MEMS technology

How to Measure the True Depth and Volume of Enclosed Microfluidic Devices

This article deals with the accurate and quick measurements of depth, flatness and width, of closed channel microfluidic devices, follwing fabrication. The words “Practical Microfluidics” found on the cover of the March 2014 issue of Nature reveal that ...

2016-02-15 AZoM - MEMS technology

Perpendicular orientation control in thin films of POSS-containing block ...

The integrated circuits in these devices are typically produced by a microfabrication process such as lithography, a technology that has shown remarkable progress in that it can be used to create extremely small patterns even on the nanometer scale.

2016-02-16 Nature.com - MEMS technology

Corning, Workshop of Photonics to Develop Laser Glass Processing

Workshop of Photonics develops instruments and solutions for ultra-short laser micromachining tasks. “This strategic partnership with the global specialty glass production leader is recognition of the unique glass processing laser technology developed ...

today Photonics.com - MEMS technology

Video: Six new stories debut in 'Science of Innovation' series

"Micro-Fabrication for Cochlear Implants" -- Angelique Johnson is the CEO of MEMStim, a company innovating how electrode arrays in cochlear implants are manufactured. Using automated micro-fabrication, instead of costly hand-made manufacturing, ...

yesterday National Science Foundation (press release) - MEMS technology

Internet of FD-SOI Things?

Olivier Faynot, microelectronic section manager at CEA-Leti, described it as “next node performance at current node cost.” Superior performance allows manufacturers to achieve additional savings by extending the life of their current toolsets. Still ...

today SemiEngineering - MEMS technology

Femtosecond disk laser

At SPIE Photonics West 2016 in San Francisco, 13-18 February, Jenoptik will introduce a 16-W version of its established JenLas® femto series for industrial micro-machining. The JenLas® femto 16 features a pulse energy up to 80 microjoules, a free and ...

2016-02-15 SPIE Newsroom - MEMS technology

Professor designs explosives detector to rival a dog's nose

This Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016 detail photo shows a silicon wafer with sensor arrays called microelectromechanical systems, or MEMS, in a University of Rhode Island laboratory, in South Kingstown, R.I. The MEMS are designed to detect vapors emitted from ...

2016-02-16 The Olympian - MEMS technology

Graphene Leans on Glass to Advance Electronics which could finally enable ...

Scalable and low-cost doping of graphene could improve technologies in a wide range of fields such as microelectronics, optoelectronics, and energy storage. While achieving strong p-doping is relatively straightforward, non-electrostatic approaches to ...

2016-02-16 Next Big Future - MEMS technology

Photonics West 2016: Schott introduces Foturan II Glass Wafer

Foturan is a proven technology in various application fields in micro-systems technology, semiconductors, telecommunications, RF components, microfluidics, micro-optics, and MEMS sensors. For example, structured substrates out of the improved Foturan ...

today Novus Light Technologies Today - MEMS technology

Micromotors use surface variations for docking and guiding

Using a microfabrication process, the researchers modified surfaces to create a series of indentations or steps, several times smaller than the radius of the particle, which a specific type of micromotors – Janus particles, whose surfaces have two or ...

yesterday Chemie.de (press release) - MEMS technology

MEMS business

Veeco Announces Collaboration With imec to Drive Performance Gains in GaN ...

We are the leader in MOCVD, MBE, Ion Beam, Wet Etch single wafer processing and other advanced thin film process technologies. Our high performance systems drive innovation in energy efficiency, consumer electronics and network storage and allow our ...

2016-02-16 Marketwired (press release) - MEMS business

Nanotechnology

Advance could aid development of nanoscale biosensors

Imagine a hand-held environmental sensor that can instantly test water for lead, E. coli, and pesticides all at the same time, or a biosensor that can perform a complete blood workup from just a single drop. That's the promise of nanoscale plasmonic ...

yesterday ElectroIQ (blog) - Nanotechnology

Campus researchers discover energy-efficient way to create nanoscale lasers

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and UC Berkeley researchers recently discovered a more energy-efficient way to create nanoscale lasers with potential applications for rapidly transmitting large amounts of data in the future. Nanowire lasers ...

2016-02-15 Daily Californian - Nanotechnology

Featured Event

Event Calendar

MEMS Technical Congress Europe 2016 2016-03-07 - 2016-03-08 Munich, Germany Delivering Technical Solutions, Together.
Intro to MEMS Reliability 2016-03-21 Online, 11:30am EDT How to Fix Problems Before They Happen
IEEE-NEMS 2016 2016-04-17 - 2016-04-20 Matsushima Bay and Sendai, Japan The 11th Annual IEEE International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems
Flexible Sensors 2016 Workshop 2016-04-26 Santa Clara, California
Medical MEMS & Sensors 2016 2016-04-27 - 2016-04-28 Santa Clara CA MEMS and sensor technologies for medical diagnostic applications
14th Annual MEPTEC MEMS Technology Symposium 2016-05-11 San Jose, CA Advancing MEMS and Sensors for Today's Exploding Demands
ADAS Sensors 2016 Workshop 2016-05-19 Detroit, Michigan
TechConnect World Innovation Conference and Expo 2016-05-22 - 2016-05-25 Washington, DC TechConnect World Innovation Conference co-locates with the largest global innovation program in physical and life sciences. The joint programs include the Nanotech 2016 Conference, the National Innovation Summit, and the National SBIR/STTR Conference.
Hilton Head Workshop 2016 2016-06-05 - 2016-06-09 Hilton Head, South Carolina A Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Workshop
Automotive Sensors and Electronics 2016 2016-06-15 - 2016-06-16 Detroit, MI Annual Conference and Exhibition
Sensors Expo & Conference 2016-06-21 - 2016-06-23 San Jose CA INNOVATIVE APPLICATIONS. EXPERT INSTRUCTORS. AUTHORITATIVE CONTENT. TOMORROW'S SOLUTIONS.
uTAS 2016 2016-10-09 - 2016-10-13 Dublin, Ireland The 20th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences
Micro Photonics International Congress Expo 2016-10-11 - 2016-10-13 Messe Berlin Germany Innovation and Miniaturization in Photonics
MEMS 2017 2017-01-22 - 2017-01-26 Las Vegas, Nevada The 30th Annual IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems