MEMS technology

MEMS microphone arrays ensure “I can hear you now” … and only you

If you remember a column earlier this year on the potential of MEMS microphones in the Internt of Things (IoT), you'll recall a startup out of the University of Michigan called Vesper that was developing piezoelectric MEMS microphones with an ...

2015-11-10 Embedded Computing Design - MEMS technology

Acal BFi Introduce the World's Lowest Noise Vibration Sensors to the European ...

Offering a large and flat frequency response from DC to Hz to 1500Hz (±5%, min), the series is built around an optimised MEMS (micro-electromechanical system) sensor, an improved die attach, a new ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit) with a ...

yesterday PR Newswire (press release) - MEMS technology

Why pharma giants are taking their R&D effort to the International Space Station

Microgravity also has an effect on gas-liquid separation and microfluidics. And that means that there are even greater advantages to space-based biopharma research than simply speeding up observational outcomes trials. For instance, the changes in ...

today BioPharma Dive - MEMS technology

Graphene can create super-powerful night vision lenses that are just one atom ...

The new sensor proposed by the team at MIT would deal with both these problems at once, covering the full infrared spectrum and – after integration with a silicon microelectromechanical system (MEMS) – removing the need for cryogenic cooling.

2015-11-10 ScienceAlert - MEMS technology

Snake-Like Movement Of Sperm May Help Improve Fertility Treatments

Using his knowledge in microfluidics, the study of how to manipulate fluids in tight space, Sinton and his research team created channels where they could 'race' sperms and dubbed it the "sperm Olympic marathon." In their previous study, they found ...

today Tech Times - MEMS technology

MEMS business

Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials Develops Hybrid Ultra-precision ...

10 that they developed a fundamental technology for a hybrid processing system that realizes ultra-precision and micro-fabrication processes, and successfully commercialized the relevant equipment. The commercialization of an ultra-precision processing ...

yesterday BusinessKorea - MEMS business

Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology advances could pave way for implantable artificial kidney ...

Roy's research team designed it based on manufacturing methods used in the production of semiconductor electronics and microelectromechanical systems. The new silicon nanofilters offer several advantages -- including more uniform pore size -- over ...

2015-11-10 EurekAlert (press release) - Nanotechnology

This Walker Is Not A Zombie, It's Graphene 'Paper': What Could We Do With It ...

"This work has the appeal of being simple to implement and actuates the films in a reversible manner," Michael Dickey, a researcher on nanomaterial fabrication at the North Carolina State University, said. "There is interest in materials that can be ...

yesterday Tech Times - Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology could help artificial kidney filter blood

Scientists from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Vanderbilt University have developed new nanotechnology that could lead to a surgically implantable, artificial kidney. Using a silicon nanofilter to remove toxins, salts, some ...

yesterday The Engineer - Nanotechnology

Nanoscale Fasteners Strengthen Cost-Effective Membranes in Fuel Cells

The nanoscale fasteners were fabricated by creating a mold for tiny pillars on the surface of the hydrocarbon membrane. When the interface between the membrane and the electrodes begins to heat up, the pillars begin to push into the softened surface of ...

2015-11-10 IEEE Spectrum - Nanotechnology

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Event Calendar

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
MicroNanoConference 2015 2015-12-08 - 2015-12-09 Amsterdam
T-Sensors Summit 2015-12-09 - 2015-12-10 Celebration, FL Creating a TSensors-Based Abundant Future
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
MEMS Technical Congress Europe 2016 2016-03-07 - 2016-03-08 Munich, Germany Delivering Technical Solutions, Together.
MEMS 2017 2017-01-22 - 2017-01-26 Las Vegas, Nevada The 30th Annual IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems