MEMS technology

Micro-bubbles make big impact

The quest to develop a wireless micro-robot for biomedical applications requires a small-scale "motor" that can be wirelessly powered through biological media. While magnetic fields can be used to power small robots wirelessly, they do not provide ...

Space Daily: 2016-11-25 - MEMS technology

Xsens does away with the reflector covered green suit for full-motion body tracking

So, not much about the system at this time. Of the few details that have been released, their new system will feature independently positioned MEMS (Microelectromechanical) sensors that can be placed on the body such as the joints and appendages which are ...

www.element14.com: 2016-11-29 - MEMS technology

Bumpy surfaces, graphene beat the heat in devices

Bumpy surfaces with graphene between would help dissipate heat in next-generation microelectronic devices, according to Rice University scientists. Their theoretical studies show that enhancing the interface between gallium nitride semiconductors and ...

technology.org: 2016-11-30 - MEMS technology

Qubits made on 300mm CMOS process for first time

Because the thin-film FD-SOI process has a back-gate, this can be used to tune the quantum dot’s electrical state or the dot-to-dot coupling. That, Leti adds, avoids the need for an overlapping top gate and the need to deal with the crosstalk.

New Electronics: 2016-11-29 - MEMS technology

Robots Podcast Micro and nano robotics, with Brad Nelson

There’s micro fabrication technology and we borrow from the semiconductor industry ... We realized we needed at least eight electromagnets. We built a system we call the OctoMag, so that we can very precisely control the current in each magnet and ...

irishtechnews.net: 2016-11-30 - MEMS technology

Flexible thermoelectric nanogenerator on paper

Elsevier) To develop their affordable and efficient thermoelectric nanogenerators, the researchers used simple micromachining and microfabrication techniques to integrate inorganic materials with standard paper substrates. "Our devices can be implemented ...

Nano werk: 2016-11-30 - MEMS technology

Sweat Detectors? Tiny Sensors Use Perspiration to Track Health

"Now, we've developed such a device to capture and analyze sweat." This wearable lab contains "microfluidics" designed to route fluids inside themselves in much the same way that microelectronics do with electrons. Specifically, the sensor directs sweat ...

Yahoo News: 2016-11-30 - MEMS technology

MEMS business

SEMI Adds Industry Veteran to Americas Leadership

Novati’s solutions included semiconductor, MEMS, sensors, microfluidics, silicon-photonics, and novel materials. Prior to that, he held executive leadership positions for development foundries ATDF and SVTC Technologies. “Dave’s vast experience in ...

Press Release Point: 2016-11-30 - MEMS business

Internet of Trash: The printable electronics you can just throw away

Norwegian-owned Thin Film Electronics, or Thinfilm ... it in a way that makes it scalable and cheap enough to be used in billions of places. If you need processing power, you'll use semiconductors. But if you have simple tasks for billions of cases ...

ZDNet: 2016-11-23 - MEMS business

Nanotechnology

Researchers use nanoscale 3D printing to recreate 'structural colors' of blue tarantula and peacock

A team of researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology has found a way to replicate the "structural colors" of blue tarantulas and peacocks using overlapping, 3D printed nanostructures that bend light to create dynamic color effects. The technology ...

3ders.org: 2016-11-23 - Nanotechnology

Inside tiny tubes, water turns solid when it should be boiling: MIT researchers discover astonishing behavior of water confined in carbon nanotubes

The results are being reported today in the journal Nature Nanotechnology, in a paper by Michael Strano, the Carbon P. Dubbs Professor in Chemical Engineering at MIT; postdoc Kumar Agrawal; and three others. "If you confine a fluid to a nanocavity ...

Nanotechnology Now: 2016-11-30 - Nanotechnology

Australian physicists use atoms to form a word

The team of physicists at the Australian National University (ANU) say the atom-based result may lead to a new method for quality control of nanoscale manufacturing, including atomic scale 3D printing. Here’s the image: The ghost image. ANU This is the ...

businessinsider.com.au: 2016-11-30 - Nanotechnology

Stanford Engineers Create Prototype Chip Just Three Atoms Thick

And then, to have a bit of fun with a project they completed during a national election campaign, they carved nanoscale portraits of the two major party candidates into their atomically thin canvas. Pop said the Stanford team was inspired to do this by ...

scienceandtechnologyresearchnews.com: 2016-11-30 - Nanotechnology

Quantum obstacle course changes material from superconductor to insulator

The chips were made with nanoscale holes in them, arranged in a randomly repeating honeycomb-like pattern. The team then applied a weak magnetic field to the chips. Under normal circumstances, a superconductor will repel any magnetic field below a critical ...

technology.org: 2016-11-30 - Nanotechnology

Flexible thermoelectric nanogenerator on paper

Elsevier) To develop their affordable and efficient thermoelectric nanogenerators, the researchers used simple micromachining and microfabrication techniques to integrate inorganic materials with standard paper substrates. "Our devices can be implemented ...

Nano werk: 2016-11-30 - Nanotechnology

Featured Event

Event Calendar

Defense Innovation 2016-11-29 - 2016-12-01 Austin, TX Co-Located with Defense Energy and SBIR/STTR
MEMS 2017 2017-01-22 - 2017-01-26 Las Vegas, Nevada The 30th Annual IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems
Photonics West 2017 2017-01-28 - 2017-02-02 Moscone Center San Francisco, California, USA The world's largest multidisciplinary event focusing on photonics
IEEE-NEMS 2017 2017-04-09 - 2017-04-12 UCLA, Los Angeles, CA The 12th Annual International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems
MEMS & Sensors Technical Congress 2017 2017-05-10 - 2017-05-11 Stanford, CA
TechConnect World Innovation Conference & Expo 2017-05-14 - 2017-05-17 Washington, DC Accelerating the Commercialization of Global Innovation