MEMS technology

Michelin launches MEMS Evolution3 for surface mining applications

Michelin has already delivered several innovations to the mining segment, including TPMS, and now the tyre maker is introducing what it calls the “communicating tyre” – its MEMS (Michelin Earthmover Management System) Evolution3. The French company ...

today Tyrepress.com - MEMS technology

Microfluidics' Watershed Moment

Multiple subdisciplines are feeding into microfluidics, and the cascading confluences are bound to culminate in a surging outflow. At least, those closest to microfluidics feel that way. “It's a major interdisciplinary adventure,” exclaims Steve Soper ...

today Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News - MEMS technology

Beating the heat: Cooler chips

The team is now working on the first demonstration of their potential application to transistors. 3D materials are more compatible with current microelectronic manufacturing technology and the CMOS architecture of modern microcircuitry, than 2D materials.

yesterday spectroscopyNOW.com - MEMS technology

Micro-mirrors will help make ultrafast X-ray moving images

The Argonne team has designed a microelectromechanical system (MEMS), etched from a silicon wafer, which incorporates a diffracting mirror that is fabricated with a pair of hinges on either side that allow it to oscillate in a see-saw motion. A set of ...

today The Engineer - MEMS technology

Spectroscopy Tool Measures Distance Between Phonon Collisions

In the Institute's press release, Professor Gang Chen, head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT, affirms the findings could help to better understand the effect of heat increase on the reliability and performance of microelectronic ...

yesterday Novus Light Technologies Today - MEMS technology

3D-printed programmable release capsules

"There has been tremendous prior work on utilizing microfluidics, particle encapsulation, and stimuli-responsive materials to address some of these challenges," he adds. "Our findings offer a novel perspective by offering a 3D printing based approach ...

today Nanowerk - MEMS technology

Injectable Electronics Developed – Nano-Scale Scaffolds Can Stimulate Tissue ...

“For the past thirty years, people have made incremental improvements in micro-fabrication techniques that have allowed us to make rigid probes smaller and smaller, but no one has addressed this issue — the electronics/cellular interface — at the ...

2015-06-12 The Inquisitr - MEMS technology

MEMS business

Automotive MEMS Set Sales Record in 2014

Thanks to mandated safety systems in vehicles such as electronic stability control (ESC) and tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS), suppliers of automotive microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) had an unprecedented number of implementations in ...

2015-06-12 IHS Electronics360 - MEMS business

MEMS and Vision Take Top Awards at Sensors Expo 2015

A broad range of technologies and organizations are represented in the awards, which are given in Gold, Silver, and Bronze ratings as well as several Honorable Mentions, but vision and MEMS devices dominate. For instance, the Gold Innovation Award ...

2015-06-12 EE Times - MEMS business

Nanotechnology

Solar cells in the roof and nanotechnology in the walls

Solar cells in the roof and nanotechnology in the walls. 6 hours ago. Solar cells in the roof and nanotechnology in the walls. Electrochromic windows are already on the market. They are frequently called 'smart' windows. It isn't cars and vehicle ...

today Phys.Org - Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology Makes It Possible To Print Extremely Bright Colors Without ...

Researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology demonstrated a new technique for printing without using ink to print a nanoscale version of the school's athletic logo (shown above). The colors they created are nearly as bright as is ...

2015-06-12 Tech Times - Nanotechnology

Graphene Used To Create 'World's Thinnest Light Bulb' That Could Help Create ...

This has been achieved for a number of light sources, but the incandescent light bulb has proven difficult because its primary filaments are too hot for micro-scale metal wires to withstand. The heat transfer from the hot filaments can also lead to ...

today Headlines & Global News - Nanotechnology

Nanotech business

Manipulating Nanoscale Magnets with Ultrafast Heat Conduction: An Interview ...

David Cahill, Willett Professor and Department Head of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, talks to AZoNano about his research into the manipulation of magnetic information with heat and how it can be ...

today AZoNano.com - Nanotech business

4D Printing on The Nanoscale — Northwestern's IIN Receives $8.5 Million Grant

Today's project at hand deals with developing tomorrow's research equipment–the 4D printer–meant to operate at the nanoscale, serving to further materials sciences, chemistry, and defense-related fields with numerous smart materials that are sensitive ...

yesterday 3DPrint.com - Nanotech business

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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