MEMS technology

Cyborg-like microchip valve driven by earthworm muscle

For several decades, researchers have been trying to combine microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) with living material. Bio-MEMS have many applications, ranging from improved drug delivery and optical and electrochemical sensors to organs-on-chips.

Science Daily: 2019-07-09 - MEMS technology

Do teaching and communicating about microfluidics advances need improvement?

Microfluidics and learning-on-a-chip research—involving the manipulation of small amounts of fluids to run miniaturized experiments in physics, chemistry, biology and medicine—are a prolific ...

Phys.org: 2019-07-09 - MEMS technology

MEMS-in-the-lens architecture for laser scanning microscopy

To demonstrate confocal imaging, the scientists used a bench-top mockup of the objective lens with an integrated 3-D MEMS mirror. Liu et al. attached the mirror onto the sample stage using a thin ...

Phys.org: 2019-07-09 - MEMS technology

A virtual substrate opens path to oxide films on silicon for application in 5G, MEMS, sensors and quantum computation

Proof that a new ability to grow thin films of an important class of materials called complex oxides will, for the first time, make these materials commercially feasible, according to Penn State ...

Phys.org: 2019-07-10 - MEMS technology

Using Casting, Graphene, and SLM 3D Printing to Create Bioinspired Cilia Sensors

Extremely sensitive cilia structures in nature perform MEMS flow sensing activities – this is why crickets can detect extremely low airflow velocities and spider legs are very sensitive to low ...

3dprint: 2019-07-11 - MEMS technology

High-safety, flexible and scalable rechargeable planar micro-batteries

Increasing development of micro-scale electronics has stimulated demand of the corresponding micro-scale power sources, especially for micro-batteries (MBs). However, complex manufacturing ...

Phys.org: 2019-07-09 - MEMS technology

MEMS business

Vienna: 3D printing Prototypes for Cutting the Cost of Lab-on-a-Chip & Organ-on-a-Chip Systems

A variety of new microfabrication methods are available now for creating rapid prototypes and new systems, and Vienna University of Technology researchers explain new research in ...

3dprint: 2019-07-07 - MEMS business

Nanotechnology

Using liquid metals in nanotechnology

(Nanowerk Spotlight) No, this article is not about the liquid metal T-1000 from the Terminator movies – but if we can interest you in some more down to earth leading-edge research, keep reading nevertheless. The conventional definition of liquid metals ...

Nanowerk: 2019-07-11 - Nanotechnology

Conductive graphene materials created by bacteria

Graphene is a revolutionary nanomaterial due to its ability to easily conduct electricity, as well as its extraordinary mechanical strength and flexibility. However, a major hurdle in adopting it for everyday applications is producing graphene at a large ...

Nanowerk: 2019-07-11 - Nanotechnology

Nanoscale visualization of the distribution and optical behavior of dopant in GaN

In Gallium Nitride (GaN) implanted with a small amount of magnesium (Mg), NIMS succeeded for the first time in visualizing the distribution and optical behavior of implanted Mg at the nanoscale ...

Phys.org: 2019-07-09 - Nanotechnology

Tiny supersonic jet injection for nanoscale additive manufacturing

Based on focused electron beam deposition, the technique allows structures to be fabricated from gas-phase precursors at rates approaching what could be expected in the liquid phase - all without raising the temperature of substrates. That could lead to ...

IDTechEx: 2019-07-09 - Nanotechnology

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SemiCon West - Beyond Smart 2019-07-09 - 2019-07-11 Moscone Center - San Franscisco, CA Our industry - and the world - is moving BEYOND SMART
MEMS & Imaging Sensors Summit 2019-09-25 - 2019-09-27 Grenoble, France The Premier Global Gathering for MEMS, Imaging & Sensors Stakeholders
Defense TechConnect Fall Conference & Expo 2019-10-08 - 2019-10-10 National Harbor, Maryland Converging the innovation ecosystem - military leadership, industry scouts, non-traditionals, startups, and investors
IEEE MEMS 2020 2020-01-18 - 2020-01-22 Vancouver, Canada The 33rd International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems
Hilton Head Workshop 2020 2020-05-31 - 2020-06-04 Hilton Head Island, South Carolina A Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Workshop