MEMS technology

LLNL researchers invent 3D printed metamaterial that stiffens with magnetic field

They employed the use of the not-at-all oxymoronic Large Area Projection Microstereolithography (LAPµSL) platform that specializes in 3D printing microscale features over a large space; such technical requirements were needed to produce the thin walls of ...

3D printing applications: 2018-12-10 - MEMS technology

Engineers produce smallest 3-D transistor yet

To do so, they developed a novel microfabrication technique that modifies semiconductor material atom by atom. The inspiration behind the work was to keep up with Moore’s Law, an observation made in the 1960s that the number of transistors on an ...

Nanowerk: 2018-12-10 - MEMS technology

To guide cancer therapy, device quickly tests drugs on tumor tissue

Although previous 3-D-printed microfluidics have held promise for drug testing, chemicals in their resin usually kill cells quickly. The researchers captured fluorescence microscopy images that ...

Phys.org: 2018-12-12 - MEMS technology

Microfluidics Woven into Fibers Have Potential for New Devices

Researchers at MIT have incorporated microfluidics into individual fibers, making it possible to process higher volumes of fluid in more complex ways. In doing so, they have enabled diverse new applications—especially for the medical-testing field.

Design News: 2018-12-11 - MEMS technology

From Proof-of-concept to Product: Designs of a MEMS Sensor

We are developing a tank fluid-level monitoring system. This system can be deployed in breweries, wineries, and other beverage facilities at the IoT edge to collect the status of the fluid levels ...

IEEE Spectrum: 2018-12-10 - MEMS technology

Imec demo-es 3D stacked finfets was

The top layer consists of junction-less devices fabricated at a temperature below 525 degrees Celsius in a silicon layer transferred by wafer-to-wafer bonding. The excellent performance of the resulting stack demonstrates how the 3D sequential approach can ...

Electronics Weekly: 2018-12-11 - MEMS technology

Nanotechnology

Graphene nanotechnology charges onto the battery market

New graphene nanotechnology in batteries could reduce charging times, improve durability and boost energy density. Jas Kandola, CEO of the Graphene Corporation, said his company has developed high-performance graphene-lithium batteries in a commercially ...

Energy Live News: 2018-12-10 - Nanotechnology

Ireland: Researchers Use 3D Printed Templates to Control and Tune Metallic Nanostructures

Metallic architectures with nanoscale features are in high demand because of their unique electrical and optical properties, but aren’t the easiest to fabricate…unless 3D printing comes into ...

3dprint: 2018-12-11 - Nanotechnology

Physicist applies nanotechnology to detect cancer protein-protein interactions

(Nanowerk News) A physicist in the College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University hopes to improve cancer detection with a new and novel class of nanomaterials. Liviu Movileanu, professor of physics, creates tiny sensors that detect, characterize and ...

Nanowerk: 2018-12-10 - Nanotechnology

Expansion Microscopy Enabling Nanoscale-Resolution Imaging of Preserved Cells and Tissues

Fluorescence light microscopy has evolved into a vital tool throughout biology for mapping out molecules within cells and tissues. In recent years, a set of “superresolution” microscopy techniques, which can overcome the resolution limit of classical ...

Advanced Science News: 2018-12-11 - Nanotechnology

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Event Calendar

IEEE MEMS 2019 2019-01-27 - 2019-01-31 Seoul, Korea The 32nd International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems
FLEX & MSTC 2019 2019-02-18 - 2019-02-21 Monterey, California Flexible and Printed Electronics Conference & Exhibition and MEMS & Sensors Technical Congress
ADAS Sensors 2019 2019-03-20 - 2019-03-21 Detroit, Michigan 4th Annual Conference and Exhibition
Transducers 2019 - Eurosensors XXXlll 2019-06-23 - 2019-06-27 Berlin, Germany