our work, superb mechanical properties of graphene were shown at a micro scale," said Vlassiouk, a member of ORNL's Energy and Transportation Science Division. "We have extended this to a larger scale, which ...

2015-05-14 - Nanotechnology

Studying dynamics of ion channels - Nanowerk

Ion channels are essential structures of life. Ion channels are specialized pores in the cell membrane and move charged atoms known as ions in and out of cells, thereby controlling a wide variety of biological processes including brain function and heartbeat. Ion channels are generally selective for certain ions, allowing specific types of ions to flow through at very high rates, while hindering the flow of others.

today - Nanotechnology

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International Microwave Symposium (IMS 2015) 2015-05-17 - 2015-05-22 Phoenix Arizona The Epicenter of RF/Microwave
Automotive Sensors and Electronics Expo 2015 2015-05-20 - 2015-05-21 Detroit, MIchigan Annual Conference and Exhibition
MEMS Technology Symposium 2015-05-20 San Jose, CA Enabling the Internet of Things
Internet of Things Technology Symposium 2015-05-21 San Jose, CA Analytics. Applications. Hardware. Software.
40th Annual NIST Time and Frequency Seminar 2015-06-02 - 2015-06-05 Boulder, CO
Design Automation Conference (52nd DAC) 2015-06-07 - 2015-06-11 San Francisco, CA The premier conference for design and automation of electronic systems
Sensors Expo & Conference 2015-06-09 - 2015-06-11 Long Beach Convention Center, CA Sensing Technologies Driving Tomorrow's Solutions
TechConnect World Innovation Conference & Expo 2015-06-14 - 2015-06-17 Washington, DC Nanotech, Microtech, Biotech, Cleantech
National SBIR/STTR Conference 2015-06-15 - 2015-06-17 Washington, DC National Innovation Summit
Transducers 2015 2015-06-21 - 2015-06-25 Anchorage, Alaska
MEMS Manufacturing 2015 2015-08-05 - 2015-08-06 Santa Clara, California Annual Conference and Exhibition
Workshop on Enabling Future Health Care 2015-08-23 - 2015-08-26 Napa, California the Role of Micro and Nano Technologies
MIG Conference Asia 2015 2015-09-09 - 2015-09-10 Shanghai, China Stay tuned for more details!
European MEMS Summit 2015 2015-09-17 - 2015-09-18 Milan, Italy European MEMS Summit will focus on MEMS technologies, manufacturing and business challenges
Swiss ePrint 2015, 3rd edition 2015-10-01 - 2015-10-02 Neuchatel, Switzerland The Swiss Conference on Printed Electronics and Functional Materials
MEMS Executive Congress US 2015 2015-11-04 - 2015-11-06 Napa, CA Stay tuned for more details!
PowerMEMS 2015 2015-12-01 - 2015-12-04 Boston, MA The 15th International Conference on Micro and Nanotechnology Power Generation and Energy Conversion Applications