MEMS technology

Signed and sealed: Enabling optimised microfluid diagnostic platforms

Microfluidics technology allows for extremely precise, small volumes of fluids to be dispensed via micro-scale devices. This has many implications for the medical market – particularly in regard to diagnostic applications. Microfluidic diagnostic ...

medicalplasticsnews.com: 2017-01-12 - MEMS technology

Researchers develop innovative method to manufacture biocompatible implantable microdevices

The study, published online January 4, 2017, in Science Robotics, demonstrates a fast manufacturing method Sia calls "implantable microelectromechanical systems" (iMEMS). By exploiting the unique mechanical properties of hydrogels, the researchers ...

News-Medical: 2017-01-05 - MEMS technology

Design for new electromagnetic wave router offers unlimited bandwidth

Wang’s research group recently received a $2.2 million grant from the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency’s Microsystems Technology Office to develop the device for use on microchips.

opli.net: 2017-01-13 - MEMS technology

Solid-State Lithium Battery Renaissance?

They sounded like such a hot topic a few years ago, and then it got deafeningly quiet. Almost, anyway. A conversation with Ilika at the MEMS Executive Congress suggests that there may still be life in this technology. We started the conversation back in ...

Electronic Engineering Journal: 2017-01-12 - MEMS technology

Implantable microrobots: Manufacturing intricate biocompatible micromachines

“These microscale components can be used for microelectromechanical systems, for larger devices ranging from drug delivery to catheters to cardiac pacemakers, and soft robotics,” notes Sia. “People are already making replacement tissues and now we ...

robohub.org: 2017-01-10 - MEMS technology

Engineered Material Systems – New dry film negative photoresist for MEMS and wafer-level packaging

Engineered Material Systems has introduced the DF-3560 dry-film negative photoresist for use in micro-electro mechanical systems (MEMS), wafer-level packaging and CMOS applications (TSV sealing). This material formulation has been optimized for hot roll ...

Electropages: 2017-01-06 - MEMS technology

Wearable Sensors can Tell When you are Getting Sick, Study Shows

SEE ALSO: Supersonic Spray Yields New Nanomaterial for Bendable, Wearable Electronics "I was very impressed with all the data that was collected," said Eric Topol, MD, professor of genomics at the Scripps Research Institute, who was not involved in the study.

thescienceexplorer.com: 2017-01-13 - MEMS technology

Supersonic spray yields nanomaterial for bendable, wearable electronics

Chicago, Illinois – A new, ultrathin film that is both transparent and highly conductive to electric current has been produced by a cheap and simple method devised by an international team of nanomaterials researchers from the University of Illinois at ...

todaysmedicaldevelopments.com: 2017-01-05 - MEMS technology

SiTime's Automotive MEMS Oscillators Deliver 30 Times Better Robustness

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- SiTime Corporation, the leader in MEMS-based timing solutions and a wholly owned subsidiary of MegaChips Corporation (Tokyo Stock Exchange: 6875), today introduced two families of ultra-robust AEC-Q100 ...

prnewswire.com: 2017-01-10 - MEMS technology

MEMS business

Liquid lens company Varioptic acquired by Invenios

Liquid lens technology company Varioptic was acquired by Invenios LLC—a company that designs, develops, and manufactures microfluidics, microelectromechanical systems, and 3D microstructures—for an undisclosed amount. Previously owned by Parrot Drones ...

vision-systems.com: 2017-01-10 - MEMS business

Behind TDK’s Acquisition of InvenSense

At CES 2017 earlier this month, the MEMS sensor provider allied with Samsung Electronics in order to accelerate the “Internet of Sensors,” enabling customers to transmit sensor and algorithm outputs faster to the Samsung ARTIK cloud, with end-to-end ...

Investopedia: 2017-01-13 - MEMS business

Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology: How Miniscule Science Will Save Mankind

Every day, it seems, a new team of researchers comes up with new ways to “nano.” And everything will be better for their efforts. Revolutions in the 21st century won’t be televised. They’ll be Snapchatted, Instagrammed, tweeted, and YouTubed.

Trefis: 2017-01-12 - Nanotechnology

Army Uses Gels to Study How Blast Pressure Impacts the Brain

The laboratory is creating materials that will enable the researchers to see details that have never been recorded. Using nanotechnology, scientists will see what happens to the brain during an explosion — at the cellular level. “We have nanomaterials ...

Armed with Science: 2017-01-12 - Nanotechnology

You Can Now Wear a Nanoscale Archive of 1,000 Languages Around Your Neck

The future depends on how well we've preserved the past. Tomorrow’s breakthroughs are built from today’s innovation. To continue the trend, we must keep preserving information properly for future generations. If we leave indecipherable records ...

Singularity Hub Blog: 2017-01-08 - 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
Transducers 2017 2017-06-18 - 2017-06-22 Kaohsiung, Taiwan The 19th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems
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