MEMS technology

IoT to IoAT: Internet of Autonomous Things devices provides solutions

Additionally, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)-based devices have reduced the cost of sensors and actuators. Cloud-based control solutions. Figure 2: The Internet of Autonomous Things (IoAT) allows devices to provide actionable Cloud-based ...

2016-04-30 Plant Engineering - MEMS technology

MEMS business

Exclusive: Apple's top secret 'Athena' chip fab gets new 'delicate equipment'

Maxim had originally been using the fab to produce micro-electro-mechanical system sensors ("MEMS," micro machine components printed like silicon logic chips) targeting the consumer market. The company announced a departure from the market last year ...

2016-04-29 Apple Insider - MEMS business

Market for Analog ICs/MEMS/Sensors and Supply Chain Opportunities

The demand for smartphones and other portable devices that need efficient power management is driving the analog IC market. Additionally, growth is fueled by the Internet of Things (IoT) and the MEMS/sensors devices that enable it. To explore the ...

2016-04-29 ElectroIQ (blog) - MEMS business

Nanotechnology

Researchers Create 1-Step Graphene Patterning Method

The patterned graphene is laminated onto a flexible substrate, followed by etching of the copper foil. b) Optical microscope images and photographs of various stencil masks with sophisticated micro-scale features (top row) and corresponding graphene ...

2016-04-29 R & D Magazine - Nanotechnology

Making invisible physics visible

Leveraging their instrument's nanoscale spatial resolution, they aim to determine the relative strengths of competing interactions in the material that give rise to skyrmions. "There are a lot of different interactions between atoms and you need to ...

today Science Daily - Nanotechnology

Nanoscale Defenses

Such nanoscale technologies can decrease the ability of bacteria to adhere to and grow on surfaces by increasing the permeability of bacterial membranes, disrupting protein function, and interfering with cell-cell communication. Moreover, by preventing ...

2016-04-30 The Scientist - Nanotechnology

Featured Event

Event Calendar

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
MEMS & Sensor Industry Group Conference Asia 2016 2016-09-12 - 2016-09-14 Shanghai, China
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