MEMS technology

Towards a body-on-a-chip

A technique called microfluidics is used to shuttle a blood-mimicking fluid along channels and tiny pipes, bringing sustenance to the cells. The chips do not contain complete organs, just the smallest colonies of cells necessary to replicate the ...

yesterday The Economist - MEMS technology

Everything on a Chip

Organs on a chip — a polymer containing structures for cells to grow on and microfluidics to wash nutrients over them — arrange themselves similarly to cells in the body and could decently mimic how cells respond to drugs and other stimuli, the ...

today GenomeWeb - MEMS technology

Qualtré's 2nd Generation BAW MEMS Gyros Deliver up to 3X Price/Performance ...

MARLBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Qualtré, Inc., a leader in the development and commercialization of Bulk Acoustic Wave (BAW) MEMS inertial sensors, announced today the availability of their second generation BAW MEMS^™ gyroscopes, ...

yesterday Business Wire (press release) - MEMS technology

US scientists create 'friction-free' material

“The knowledge gained from this study will be crucial in finding ways to reduce friction in everything from engines or turbines to computer hard disks and microelectromechanical systems,” said Sumant. A paper based on the study, ”Macroscale ...

today The Engineer - MEMS technology

Titanium carbides: mechanical properties rival those of molybdenum disulphide

This makes them promising materials for membranes, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) or as reinforcement in composites. Here metallic electrical conductivity must be combined with excellent mechanical properties. Tin+1Cn monolayers with n=1,2,3 ...

today nanotechweb.org - MEMS technology

X-Rays Tuned with Tiny Mirrors

Scientists at Argonne have created a new way of manipulating high-intensity X-rays, which will allow researchers to select extremely brief but precise X-ray bursts for their experiments. This schematic of their microelectromechanical device consisting ...

today Product Design & Development - MEMS technology

MEMS business

Bosch Sensortec Becomes Leading Global Provider of MEMS Sensors for ...

Ten years after its foundation as a start-up, Bosch Sensortec has achieved the position of the leading global provider of innovative MEMS-based sensors and solutions in the consumer electronics market. Its products enable new applications and ...

yesterday AZoNano.com - MEMS business

Airing Preps Indiegogo Launch to Fund Development of Revolutionary Device ...

This innovative solution is the result of Marsh's extensive research in the area of micro fluidic pumps in the Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) space which identified a host of inefficiencies and limitations with current solutions, and led to ...

yesterday PR Web (press release) - MEMS business

Nanotechnology

DNA sequencing with a handheld device - Nanowerk

The MinION is not necessarily the Holy Grail, though it is a disruptive technology that helped stir up the industry.The marketplace is now experiencing an arms race when it comes to sequencing technology, and MinION's manufacturer, Oxford Nanopore Technologies, is just one of several companies pitching new equipment.

yesterday - Nanotechnology

Featured Event

Event Calendar

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
Testing of MEMS Inertial Sensors 2015-06-18 Online, 11:30am EDT Test by Utilizing IEEE P2700 Standard for Sensor Performance
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
MicroTAS 2015 2015-10-25 - 2015-10-29 HICO, Gyeongju, Korea The 19th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences
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
SPIE Photonics West 2016 2016-02-13 - 2016-02-18 Moscone Center San Francisco, California, USA Photonics West, the #1 laser, photonics, biomedical optics conference