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MEMS technology
 Ultrafine processing technology continues its evolution
- Figure 1: Microfabrication using the desktop ELID grinding machine When hydroxide ions (OH-) produced by the electrolysis of water within the nozzle fall on the grinding wheel, they react with the electrically conductive materials on the grinding wheel ...
today PhysOrg.com - MEMS technology
- Butterfly wings inspire design of water-repellent surface
- The researchers used an etching process to carve out micro-scale pores and sculpt tiny cones from the silicon. The team found that features of the resulting structure that might usually be considered defects, such as undercuts beneath the etching mask ...
today EurekAlert (press release) - MEMS technology
 How The World's Lightest Material Was Made
- “I figured if we could order the material at the micro-scale, we could make a much more robust material. Dr. Schaedler made it happen - he developed the actual process to get down to ultra-low density.” That process involves a pouring a liquid material ...
today TPM - MEMS technology
 Novel Method Facilitates Silicon and Piezoelectric Material Integration for ...
- Scientists have previously used cutting, grinding and polishing techniques to produce the desired size from the bulk material, which is an error-prone method and is not suitable for producing MEMS and NEMS devices. Eom's research team has overcome this ...
2011-11-18 Azom.com - MEMS technology
- Graphite substrate exploration for vertical nitride LEDs
- Three of the researchers from the new work were involved in this earlier result. The researchers conclude that “the graphite substrate can be considered as a promising candidate for high-brightness LEDs by the wafer bonding process.”
2011-11-19 Semiconductor Today - MEMS technology
- New Microelectronic Device Maps Brain Activity In Unprecedented ...
- A team of researchers co-led by the University of Pennsylvania has developed and tested a new high-resolution, ultra-thin device capable of recording brain activity from the cortical surface without having to use penetrating ...
Christopher Fisher, PhD yesterday - MEMS technology
MEMS business
 2000 jobs could be created in microelectronics sector in 5 years
- Midas Ireland predicts that a further 2000 jobs could be created in the microelectronics industry in Ireland in five years, following news that ON Semiconductor will create 69 new jobs in a major investment in its Limerick operations. ...
today Siliconrepublic.com - MEMS business
- New white paper outlines solution for reliable multi-way fluidic ...
- By combining specialist glass, quartz and ceramic technologies with knowledge of high performance microfluidics, Dolomite is able to provide solutions for a broad range of application areas including environmental ...
Dolomite Microfluidics today - MEMS business
- Precision Mechatronics acquires Surfx Technologies
- By Kevin Gomez on 21 November 2011 Precision Mechatronics has acquired US-based Surfx Technologies, a specialist company offering high-speed atmospheric plasma technology for treating microelectro-mechanical systems (MEMS), microfluidics, ...
yesterday PACE Today - MEMS business
- Smart systems research group tackles design methodology
- Advanced packaging technologies such as system-in-package (SiP) and chip stacking (3D IC) with through-silicon vias (TSV) already allow manufacturers to package heterogeneous parts -- digital and analog electronics, RF, MEMS, other sensors, ...
2011-11-18 ElectroIQ - MEMS business
Nanotechnology
- Researchers watch a next-gen memory bit switch in real time
- For the first time, engineering researchers have been able to watch in real time the nanoscale process of a ferroelectric memory bit switching between the 0 and 1 states. Ferroelectric materials have the potential to replace current memory designs, ...
today R & D Magazine - Nanotechnology
- Microscope probes living cells at the nanoscale - physicsworld.com
- Microscope probes living cells at the nanoscale. Nov 18, 2011 1 comment · Images taken using the new AFM technique · New technique brings mechanical properties of cells to life. Researchers in the US and UK say they have invented a new ...
2011-11-18 - Nanotechnology
 Microfabricated polymers thrive under pressure
- Now, Syoji Ito and co-workers from Osaka University and other institutions in Japan have developed a new way to fabricate nanoscale polymer structures with extreme spatial accuracy using the radiation pressure of a focused near-infrared (NIR) laser ...
today Nanowerk LLC - Nanotechnology
 You Can't Even See the World's Smallest Car!
- Recent reports have revealed that there has been a recent development that might be called a breakthrough in the field of nanotechnology. It was revealed by a research team from the University of Groningen in Netherlands that it is actually a device ...
today News Tonight - Nanotechnology
Nanotech business
 Mountain View company improves upon solar panel
- Paradoxically, Alta's nano-material is relatively expensive, super-thin film gallium arsenide. Some people, such as researchers at UC Berkeley, maintain that the solution is cells made from abundant super-cheap materials. Norris counters that cheap ...
yesterday KGO-TV - Nanotech business
- Congressional update on the Nanotechnology Advancement and New Opportunities ...
- "Nanotechnology has the potential to create entirely new industries and radically transform the basis of competition in other fields," Rep Honda said. "But one of the things I have heard from experts in the field is that while the United States is a ...
yesterday Nanotechnology News (press release) - Nanotech business
Featured Event
Reflecting the rapid growth of the MEMS field and the commitment and success of its research community, the IEEE MEMS Conference series has evolved into a premier annual event in the MEMS area.This Conference reflects from the rapid proliferation of the commitment and success of the Microsystems research community. Call for abstracts deadline is September 13, 2011. For more information, visit www.mems2012.org.
Event Calendar
- 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
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- 2012 Consumer Electronics Association - MEMS TechZone
- 2012-01-10 - 2012-01-13
Las Vegas NV
MEMS has an official home at CES
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- SPIE Photonics West 2012
- 2012-01-21 - 2012-01-26
San Francisco CA
The world's leading photonics, laser, and biomedical optics conference
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- IEEE MEMS 2012
- 2012-01-29 - 2012-02-02
Paris, France
Focus on Strategies for Reducing Time and Cost of MEMS Testing
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- MM / MEMS / NANO Live USA
- 2012-03-07 - 2012-03-08
Rosemont (Chicago) IL
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- MEMS Executive Congress 2012
- 2012-03-20
Zurich, Switzerland
MEMS Industry Group event co-located with Smart Systems Integration
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- MicroManufacturing and NanoManufacturing
- 2012-03-28 - 2012-03-29
Boston, MA
The Power of Connecting. Your Next Customer is Here!
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- Hilton Head Workshop 2012
- 2012-06-03 - 2012-06-07
Hilton Head Island, SC
A Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Workshop
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- 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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- ACTUATOR 2012
- 2012-06-18 - 2012-06-20
Bremen, Germany
International Conference and Exhibition on New Actuators and Drive Systems
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- TechConnect World Summit & Innovation Showcase
- 2012-06-18 - 2012-06-21
Santa Clara CA
Increase your Innovation Pipeline!
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- SEMICON West 2012
- 2012-07-10 - 2012-07-12
San Francisco CA
Connect to Buyers, Grow your Business!
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