MEMS technology

Stereo-camera visual odometry for outdoor areas and in dark indoor environments

For ultra-low-cost navigation systems RLGs and FOGs are too expensive at the present time, so that predominantly MEMS IMUs (microelectromechanical system inertial measurement units) are integrated into such systems. Due to the strong drift of MEMS sensors ...

ieeexplore.ieee.org: 2016-12-06 - MEMS technology

Single-cell barcoding and sequencing using droplet microfluidics

Single-cell RNA sequencing has recently emerged as a powerful tool for mapping cellular heterogeneity in diseased and healthy tissues, yet high-throughput methods are needed for capturing the unbiased diversity of cells. Droplet microfluidics is among the ...

rna-seqblog.com: 2016-12-09 - MEMS technology

Tiny Implantable "Microcoils" in the Brain Activate Neurons Via Magnetic Fields

His team proved the conventional wisdom wrong. The researchers used microfabrication techniques to make a microcoil of silicon and copper that measures just 100 micrometers wide—about twice the diameter of a human hair. (That’s comparable in size to ...

IEEE Spectrum: 2016-12-09 - MEMS technology

Meet the World’s First Completely Soft Robot

The octobot is made out of materials that most microfluidics labs have on hand. But it took the researchers 300 tries to get the recipe right. First they place a microfluidic chip in an empty, custom-made octopus mold. Then they pour a silicone mixture ...

MIT Technology Review: 2016-12-08 - MEMS technology

First entirely 3D-printed organ-on-a-chip with integrated sensors

"Our microfabrication approach opens new avenues for in vitro tissue engineering, toxicology and drug screening research," said Kit Parker, senior coauthor of the study, professor of bioengineering and applied physics at SEAS. Organs-on-chips mimic the ...

medicalplasticsnews.com: 2016-12-11 - MEMS technology

Gait control in a soft robot by sensing interactions with the environment using self-deformation

Needless to say, the state-of-art robotics technology has still many limitations compared with the living system (e.g. power-to-weight ratio compared with muscle, microfabrication technology, energy efficiency of actuators, and energy storage capacity of ...

rsos.royalsocietypublishing.org: 2016-12-06 - MEMS technology

Research delivers insight into the image sensors market

Furthermore, rise in demand for high-resolution camera-enabled smartphones and increase in investment into production of CMOS sensors by major players are projected to drive the market growth. 3D image sensing and IoT devices are expected to create an ...

Whatech: 2016-12-13 - MEMS technology

Optical probes overcome light scattering in deep-brain imaging

The article is available via open access. Their approach combines nanophotonics and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) in an implantable, ultra-narrow, silicon-based photonic probe to deliver light deep within brain tissues. This minimally invasive ...

Phys: 2016-12-08 - MEMS technology

STMicroelectronics brings in mini Multi-Sensor IoT Module

STMicroelectronics’ 13.5mm x 13.5mm SensorTile is currently the smallest turnkey sensor board of its type, containing a MEMS accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer, pressure sensor, and a MEMS microphone. With the on-board low-power STM32L4 ...

smechannels.com: 2016-12-13 - MEMS technology

MEMS business

MEMS & Sensors Industry Group Invites OEMs to Get Personal with MEMS and Sensors at CES 2017

and embedded systems integrators to get more creative with microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and sensors in personalizing smartphones, wearables, virtual reality (VR) headsets and smart home devices. “MEMS and sensors give manufacturers and ...

sensorsmag.com: 2016-12-08 - MEMS business

Sensor conditioning amidst a sea of focus on MEMS and sensors

This article is part of EDN and EE Times’ Hot Technologies: Looking ahead to 2017 feature, where our editors examine some of the hot trends and technologies in 2016 that promise to shape technology news in 2017 and beyond. We hear every day about the IoT ...

EDN Network: 2016-12-13 - MEMS business

Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology Discovery May Lead Us To Low-Power Night Vision

Night vision technology is an essential tool in the modern world battlefield. The sad part is that it comes with some shortcomings. The conventional night vision goggles have a severely diminished view. Don't Miss: Amazon 12 Days of Deals Their view has ...

i4u.com: 2016-12-12 - Nanotechnology

New stamping technique creates functional features at nanoscale dimensions

MIT researchers have fabricated a stamp made from forests of carbon nanotubes that is able to print electronic inks onto rigid and flexible surfaces. Credit: Sanha Kim and Dhanushkodi Mariappan The next time you place your coffee order, imagine slapping ...

Phys: 2016-12-07 - Nanotechnology

Of-the-Art Sensors Made Using Children's Toy Silly Putty And Graphene

Since two Russian-born scientists won a Nobel Prize for successfully isolating graphene in 2010, the nanomaterial has caught the imagination of the scientific community for its potential to yield a new generation of inventions, from electronic displays and ...

baddgoddess.com: 2016-12-13 - Nanotechnology

Novel Nanoscale Vehicles for Drug Delivery

Postnova Analytics reports on the recent investment by the Department of Chemistry at University College London (UCL) in an AF2000 Field Flow Fractionation System to assist them in their development of novel nanoscale vehicles for drug delivery. UCL has ...

AZoNano: 2016-12-07 - Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology for environmentally sustainable electromobility

Researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology's Industrial Ecology Programme have looked at all of the environmental costs of electric vehicles to determine the cradle-to-grave environmental footprint of building and operating these ...

Nano werk: 2016-12-08 - Nanotechnology

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Event Calendar

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
INERTIAL '17 2017-03-27 - 2017-03-30 Kauai, Hawaii The 4th IEEE International Symposium on Inertial Sensors & Systems
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 Working Together to Solve Technical Challenges and Increase Value across the MEMS and Sensors Supply Chain
TechConnect World Innovation Conference & Expo 2017-05-14 - 2017-05-17 Washington, DC Accelerating the Commercialization of Global Innovation
MEMS Testing & Reliability 2017 2017-08-01 Santa Clara, CA Workshop and Exhibition
MEMS Manufacturing 2017 2017-08-03 - 2017-08-07 Santa Clara, CA Annual Conference and Exhibition