MEMS technology

Exploring new avenues for laser micromachining

More than 200 people with various backgrounds have participated in our training sessions, and we have compiled (available on our website) a database containing 85 applications of microfabrication with lasers. The site also contains reports on the market ...

SPIE: 2016-05-09 - MEMS technology

Scientists develop method to improve photoluminescence efficiency of 2-D semiconductors

and we have managed to achieve an unprecedented enhancement of the light absorption and emission efficiency of this nanomaterial." Elaborating on the significance of the novel method, Prof Wee said, "The key to this work is the design of the gold plasmonic ...

Phys: 2016-05-09 - MEMS technology

InvenSense Announces New SensorStudio 2.1 Release With Support For New FireFly ICM-30670

InvenSense, Inc. (INVN), a leading provider of MEMS sensor platforms, announced the new SensorStudio 2.1 release and the new ICM-30670 FireFly development kit, a sensor prototyping and development platform for Internet of Things (IoT) and drones applications.

Yahoo Finance: 2016-05-10 - MEMS technology

GaN Technology Is Set to Replace the Silicon Technology

Increasing application of GaN based industrial devices in various areas such as automotive, defense, information and communication technology, military, aerospace and power distribution systems is primarily ... and RF Micro Devices (North Carolina, US ...

sbwire.com: 2016-05-11 - MEMS technology

MEMS business

MEMSIC Announces 1 Billion MEMS Sensors Shipped

In addition, the monolithic manufacturing process, combined with state-of-the-art wafer bonding and wafer level packaging, make it the most advanced technology in the industry from a cost and size perspective. MEMSIC has developed the first and only ...

emsnow.com: 2016-05-12 - MEMS business

2016 Sensors Expo & Conference to Feature Industry Pioneers as Keynote Speakers

A veteran technologist with a distinguished track record of success across the public and private sectors, Dr. Ken Gabriel is credited with creating the MEMS industry through his role as co-founder of Akustica, a fabless semiconductor company that ...

Marketwired: 2016-05-10 - MEMS business

MEMS: Current Status and Future Directions

In 2015, the MEMS market did not grow as much as we initially expected. In the past, the Smart Phone industry was a strong driver of the MEMS industry with ever increasing volume. Today, MEMS are becoming commodity products with very low price. The webcast ...

Solid State Technology: 2016-05-10 - MEMS business

Nanotechnology

Combining two thin-film materials yields surprising room-temperature magnetism

The confinement of electrons to this vanishingly thin surface makes then behave in unique ways ... That could make all the difference for developing devices that are practical to operate, and could open up new avenues of device design as well as research ...

Nano werk: 2016-05-10 - Nanotechnology

Nanoscale 3D imaging at the Advanced Photon Source

N. Lo, Y. S. Chu, J. Yi, C.-J. Liu, J.-Y. Wang, C.-L. Wang, et al., Full-field hard x-ray microscopy below 30 nm: a challenging nanofabrication achievement, Nanotechnology 19, p. 395302, 2008. doi:10.1088/0957-4484/19/39/395302 14. Q. Zeng, Y. Kono ...

SPIE: 2016-05-12 - Nanotechnology

Researchers build the world's tiniest engine

The team is currently working with Cambridge Enterprise, the University's commercialisation arm, and several other companies with the aim of commercialising this technology for microfluidics bio-applications. The research is funded as part of a UK ...

energyharvestingjournal.com: 2016-05-10 - Nanotechnology

Oxford Nanoimaging announce the Nanoimager, a desktop microscope delivering super-resolution performance

Developed in the Clarendon Laboratory in the Physics Department at the University of Oxford, Oxford Nanoimaging™ (ONI) announces the release of the exciting desktop fluorescence microscope, the Nanoimager™, to deliver nanoscale resolution imaging of ...

Nanotechnology Now: 2016-05-10 - Nanotechnology

Laser-like optical amplifier boosts output of captured light

According to the team behind it, the device functions much like a laser, but while lasers have a fixed output frequency, the output from Rice's nanoscale "optical parametric amplifier" (OPA) can be tuned over a range of frequencies that includes a portion ...

EE Times Asia: 2016-05-12 - Nanotechnology

Nanotech Security to Supply Security Feature for Major New Banknote

Nanotech's KolourOptik® and Plasmogram™ products are nanotechnology-based product platforms originally inspired by the unique optical properties of the iridescent wings of the Blue Morpho butterfly. The company's security products include intense ...

Marketwired: 2016-05-12 - Nanotechnology

Scientists create coordinated molecular motors for future nanomachines

The team, led by physicist Saw-Wai Hla of Ohio University, published an Advanced Online Publication today in the journal Nature Nanotechnology demonstrating that scientists can control the coordinated motions of tiny machines at the nanoscale. The research ...

Lifeboat: 2016-05-11 - Nanotechnology

Nano-Cars to Race Across Atomic Obstacle Course

The race is part of an overall goal in the field of nanotechnology to solve important problems in the area of nano-scale manufacturing. The race will take place in a laboratory of the French materials science research center known as CEMES, in Toulouse ...

Discovery Communications: 2016-05-12 - Nanotechnology

Featured Event

Event Calendar

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 & 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