|
View Mailing Online
MEMS technology
 A quarter century of smallsat progress
- Among the key technical advances Janson cited are improvements in microprocessors, solar cells, batteries, and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) that give smallsats capabilities previously possible only with larger spacecraft. ...
today The Space Review - MEMS technology
- Self-directed microspider could repair blood vessels
- A new spider-like micromachine could swim through a person's blood vessels, healing damaged areas and delivering drugs as it goes. Ayusman Sen of Pennsylvania State University in University Park and his colleagues have created the self-propelling ...
today New Scientist - MEMS technology
- Researchers Develop Prototype in Terahertz Light Range
- Using the micro-scale device, the researchers have illustrated that graphene's responsiveness to light at terahertz wavelengths can be harnessed accurately. Research leader Feng Wang, who serves at Berkeley Lab's ...
today - MEMS technology
- Laser microprocessing miniature products
- 3D-Micromac AG is a supplier of customized laser micro machining systems, a service provider for materials and surface machining, and a solution provider for the development of specific production processes.
today Industrial Laser Solutions Magazine - MEMS technology
 Test could give HIV diagnosis 'in minutes'
- It combines microfluidics, an interdisciplinary field of science that deals with tiny amounts of fluids, with nanotechnology in a single, hand-held device. The resulting chip is essentially a miniature ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) test, ...
today SciDev.net - MEMS technology
 Novel Device to Study Unique Properties of Graphene Metamaterials
- Using the micro-scale device, the researchers demonstrated that graphene's responsiveness to light at terahertz wavelengths can be tuned accurately. Research leader Feng Wang, who serves at Berkeley Lab's Materials Sciences Division as well as an ...
yesterday Azom.com - MEMS technology
MEMS business
- Alchimer Discloses Major TSV Barrier Film Advance; 100 Percent Step Coverage ...
- Alchimer today disclosed that its AquiVia TSV barrier-layer process has the ability to provide uniform, guaranteed 100 percent step coverage over complex silicon topography, including high-aspect-ratio vias with scalloped walls. ...
yesterday MarketWatch (press release) - MEMS business
 Wipro-Imec launch Arise labs
- This is next generation to MEMS, or microelectromechanical systems, that is prevalent today Arise Labs, an independent research and development institute set up jointly by Wipro and imec, a Belgium based nanoelectronics research institute was launched ...
yesterday Livemint - MEMS business
- Consumer MEMS to See Highest Growth Yet This Year at 37 ...
- Revenue in 2011 for consumer and mobile MEMS will hit $2.25 billion, up a best-ever expansion level of 37 percent, compared to the previous high-water mark of 27 percent in 2010 when revenue reached $1.64 billion. ...
MEMS Industry Group today - MEMS business
- Advanced Motion Sensing Gets New Push from ST's iNEMO MEMS Module
- Leveraging the same micromachining technology process that ST has successfully applied to more than 1.54 billion motion sensors already sold, the LSM330DLC multi-sensor module is available in engineering samples, with unit pricing at $3.2 for volumes ...
today MarketWatch (press release) - MEMS business
- Kistler - New high-sensitivity low-noise MEMS capacitive accelerometers
- Latest from Kistler is the K-Beam high-sensitivity, low-noise MEMS capacitive accelerometer family. The K-Beam family is designed to support single-axis and triaxial measurement requirements within automotive, aerospace, civil engineering, OEM, ...
today Electropages (press release) - MEMS business
- CellGuide to Use Baolab's NanoEMS Technology to Add 3D Compasses to Its CLIOX ...
- ... to create nanoscale MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems) within the standard metal structure of a CMOS wafer using standard, high volume CMOS lines, that significantly reduces the cost of the compass by up to two thirds. “Baolab's 3D NanoCompass ...
2011-09-04 SBWire (press release) - MEMS business
 International semiconductor show to kick off in Taiwan
- 7-9, highlighting advanced technologies such as micro electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), LEDs and 3D integrated circuits, the organizers said Tuesday. The annual exhibition will have 570 registered exhibitors taking up 1200 booths, up 2 percent and 5 ...
today Focus Taiwan News Channel - MEMS business
- Fail-safe iMEMS Gyroscope Provides Unmatched Shock and Vibration Immunity for ...
- Unlike alternative MEMS gyros, the ADXRS800's unique architecture enables very accurate performance in exceedingly harsh automotive environments without the need for complex and costly system-level counter measures. Sensitivity to linear acceleration ...
today MarketWatch (press release) - MEMS business
Nanotechnology
- Nanoscale copy, cut and paste - nanotechweb.org
- Focused ion beams and template stripping engineer complex 3D metallic nanostructures.
2011-09-02 - Nanotechnology
- Step toward digital graphene transistors
- ... used in digital applications, that would be really important," says Chen, who is working with Joerg Appenzeller, a professor of electrical and computer engineering and scientific director of nanoelectronics at Purdue's Birck Nanotechnology Center. ...
today R & D Magazine - Nanotechnology
- Artificial Retina Impresses, But Is It Nanotechnology? - IEEE Spectrum
- Nanoelectrodes seem to form the basis of artificial retina technology, we just don't know much about them.
2011-09-02 - Nanotechnology
 Nanotechnoglogy world: Nanomedicine offers new cures
- These are exciting medical developments, but it's worth considering the wider implications of this use of nanotechnology. More and better tests may lead to cheaper treatments for those with disease, but could also result in increased treatment of ...
yesterday The Guardian - Nanotechnology
 Scientists Create World's First Molecule-Sized Electric Motor
- By Peter Pachal Researchers at Tufts University in Massachusetts have created the world's smallest electric motor, the size of a single molecule, recently publishing the results in the scientific journal Nature Nanotechnology. ...
today PC Magazine - Nanotechnology
 Solar power conversion using diodes coupled to antennas
- In the developing technology of rectenna solar cells, light is received as electromagnetic waves in micro-antennas and converted to direct-current power using ultra-high frequency nanoscale diodes. Semiconductor solar cells have improved over the years ...
today SPIE Newsroom - Nanotechnology
- Study Reveals that Superconducting Materials Exhibit Unique Properties at ...
- By Cameron Chai University of Arkansas researchers have discovered that nanoscale superconductors and associated materials retain their original properties even when developed under strain as atomically thin layers, which is essential to obtain ...
yesterday AZoNano.com - Nanotechnology
 Help for nanoscale materials research
- Scientists from ETH Zurich have succeeded in solving a key problem in materials research: they have developed a procedure with which they can measure the contact angle of a nanoparticle as small as ten nanometres at the interface between two liquids. ...
2011-09-03 Nanotechnology News (press release) - Nanotechnology
- Nanorobots Are Not a Technology; They Are a Prediction
- This confusion reared its ugly head recently in an article discussing nanotechnology in cancer treatments. There is probably no more somber a topic than cancer. If you have not been directly affected by it, chances are you know someone who has. ...
today IEEE Spectrum - Nanotechnology
Nanotech business
- Survey Study on Nanotechnology and Dermatology Education in the US
- By Cameron Chai The Nanodermatology Society has released a pilot study titled 'Nanotechnology and dermatology education in the United States: Data from a pilot survey' that assesses attitudes, perceptions and knowledge of dermatologists in the US ...
yesterday AZoNano.com - Nanotech business
- AIT unveils portfolio of 16 nanotechnology products
- A whopping portfolio of 16 Nanotechnology products and processes were unveiled at the event titled "Nanotechnology Portfolio Release" organized to mark the fifty-second anniversary celebrations of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). ...
today PhysOrg.com (press release) - Nanotech business
 Nano coating from Tomsk
- Their quality increases when they are covered with a thin layer of nano-material. Besides, they become more ecologically friendly, which is very important. Experts say the technology is for “general machine construction”, because it can be applied in ...
yesterday The Voice of Russia - Nanotech business
- ARISE to Produce Inexpensive Hi-Tech Devices for Remote India
- The venture will aim at producing inexpensive hi-tech devices that will be facilitated by technology produced by nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS). The devices developed out of this technology will be facilitating the rural area by providing a ...
today News Tonight - Nanotech business
Featured Event
µ5TAS 2011 continues a series of Conferences that are the premier forum
for reporting research results in microfluidics, microfabrication,
nanotechnology, integration, materials and surfaces, analysis and
synthesis, and detection technologies for life science and chemistry.
Registration opens June 1 at www.microtas2011.org.
Event Calendar
- Improving Performance of MEMS Designs Using Optical Characterization
- 2011-09-14
Webinar - 11:30 AM ET, 8:30 AM PT
MEMS Education Series by MEMS Industry Group
|
|
- BSAC Fall IAB Conference
- 2011-09-21 - 2011-09-23
University of CA, Berkeley
Next 25 Years of MEMS - Come join us in Berkeley to Celebrate
|
|
- Overview of Current State of MEMS Reliability and Test
- 2011-09-26
Webinar - 11:30 AM ET, 8:30 AM PT
MEMS Education Series by MEMS Industry Group
|
|
- MicroTAS 2011
- 2011-10-02 - 2011-10-06
Seattle, Washington
The 15th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences
|
|
- SENSORS Tech Forum '11 Boston
- 2011-10-10 - 2011-10-12
Boston, MA
NASA Tech Briefs Presents SENSORS Tech Forum
|
|
- MEMS in Motion Collaboration Summit
- 2011-10-12 - 2011-10-13
Palm Springs, CA
It's not who you know today. It's who you're going to need to know tomorrow.
|
|
- MEMS Testing and Reliability Conference
- 2011-10-20
San Jose CA
Increase yields, decrease waste and increase profitability for your company
|
|
- MEMS Executive Congress 2011
- 2011-11-02 - 2011-11-03
Monterey, CA
Connecting the MEMS supply chain with MEMS end-users
Visit MNX at this event.
|
|
- American Manufacturing Strategies Summit 2011
- 2011-11-07 - 2011-11-08
Chicago IL
Network with 150 + senior level manufacturing professionals from many disciplines.
|
|
- SPIE Photonics West 2012
- 2012-01-21 - 2012-01-26
San Francisco CA
The world's leading photonics, laser, and biomedical optics conference
|
|
- IEEE MEMS 2012
- 2012-01-29 - 2012-02-02
Paris, France
Focus on Strategies for Reducing Time and Cost of MEMS Testing
|
|
- MEMS Executive Congress 2012
- 2012-03-20
Zurich, Switzerland
MEMS Industry Group event co-located with Smart Systems Integration
|
|
- Hilton Head Workshop 2012
- 2012-06-03 - 2012-06-07
Hilton Head Island, SC
A Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Workshop
|
|
|
|
