MEMS technology

3D-printing allows fabrication of revolutionary glass structures (w/video)

Dr Kieran Deasy, Physics Research Support Specialist in the OIST Mechanical Engineering & Microfabrication Support Section, will take care of the newly installed 3D printer. He is enthusiastic about the future applications that will be explored at OIST.

2016-04-15 Nanowerk - MEMS technology

Optoacoustic Sensor Promises More Reliable Cardiological Diagnostics

The scientists in the Laser Micromachining Group at LZH are developing the process engineering necessary for the production of the acoustical lenses. These will be inserted directly into the glass substrate. In order to do so, specific areas of the ...

2016-04-14 Photonics.com - MEMS technology

How to get to a nearby galaxy in less than 20 years - using laser power

Internet investor and science philanthropist Yuri Milner shows the Starchip, a microelectronic component spacecraft , during a press conference announcing the new Breakthrough Initiative focusing on space exploration and the search for life in the ...

2016-04-14 The Australian Financial Review - MEMS technology

Heads Up: New Technologies Address Traumatic Brain Injury

With its advanced technology, including microelectromechanical system (MEMS) accelerometers developed by Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI), Linx IAS can measure how hard, and how many times, athletes sustain impacts to the head. The accelerometers then ...

yesterday MIT Technology Review - MEMS technology

3D Printing in Micro-Optics: Femtosecond Laser Writing Allows for Improvement ...

experiment As 3D printing technology stamps its mark of innovation, magic, and miracle virtually everywhere, from the sectors we are all well aware of like aerospace and art and from automotive to medical, there are of course other areas you may not ...

today 3DPrint.com - MEMS technology

The Holy Braille: A Tablet For The Visually Impaired

To reduce that cost, the team chose to make their device with microfluidics. Here's how: A refreshable display must raise and lower braille dots—a full page might include up to 10,000—to create a pattern. In the team's device, a microfluidic chip ...

today Popular Science - MEMS technology

Swedish company introduces new ground operations service for small satellites

... friendly propellants and also expanding its micro electro mechanical systems (MEMS) technology in the coming years. MEMS is the integration of electronics and mechanical structures at the micrometer scale through advanced micro-fabrication technology.

2016-04-15 Phys.Org - MEMS technology

The search for hidden dimensions comes up empty again

To avoid that, entirely new approaches (probably based on MEMs, or microelectromechanical devices) will be required. But we don't have to look for hidden dimensions using the force of gravity, as electrostatic charges also obey the inverse square law.

yesterday Ars Technica - MEMS technology

IFTLE 282 Unique GaN Packaging Solutions from HRL

The body wafer with copper-embedded GaN dice is then released from the carrier wafer. Front-side electroplated gold connectors and bond pads are then fabricated using standard microfabrication technologies. The silicon cap with TSV allows connections ...

2016-04-13 ElectroIQ - MEMS technology

MEMS business

Inside the turnarounds of 2 Portland-area tech stalwarts

For ESI, it was a line of business called micromachining that used laser-powered equipment to drill holes on the micron level and it had a growing relationship with Apple, Nierenberg said. For Radisys, the company was involved with technology that was ...

2016-04-13 Portland Business Journal (blog) - MEMS business

Bright Solutions Acquires Inventory and Technology Assets of CRC

... technology assets of Concepts Research Corporation (CRC), a leading US manufacturer of microchip lasers, used in many industries for a variety of tasks including spectroscopy, MALDI, lidar, ranging, marking, very small feature micromachining, and ...

today Army Technology - MEMS business

Nanotechnology

Using nanotubes to create single photons for quantum communication

Furthermore, because oxygen doping is achieved through a simple deposition of a silicon dioxide layer, these doped carbon nanotubes are fully compatible with silicon microfabrication technology and can be fabricated into electrically driven single ...

2016-04-12 Science Daily - Nanotechnology

Development of free-standing polymer nanosheets for advanced medical and ...

In addition, the surface of the nanosheets can be tailored using drugs, fluorescent dyes, conductive polymers and even cells by integrating microfabrication or printing techniques, which broaden the applicability of these nanosheets for various medical ...

2016-04-12 Nature.com - Nanotechnology

First-ever videos show how heat moves through materials at the nanoscale and ...

The research, published today in Nature Communications, provides unprecedented insight into roles played by individual atomic and nanoscale features that could aid in the design of better, more efficient materials with a wide array of uses, from ...

2016-04-15 Science Daily - Nanotechnology

Nanotech business

The 3 Big Technologies To Watch Over The Next Decade -- Genomics ...

In his 2005 book, The Singularity Is Near, computer scientist and inventor Ray Kurzweil explained that the endpoint of digital technology wouldn't be better devices and apps, but new technologies such as genomics, nanotechnology and robotics. Today ...

2016-04-15 Forbes - Nanotech business

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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
The Importance of Accuracy in Wearables 2016-05-05 Online, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM EDT
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.
MEMS Testing & Reliability 2016 Workshop 2016-08-02 Santa Clara, California
MEMS Manufacturing 2016 2016-08-03 - 2016-08-04 Santa Clara, California
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