MEMS technology

Laser-written 3D crystalline photonic devices

Femtosecond laser writing (FLW), which produces localized material modifications that give rise to refractive index changes, has emerged as one of the most efficient techniques for the direct 3D microfabrication of transparent optical materials ...

2015-07-23 SPIE Newsroom - MEMS technology

Suspending 2D crystals the easy way - nanotechweb.org

They are thus suitable for applications like highly sensitive bolometers and sensors and might also be used as the building blocks for micro- or nano-electromechanical systems (MEMs and NEMs), resonators and actuators.” Jeanie Lau of the University of ...

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Tiny Mechanical Wrists Could Expand Needlescopic Surgery Options - Med Device ...

In recent years, surgical robots have generated a lot of attention because of their ability to do micro-scale work through small incisions — without the added risk of human fatigue. Robert Webster, professor of mechanical engineering at Vanderbilt ...

today Med Device Online (press release) - MEMS technology

Carbon Ion Implantation Technique Allows Direct Synthesis of Wafer-Scale ...

Wafer-scale graphene is a potential interconnection material and contact electrode that could serve as an integral part in microelectronic circuits. However, a large number of graphene fabrication techniques are not suitable for silicon ...

2015-07-23 AZoNano.com - MEMS technology

ESI Unveils Innovative Solution for Laser Processing of Thin Silicon Wafers

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:ESIO), an innovator in laser-based micromachining solutions, today unveiled its Ultrus^TM laser processing system, designed to provide semiconductor manufacturers with new ...

2015-07-23 Business Wire (press release) - MEMS technology

MEMS business

New Technologies to Boost Future Military HUD Sales

“Next-generation display technologies, like optical waveguides and [Microelectromechanical systems] MEMS-based laser scanning, allows the HUD manufacturers to reduce the size of HUDs as these technologies can be easily integrated in a smaller ...

2015-07-24 Aviation Today - MEMS business

SEMICON West 2015 review

... in hearing your thoughts concerning laser micromachining, the laser industry, comments on entrepreneurial endeavors, etc. AND … we are always looking for fresh, publishable material. Please feel free to contact me at [email protected].

2015-07-23 Industrial Laser Solutions Magazine - MEMS business

Imec, Besi pave way to manufacturable 3D hybrid technology | Electronics Weekly

Imec and Besi have developed an automated thermocompression solution for narrow-pitch die-to-wafer bonding, a method by which singulated dies are stacked onto bottom dies which are still part of a fully intact 300mm wafer. The technology paves the way ...

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Nanotechnology

3D 'printouts' at the nanoscale using self-assembling DNA structures - Phys.org

The team behind the study likens the new approach to a 3D printer for nanoscale structures. The user draws the desired structure, in the form of a polygon object, in 3D software normally used for computer-aided design or animation. Graph-theoretic ...

2015-07-24 Phys.Org - Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology and energy - a path to a sustainable future

Why is nanotechnology relevant here? Many effects important for energy happen at the nanoscale: In solar cells, for instance, photons can free electrons from a material, which can then flow as an electric current; the chemical reactions inside a ...

2015-07-23 Nanowerk - Nanotechnology

'Single-molecule Tetris' allows scientists to observe DNA at the nanoscale

Physicists are using a technique reminiscent of a classic video game to observe DNA on the nanoscale. They call it “single-molecule Tetris.” The approach consists of a device filled with tiny channels and cavities that DNA molecules can move in and out ...

2015-07-24 Science /AAAS - Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology research leads to super-elastic conducting fibers

University of Texas at Dallas scientists have constructed novel fibers by wrapping sheets of tiny carbon nanotubes to form a sheath around a long rubber core. This illustration shows complex two-dimensional buckling, shown in yellow, of the …more.

2015-07-23 Phys.Org - Nanotechnology

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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!
NMDC 2015 2015-09-13 - 2015-09-16 Anchorage, Alaska 10th IEEE- Nanotechnology Materials and Devices Conference
WESTEC 2015 2015-09-15 - 2015-09-17 Los Angeles, CA WESTEC 2015 Event to Address Key Manufacturing Issues and Unveil Technological Breakthroughs
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!
Wearable Sensors and Electronics 2015 2015-11-16 - 2015-11-17 Santa Clara, CA. Bringing Together the Wearable Ecosystem
PowerMEMS 2015 2015-12-01 - 2015-12-04 Boston, MA The 15th International Conference on Micro and Nanotechnology Power Generation and Energy Conversion Applications
T-Sensors Summit 2015-12-09 - 2015-12-10 Celebration, FL
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