MEMS technology

IR-emitting MEMS metamaterial improves thermophotovoltaics

A new reconfigurable device from Duke University (Durham, NC) that emits patterns of thermal infrared (IR) light in a fully controllable manner could one day make it possible to collect waste heat at IR wavelengths and turn it into usable energy.

laserfocusworld.com: 2017-04-18 - MEMS technology

Advances in 3D printing fused silica glass as researchers demonstrate microstereolithography technique

The paper describes how using the nanocomposites, “yields glass feature resolutions and structure quality fully compatible with the demands of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), microoptical and microfluidic applications.” Specifically 3D printing ...

3dprintingindustry.com: 2017-04-19 - MEMS technology

Digital detection: Large-scale ambition built on micro-scale fluidics

MicroRNA and mRNA visualization in differentiating C1C12 cells. (source: Ryan Jeffs on Wikimedia Commons). Sign up for BioCoder news and updates to say on top of the biological revolution. Early detection can completely change the trajectory of a cancer ...

www.oreilly.com: 2017-04-19 - MEMS technology

Pattern of tiny black holes enables fastest data conversion reported for a photodetector

“UC Davis is luckily backed by a wide spectrum of available microfabrication tools and facilities both at Davis and in UC system,” Gao said. “We have access to several of national leading nanofabrication research facilities including Center of Nano ...

theaggie.org: 2017-04-14 - MEMS technology

Light-actuated microrobots for biomedical science

Recent improvements in the fields of optical manipulation and microfabrication can cater to increasingly sophisticated objects. We leveraged these developments to create new functional robotic tools for light-based microbiological experiments. The ...

SPIE: 2017-04-13 - MEMS technology

Thermal diode could allow computers to one day function on heat alone

The system is made up of two metallic plates, one fixed (upper) and one mobile (lower plate), called terminals, and can be constructed “using conventional microfabrication techniques”. Near-field thermal radiation processes carry the heat between the ...

zmescience.com: 2017-04-19 - MEMS technology

Tiny thermophotovoltaic device harvests energy from infrared wavelengths

Controlling those pixels with microelectromechanical systems, the researchers are able to change infrared emission properties rapidly in each pixel. The device can display patterns of infrared light at speeds of 100,000 times per second. In a statement ...

Inhabitat: 2017-04-18 - MEMS technology

Graphene could cut cost of semiconductors

Traditionally, silicon is used as the wafer in the manufacture of semiconductors, but once the pattern is transferred onto the microelectronic material it is difficult to separate it from the wafer as they are too strongly bonded, making it a one-time use.

imeche.org: 2017-04-19 - MEMS technology

New Glob Top Adhesive Coats MEMS Chips

Using a new technique for glob top adhesives, Delo Adhesives has released a coating that provides a thin, uniform, passivation layer for small chips, such as MEMS sensors. The die coating adhesive coats a chip in a jacket less than 100 µm thick which ...

Product Design & Development: 2017-04-18 - MEMS technology

Nanotechnology

Rechargeable ‘spin battery’ promising for spintronics and quantum computing

The devices were fabricated by Tian in the Birck Nanotechnology Center in Purdue’s Discovery Park. The paper was authored by Tian; Hong; and Miotkowski, Datta, and Chen. Future research will include work to probe what causes the effect by directly ...

Purdue University: 2017-04-19 - Nanotechnology

Graphene-based coating that changes color as it fractures is ideal for bridges

The color changing is sensitive to nanoscale mechanical deformation. It provides the possibility for the early warning of microcracks prior to a material’s failure.” Inspired by the way that fish scales reflect light, the scientists involved in the ...

Yahoo News: 2017-04-19 - Nanotechnology

Neuron-recording nanowires could help screen drugs for neurological diseases

Dayeh’s laboratory holds several pending patent applications for this technology. *** The researchers invented a new wafer bonding approach to fuse the silicon nanowires to the nickel electrodes. Their approach involved a process called silicidation ...

kurzweilai.net: 2017-04-15 - Nanotechnology

Nanotech business

How Nanotechnology will Change our Future World; What Will be The Applications of Nanotechnology

In the past of industrial engineering, technology characterized by the length only appeared in microelectronics, however, presently we are being close to nanotechnology. Nanotechnology is the development and implementation of functional structures designed ...

internetmedicine.com: 2017-04-19 - Nanotech business

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Event Calendar

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
ADAS Sensors 2017 2017-05-17 - 2017-05-18 Detroit, Michigan Annual Conference & Exhibition
2017FLEX Korea 2017-05-31 - 2017-06-01 Seoul, Korea A Practical Path to Flexible Hybrid Electronics
IMS 2017 2017-06-04 - 2017-06-09 Honolulu, Hawaii International Microwave Symposium
MEPTEC 2017 2017-06-06 San Jose, CA 15th Annual MEPTEC MEMS & Sensors Technology Symposium
ASE 2017 2017-06-14 - 2017-06-15 Detroit, Michigan Automotive Sensors and Electronics Expo
Transducers 2017 2017-06-18 - 2017-06-22 Kaohsiung, Taiwan The 19th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems
2017FLEX Monterey 2017-06-19 - 2017-06-22 Monterey, California Flexible Electronics - Accelerating to Manufacturing
Sensors Expo and Conference 2017 2017-06-27 - 2017-06-29 San Jose CA
MEMS Testing & Reliability 2017 2017-08-01 Santa Clara, CA Workshop and Exhibition
MEMS Manufacturing 2017 2017-08-02 - 2017-08-03 Santa Clara, CA Annual Conference and Exhibition
Napa Microsystems Workshop 2017 2017-08-21 - 2017-08-23 Napa, California The fourth workshop in the Transducers Research Foundation's Napa Institute Series
European MEMS Summit 2017-09-20 - 2017-09-22 Grenoble, France MEMS with all Senses
uTAS 2017 2017-10-22 - 2017-10-26 Savannah, Georgia The 21st International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences
IEEE Sensors 2017 2017-10-29 - 2017-11-01 Glasgow, Scotland, UK Sensor and sensor systems practitioners come together to interact and network with colleagues.
MEMS & Sensors Executive Congress 2017-11-01 - 2017-11-02 Napa Valley, California Exchange ideas, engage with competitors, network and relax with colleagues
MEMS 2018 2018-01-21 - 2018-01-25 Belfast, Northern Ireland The 31st IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems