MEMS technology

Microscale Device Helps Keep Implantable Catheters Clear

A new self-clearing technology could provide patients with neurological and other disorders reliable implantable catheters that could obviate additional surgery to replace failing devices. Developed by researchers at Purdue University (Lafayette, IN, USA ...

hospimedica.com: 2017-06-14 - MEMS technology

Lithium Niobate Micromachining for the Fabrication of Microfluidic Droplet Generators

In this paper, we present the first microfluidic junctions for droplet generation directly engraved on lithium niobate crystals by micromachining techniques, preparatory to a fully integrated opto-microfluidics lab-on-chip system. In particular, laser ...

mdpi.com: 2017-06-09 - MEMS technology

Breakthrough by Queen’s University Paves Way for Smaller Electronic Devices

Professor Marty Gregg explains: “Almost all aspects of modern life such as communication, healthcare, finance and entertainment rely on microelectronic devices. The demand for more powerful, smaller technology keeps growing, meaning that the tiniest ...

scienceandtechnologyresearchnews.com: 2017-06-14 - MEMS technology

Manufacturing hybrid silicon lasers for mass-produced photonic devices

These lasers are attracting considerable attention as they promise inexpensive, mass-producible optical devices that can integrate with photonic and microelectronic elements on a single silicon chip. They have potential in a wide range of applications ...

Phys: 2017-06-14 - MEMS technology

Another Option for Frequency Generation: A New MEMS Oscillator from SiTime

MEMS oscillators such as the SiT2024B may be your best option for high-performance or harsh-environment applications. There are a few common ways of generating a periodic signal. I have another article on choosing between different types of oscillators in ...

allaboutcircuits.com: 2017-06-08 - MEMS technology

MEMS business

Microfluidics for the Masses

Metafluidics.org, a new MIT open-source website, supplies blueprints for microfluidic parts. Pictured are a few photographs from the website. Courtesy of Metafluidics.org The site also serves as a social platform for the microfluidics community: Any user ...

scienceandtechnologyresearchnews.com: 2017-06-14 - MEMS business

Moving Microfluidics to the Big Time

The market for microfluidics has experienced tremendous growth over the past few years. Lab-on-a-chip devices for use at the point of care are allowing faster and more portable testing. Other microfluidic devices, for controlling and manipulating sub ...

Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News: 2017-06-14 - MEMS business

Silicon Designs announces six series of MEMS accelerometer chips and modules

June 14, 2017 –Silicon Designs, designers and manufacturers of industrial grade MEMS capacitive accelerometer chips and modules, announced the global market introduction of six series of MEMS capacitive accelerometers, in both traditional and smaller ...

automation.com: 2017-06-14 - MEMS business

Bosch Goes Big on German Chip Production

The so-called micro-electro-mechanical systems, also known under the acronym MEMS, power cameras, radar sensors and laser scanners, which are all crucial in the development of self-driving cars. Since 2013, Bosch has been developing special circuits for ...

global.handelsblatt.com: 2017-06-14 - MEMS business

Nanotechnology

Piezoelectric nanomaterials for bio-interface applications

“Despite the impressive potential of piezoelectric nanostructures in biomedical field, further research efforts are still necessary for the evaluation of the nanomaterial biocompatibility, retention, degradability, accumulation in complex in vivo systems ...

internetmedicine.com: 2017-06-11 - Nanotechnology

New blood test uses nanotechnology to predict prostate cancer

A new diagnostic will allow men to bypass painful biopsies to test for aggressive prostate cancer. The test, developed by Alberta scientists, incorporates a unique nanotechnology platform to make the diagnostic using only a single drop of blood, and is ...

drugtargetreview.com: 2017-06-14 - Nanotechnology

Nanoscale Thermal Analysis (nanoTA) to Determine the Thermal Properties of Polyphasic Polymers

Thermal techniques such as differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and modulated temperature DSC (MDSC), thermomechanical analysis (TMA), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) are proven methods for characterizing the ...

AZOM: 2017-06-14 - Nanotechnology

Sensing the Nanoscale with Visible Light

A general rule in optics is that light is insensitive to features which are much smaller than the optical wavelength. In fact, the whole concept of “index of refraction” arises from the fact that light experiences a medium as a whole, not responding to ...

scienceandtechnologyresearchnews.com: 2017-06-08 - Nanotechnology

Electrically conducting sheets could revolutionize nanotechnology

A new way to create extremely thin electrically conducting sheets, which could revolutionize the tiny electronic devices that control everything from smart phones to banking and medical technology has been discovered by Queen’s University Belfast ...

eedesignit.com: 2017-06-14 - Nanotechnology

Novel techniques examine solar cells with nanoscale precision

Schematic of cadmium telluride examined by the photothermal induced resonance technique. Credit: Yoon et al./NIST Using two novel techniques, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have for the first time examined, with ...

Phys: 2017-06-12 - Nanotechnology

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Event Calendar

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