MEMS technology

ESCARGOT: A New Approach for Microfluidic Devices

Scientists at Wageningen University, the Netherlands and the University of Castile-La Mancha, Spain have recently developed a new and straightforward method to fabricate intricate microfluidic devices. Termed ESCARGOT, which stands for Embedded ...

today MaterialsViews (press release) (registration) - MEMS technology

Temperature-induced behavioral switches in a bacterial coral pathogen

Microfabrication meets microbiology. Nat Rev Microbiol 5: 209–218. | Article | PubMed | CAS |; Weil E, Croquer A, Urreiztieta I. (2009). Temporal variability and impact of coral diseases and bleaching in La Parguera, Puerto Rico from 2003–2007 ...

2015-12-04 Nature.com - MEMS technology

Researchers use 3-D printing to build human physiology outside the body

Bioprinting complements a different Lab project aimed at replicating the body on a micro scale. That project, known as iCHIP (in vitro Chip-based Human Investigational Platform), re-creates and integrates the central and peripheral nervous systems, the ...

2015-12-03 Phys.Org - MEMS technology

Multifunctional endoscope views and treats cancer with laser

This prevents combined diagnosis and therapy of micro-scale tumors. The IBS team, led by the director of the Center for Nanopaticle Research Professor Taeghwan Hyeon, has now demonstrated a multifunctional surgical endoscope system to diagnose and ...

2015-12-02 Optics.org - MEMS technology

Exercise, immune function and respiratory infection: An update on the ...

... all infections are estimated to be initiated at the mucosal surfaces. Further advances in nanotechnology and microfluidics might, in the near future, afford the possibility for on-the-spot tear fluid measurement devices and continuous bio ...

today Nature.com - MEMS technology

New version MEMS+ 6.0 Platform for MEMS/IoT design from Coventor

Coventor announced the immediate availability of MEMS+® 6.0, the latest version of its industry-leading MEMS design platform. MEMS+ 6.0 is a significant advance toward a MEMS design automation flow that complements the well-established CMOS design ...

yesterday EE Herald - MEMS technology

Samsung Begins Mass Producing 128GB TSV DDR4 Memory Modules

South Korean electronics giant Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has introduced what it claims is the world's first 128-gigabyte (GB) through silicon via (TSV) package double data rate 4 (DDR4) memory designed for enterprise servers and data centers ...

2015-12-01 IHS Electronics360 - MEMS technology

Record-breaking performance by three-terminal nanoelectromechanical switch ...

"TI developed and used a complex amorphous metal alloy to achieve their success in this highly profiting microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) product. We have now succeeded in developing a much simpler, low-cost amorphous metal which not only is ...

today Nanowerk - MEMS technology

A Look Ahead at IEDM 2015

We have a study of a self-forming Ta-Mn-O copper barrier layer from IBM/GLOBALFOUNDRIES (GF) in 8.1, which may give us a clue as to what we might see in their 10-nm back end; followed by Xilinx/Tohoku U (8.2) looking at wafer/wafer bonding of over ...

2015-12-02 ElectroIQ (blog) - MEMS technology

MEMS business

Microsoft cranks up the HoloLens hype

(I'm assuming that acquisition was 3D CMOS camera-chipmaker Canesta, which Microsoft bought in November 2010.) Ynet reported that Microsoft planned to use its own technology in place of that developed by the Israeli team. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella ...

2015-12-01 ZDNet - MEMS business

Invensas Licenses BVA® Vertical Interconnect Technology to Tong Hsing for MEMS ...

The increasing functionality of smartphones, wearables and Internet of Things (IoT) devices is driving a requirement for low cost, small form-factor micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) devices and system-in-package (SiP) solutions. BVA readily ...

2015-12-02 Business Wire (press release) - MEMS business

Semiconductor Fabrication Material Market Expected to Multiply at a Remarkable ...

The advent of advanced systems like MEMS, Nano-electro-mechanical systems (NEMS), and 3D stacked ICs has led to a demand for finer patterning in semiconductors. This growing need for microfabrication is projected to drive the market for new fabrication ...

yesterday Digital Journal - MEMS business

Consumer Electronics & Automotive OEMs/Integrators Invited to Explore MEMS ...

... Internet of MEMS & Sensors," will help consumer electronics original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and embedded systems integrators navigate the emerging capabilities of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)/sensors -- the component technology ...

yesterday Marketwired (press release) - MEMS business

The Internet of Things Needs MEMS and Sensors – Plus More Security and Better ...

The Internet of Things will require many microelectromechanical system (MEMS) devices and sensors to work – billions of such components, by some estimates. The growth of the market will depend on a number of issues, such as manufacturing, pricing, ...

2015-12-02 IHS Electronics360 - MEMS business

Nanotechnology

Measuring nanoscale features with fractions of light

This work is part of a larger NIST effort to supply measurement tools that enable the semiconductor industry to continue doubling the number of devices on a chip about every two years and to help other industries make products with nanoscale features.

2015-12-03 Phys.Org - Nanotechnology

Nanoscale drawbridges open path to color displays

This animation illustrates the markedly different colors of light that are scattered thanks to plasmonic shifts that occur when no metal bridges are present (left) and when they are (right). Credit: C. Byers/Rice University. A new method for building ...

2015-12-04 Phys.Org - Nanotechnology

Nanoscale ribbons of a new phase of gold have been produced with a different ...

Now, Lin Wu and colleagues at the Institute of the A*STAR Institute of High Performance Computing have modeled the optical and plasmonic properties of nanoscale ribbons of a new phase of gold—the 4H hexagonal phase (see image) — produced and ...

2015-12-02 Phys.Org - Nanotechnology

Penn researchers create world's thinnest nanoscale plates for structural ...

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed the world's thinnest nanoscale material that can be picked up by hand and bent, marking a potentially groundbreaking advancement in structural design and engineering. The plates, thousands of ...

2015-12-05 PhillyVoice.com - Nanotechnology

MIT Cracks Nanoscale Heat Transfer Calculations

That is, until MIT researchers derived a formula that can determine the maximum heat transfer between two objects that are less than eight microns (10^-6 m) apart, even on the nanoscale. MIT reports that as long as the material of the objects and the ...

2015-12-04 ENGINEERING.com - Nanotechnology

Nanotech business

Russia Proposes Nanotechnology In Stopping Climate Change

Russia is one of the major players in the Paris climate talks leaning to an all-out effort to clamp down on human endeavors contributing to climate change. Interestingly, one of Russia's proposal is to use nanotechnology in lowering worldwide ...

today Science Times - Nanotech business

What's next for nanotechnology and how a pair of Kentucky universities will be ...

Over the last 20 years, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has funded a nationwide network of nanotech researchers—the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure (NNCI). And for 20 years, it's been led by Stanford and Cornell. In 2015, it ...

yesterday TechRepublic - Nanotech business

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