MEMS technology

An Army of Microscopic Robots Is Ready to Patrol Your Body

Each smaller than the width of a human hair, the microbots have a blocky body equipped with solar cells and two pairs of platinum legs.

Singularity Hub: 2020-09-08 - MEMS technology

Fabrication of a single-crystal giant magnetoresistive device on a polycrystalline film

The team demonstrated for the first time that a single-crystal magnetoresistive device can be bonded onto the surface of a polycrystalline electrode using a wafer bonding technique. The fabrication of high-performance single-crystal devices has proven ...

Nanowerk: 2020-08-27 - MEMS technology

AlN MEMS filters with extremely high bandwidth widening capability

This paper presents radio frequency (RF) microelectromechanical system (MEMS) filters with extremely high bandwidth widening capability. The proposed filtering topologies include hybrid ...

Nature: 2020-09-06 - MEMS technology

Scientist unveils a 3-D printed device to excite nerves

A tiny, thin-film electrode with a 3-D-printed housing has been implanted in the peripheral nervous system of songbirds, where it successfully recorded electrical impulses that drive vocalizations.

Medical Xpress: 2020-08-28 - MEMS technology

Micromachines Making Headway in Medical Applications

But the potential of micromachine technology goes well beyond that. Accelerometers, which improve the operation of pacemakers, are being integrated into the medical mainstream. On the horizon are devices that will play primary roles in health-care delivery ...

MD&M East: 2020-09-01 - MEMS technology

3D Printed Microfluidics on Glass to Integrate Sensors

A curated collection of industry and product deep-dives. I’ve known Alexander Oster a long time now. He joined FIT at 16 to work on making a printer and later writing code for the leading ...

3dprint.com: 2020-09-05 - MEMS technology

Metamaterials Enable Faster, More Powerful Semiconductor-Free Microelectronics

Researchers at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) have developed the first optically controlled microelectronic device that doesn’t use a semiconductor. The research allows for the design of microelectronic devices that work faster and can ...

Design News: 2020-09-03 - MEMS technology

MEMS business

Femtosecond lasers for medical device manufacturing and ultra-high precision micromachining applications

It sets new standards for all-in-one femtosecond lasers in medical device manufacturing and ultra-high precision micromachining applications. Femtosecond lasers provide a cold ablation micromachining process due to their high peak-power. The high peak ...

Optics: 2020-09-04 - MEMS business

Nanotechnology

DNA-based nanotechnology stimulates potent antitumor immune responses

Combining their expertise in protein engineering and synthetic DNA technology, scientists at The Wistar Institute successfully delivered nanoparticle antitumor vaccines that stimulated robust CD8 T cell immunity and controlled melanoma growth in preclinical models.

Medical Xpress: 2020-09-10 - Nanotechnology

New Nanoscale LED Topples the “Efficiency Droop”—And Turns Into a Laser, Too

Scientists at NIST have built a “better” nanoscale LED that overcomes an efficiency problem that has plagued LED applications for years—and it can turn into a laser, too. Initially, the joint research team from the National Institute of Science and ...

All About Circuits: 2020-08-28 - Nanotechnology

A new twist on DNA origami: Meta-DNA structures transform the DNA nanotechnology world

A team of scientists from ASU and Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) led by Hao Yan, ASU's Milton Glick Professor in the School of Molecular Sciences, and director of the ASU Biodesign Institute's Center for Molecular Design and Biomimetics,

Phys.org: 2020-09-07 - Nanotechnology

Nanoscale engines far colder than even deepest outer space

Rapid breakthroughs in the fabrication and measurement of devices at the nanoscale are now presenting us with the opportunity to explore this new physics in the laboratory. Whilst experiments are now within reach, they remain extremely challenging due to ...

Nanowerk: 2020-09-03 - Nanotechnology

Featured Periodical

Springer Nature Publishing Releases New Book on MEMS Manufacturing Authored by Dr. Michael Huff, Founder and Director of the MEMS and Nanotechnology Exchange (MNX) at Corporation for National Research Initiatives.

The volume is entitled: Process Variations in Microsystems Manufacturing and covers how to estimate and manage the dimensional and material property variations resulting from the use of micro- and nano-fabrication techniques when designing and developing a microsystems device for production. This book is a valuable resource for practitioners, researchers and engineers working in the field as well as students at either the undergraduate or graduate level.

This book thoroughly examines and explains the basic processing steps used in MEMS fabrication (both integrated circuit and specialized micro machining processing steps. The book places an emphasis on the process variations in the device dimensions resulting from these commonly used processing steps. This will be followed by coverage of commonly used metrology methods, process integration and variations in material properties, device parameter variations, quality assurance and control methods, and design methods for handling process variations. A detailed analysis of future methods for improved microsystems manufacturing is also included. This book is a valuable resource for practitioners, researchers and engineers working in the field as well as students at either the undergraduate or graduate level.

Examines and explains the basic processing steps used in MEMS fabrication; Illustrates best practices and lessons learned in manufacturing of microsystems for commercial products with detailed case studies; Reviews future methods that may provide for improved process variations.