MEMS technology

Harvesting energy from respiration

'We've been working on harvesting nano- and micro-scale mechanical energy from human activities for several years, for powering bioimplantable devices and even personal electronics,' explains Xudong Wang, who led the research at the University of ...

yesterday Energy Harvesting Journal - MEMS technology

NIST Researchers Use Chemical Process to Cut Diamonds for MEMS Devices

By Cameron Chai Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have developed a new chemical process to make incisions in diamonds so that they can be effectively used in micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS). ...

2011-10-01 AZoNano.com - MEMS technology

MEMS business

TESCAN Introduces the First Plasma FIB-FESEM Workstation

For this reason the FERA 3 XMH is well suited for applications requiring the removal of large volumes of material, particularly in the semiconductor packaging corridor where TSV technology is being utilized. TESCAN will deliver the first system to the ...

today MarketWatch (press release) - MEMS business

Knowles and MEMSTech in MEMS Microphone Patent Dispute | By ...

Knowles Electronics, LLC (“Knowles”), a maker of MEMS microphones owned by the Dover Corporation, and MEMSTech Bhd (“MEMSTech”), an emerging player in the MEMS microphone market, are currently working ...

admin yesterday - MEMS business

'MEMS is mainstream' says MEMS Congress « MEMSblog

This year, the MEMS Industry Group's annual MEMS Congress makes it a key point to recognize that the MEMS technology is no longer a technical oddity employed only in esoteric electronic systems, but a part of everyday ...

MEMS Industry Group today - MEMS business

Sony Acquires Micronics, Inc., US Diagnostic Device Development Venture ...

Utilizing its microfluidics technologies, one of Micronics, Inc.'s main strengths since its inception in 1996, the company has yielded numerous achievements in the advancement of near patient Point of Care products in both the molecular and immunoassay ...

today VAdvert Press Center (press release) - MEMS business

Mechanical bearings suitable for precision component testing and laser feeds

Aerotech's APR mechanical bearing series is suitable for precise rotary positioning in applications such as precision component testing, optical calibration systems, laser micromachining, sub-micron metrology, slip ring assemblies, laser feeds and air ...

2011-09-30 The Engineer - MEMS business

Key technologies of semiconductor industry in the spotlight at SEMICON Europa 2011

SEMICON Europa remains the largest industry event in Europe focussing on technologies and solutions for advanced microelectronics manufacturing including semiconductors, MEMS, printed and plastic electronics, power electronics, and other emerging and ...

yesterday Global SMT & Packaging Magazine - MEMS business

CEi chooses MEMS-based inertial measurement unit from Systron Donner for Navy ...

Systron Donner is providing an IMU for CEi SSAT based on the Systron Donner updated SDI500, an IMU based on micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) technology, under terms of a $350000 contract. The Systron Donner updated SDI500 provides tactical-grade ...

today Military & Aerospace Electronics - MEMS business

MEMS Automotive Market Revving Up in China

At a impulse China's automotive attention is sepulchral renewing direct for MEMS in that market. Expected to arise to USD 387.9 million in 2015, a Chinese automotive MEMS marketplace will be adult from 2010′s USD 194.3 ...

today - MEMS business

Measurement Specialties Acquires Celesco

MEAS uses multiple advanced technologies -- piezo-resistive silicon sensors, application-specific integrated circuits, micro-electromechanical systems ("MEMS"), piezoelectric polymers, foil strain gauges, force balance systems, fluid capacitive devices ...

today MarketWatch (press release) - MEMS business

Nanotechnology

Researchers Develop Nanomaterial to Recycle Waste Heat

By Cameron Chai Research teams at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) have collaborated with the University of Wollongong, Australia to develop a nanomaterial to collect wasted heat from industrial processes and electrical devices and convert it ...

today AZoNano.com - Nanotechnology

Researchers discover two early stages of carbon nanotube growth

... nanotube growth during plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition, finding a disorderly tangle of tube growth that ultimately yields to orderly rows of the nanoscopic tubes, according to a report in the latest edition of the journal Nanotechnology. ...

yesterday PhysOrg.com - Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology holds promise for safer breast implants

Lead review Author Judit E. Puskas, Ph.D., ME, of The University of Akron, and researchers surveyed the literature on breast implants from the perspective of material science to determine how nanotechnology may enable the future development of safer ...

today Nanowerk LLC - Nanotechnology

World's smallest periodic table created in Nottingham

Scientists from the university's Nanotechnology and Nanoscience Centre said a million copies of the table could fit on a single post-it note. Guinness World Records has now confirmed it as the smallest ever made. Scientists created the complete and ...

today BBC News - Nanotechnology

New nanostructure synthesis process set to boost solar cell efficiency

All these approaches involve nanoscale prepatterning or extreme fabrication conditions; hence, they are often limited by associated high cost and low yield. In our present nanomanufacturing process known as Simultaneous Plasma-Enhanced Reactive Ion ...

today Nanowerk LLC - Nanotechnology

Targeting tumors with nanotechnology

The study, which dovetails with Northeastern's focus on use-inspired research that solves global challenges in health, security and sustainability, was supported by a five-year, $2.32 million Cancer Nanotechnology Platform ...

today - Nanotechnology

Can a Polymer Membrane Be the Next Big Thing in Battery Technology?

"The research team, led by Principal Investigator Dr Xie Xian Ning, used a polystyrene-based polymer to deposit the soft, foldable membrane converted from organic waste which, when sandwiched between and charged by two graphite plates, can store charge ...

today IEEE Spectrum - Nanotechnology

Nanotech business

Nanoco extends deal with Japanese partner

Manchester-based Nanoco, which is a world leader in nanotechnology, has agreed to continue working with Tokyo Electron, the major Japanese equipment supplier. Nanoco has produced a solar ink which can be printed using techniques developed by Tokyo ...

today Manchester Evening News - Nanotech business

Featured Event

Event Calendar

Modeling and Simulation of Nano/Microsystems Contest 2011-08-29 - 2011-10-31 University of Michigan
MicroTAS 2011 2011-10-02 - 2011-10-06 Seattle, Washington The 15th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences
IMAPS 2011 - Microelectronics Symposium 2011-10-09 - 2011-10-13 Long Beach CA Bringing Together The Entire Microelectronics Supply Chain!
SENSORS Tech Forum '11 Boston 2011-10-10 - 2011-10-12 Boston, MA NASA Tech Briefs Presents SENSORS Tech Forum Visit MNX at this event
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. Visit MNX at this event
GSA Silicon Series 2011-10-20 Boston, MA Investing in Motion: MEMS Inertial Sensors
MEMS Testing and Reliability Conference 2011-10-20 Santa Clara CA Increase yields, decrease waste and increase profitability for your company
Technology Platform for Various MEMS Scanner Products 2011-10-20 Webinar - 11:30 AM ET, 8:30 AM PT An Approach to Overcome MEMS Law
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.
3-D Architectures for Semiconductor Integration and Packaging 2011-12-12 - 2011-12-14 Burlingame, California Today's Manufacturing Advances, Tomorrow's Impact and Opportunity
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
Sensors Expo & Conference 2012 2012-06-06 - 2012-06-07 Rosemont (Chicago) IL Providing over 25 Years of Technical Innovation & Thought Leadership

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