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MEMS technology

thumbnailOff the shelf, on the skin: Stick-on electronic patches for health monitoring ...
The patches stick to the skin like a temporary tattoo and incorporate a unique microfluidic construction with wires folded like origami to allow the patch to bend and flex without being constrained by the rigid electronics components. The patches could ...
yesterday Phys.Org - MEMS technology
thumbnailiPhone 6 Release Date: Analyst Reveals Features Not Seen in iPhone 5S and 5C
"A top MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) sensor's friend said to me, iPhone 6 ​​may add pressure sensor and a temperature and humidity sensor. It seems to be the added plus to go," wrote Sun (via Google translation). It was earlier reported that ...
yesterday International Business Times, India Edition - MEMS technology
thumbnailRainbow-catching Waveguide
... in nanophotonics, biophotonics, hybrid inorganic/organic materials and devices, nonlinear and fiber optics, metamaterials, nanoplasmonics, optofluidics, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), biomedical microelectromechanical systems (BioMEMs), ...
yesterday University at Buffalo Reporter - MEMS technology
thumbnailNew microchip can withstand temperatures up to 300 degrees
Scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Microelectronic Circuits and Systems (IMS) have developed a new type of high-temperature process which means that the compact microchips require no additional cooling in order to withstand the intense heat.
2014-04-02 PCR-online.biz - MEMS technology
thumbnailTiny biomolecular tweezers studying force effect of cells
Conceptual design of MAP-nDEP tweezers. a) Schematic of chip layout: Circu-lar magnetic nickel pads (blue) were flanked by interdigitated gold electrodes (red). b) Paramagnetic beads were introduced to chip surface by microfluidics and loaded onto the ...
yesterday Nanowerk - MEMS technology
"Cool" Microchips Even Under Pressure
Temperatures often over 200°C occur in geothermal and oil production--conventional microelectronics hit their limits there. Researchers have now fabricated compact microchips that can keep their cool even at 300°C. An enormous treasure slumbers in the ...
today PCBDesign007 - MEMS technology
thumbnailSamsung Phones To Get Thinner, Lighter And Bendy-er
Graphene transmits signals on a micro scale meaning you can make devices thinner than ever. It's a reasonably new discovery as it was found in 2004 and the aim now is to place it in chips replacing much thicker silicon. Samsung has now found a way ...
today Know Your Mobile - MEMS technology
thumbnailMulti-Layered Graphene Serves as Anode for Saliva-Powered Micro-Sized ...
The anode is actually composed of carbon nanomaterial graphene. Other microbial fuel cells used graphene oxide, but the researchers showed that pure multi-layered graphene can serve as a suitable anode material. While the researchers tested this mini ...
today AZoNano.com - MEMS technology
thumbnailSPIE Photonics Europe 2014: MEMS mirrors for genetic research
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems (IPMS) in Dresden, Germany, have developed a programmable micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) chip that can divert light of varying wavelengths at high speed with micrometre (µm) ...
yesterday Novus Light Technologies Today - MEMS technology
Ultrafast mirror array enhances gene microscopy
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems IPMS in Dresden, Germany, have developed a programmable microelectromechanical (MEMS) chip which can divert light of varying wavelengths at ultra-high speed and with ...
yesterday Optics.org - MEMS technology

MEMS business

InvenSense Inc Is Poised to Win Share in MEMS Microphones
According to a new report from IHS, MEMS microphone sales will exceed $1 billion in 2014, up 24% from last year. Long-term, the market is expected to reach $1.37 billion in 2017 with big customers Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL ) and Samsung (NASDAQOTH: ...
yesterday Motley Fool - MEMS business
Next-gen RF MEMS Switch for a Smarter, Faster Internet of Things ...
Micro-electromechanical Systems (MEMS) and sensor networks give us access to a more connected and quantified world by making “big data from little data.” (ARM CTO Mike Muller explored the topic at a recent MEMS ...
MEMS Industry Group yesterday - MEMS business
InvenSense, Sonion Collaborate on Hearing Aid Microphones
InvenSense Inc. in Sunnyvale, California, a fabless supplier of MEMS microphones, has struck a deal with Sonion A/S in Roskilde, Denmark, a leading developer and supplier of hearing aids. The two companies will collaborate on the development of MEMS ...
today EE Times - MEMS business
MEMS Mics Pass $1B Milestone
PORTLAND, Ore. — The market for micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) microphones will top $1 billion in 2014 for the first time, up 24% from $837 million in 2013, according to IHS Technology in El Segundo, Calif. And although its growth rate is ...
yesterday EE Times - MEMS business

Nanotechnology

thumbnailInspired by moth eyeballs, chemists develop gold coating that dims glare
To do it, the group etched a repeating pattern of cones modeled on moth eyeballs at the nanoscale on Teflon and other nonstick surfaces. They then applied a thin layer of gold over the cones and, voila, the shine from the gold and any light reflecting ...
today Phys.Org - Nanotechnology
thumbnailHow IBM Is Using Nanotechnology To Tackle MRSA And HIV
asked Dr. Yi Yan Yang, who works at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology in Singapore. "You need to work with me." That evening, Yang filled Hedrick in on how she was using high-tech nanomaterials for medical purposes. "She was ...
today Fast Company - Nanotechnology
thumbnailTo bridge LEDs' green gap, scientists think small - really small
Using pure InN, rather than layers of alloy nitride materials, would eliminate one factor that contributes to the inefficiency of green LEDs: nanoscale composition fluctuations in the alloys. These have been shown to significantly impact LED efficiency.
yesterday Nanowerk - Nanotechnology
Boron nitride can harvest mechanical vibrations at the nanoscale
Converting mechanical vibrations into electrical energy is an old problem: all you need is something that vibrates and some kind of transducer to transform kinetic energy into electricity. This is very appealing because mechanical vibrations are an ...
today nanotechweb.org - Nanotechnology

Featured Event

Hilton Head 2014
A Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Workshop.

Event Calendar

The 9th Annual IEEE International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems
2014-04-13 - 2014-04-16
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
RF MEMS: A Solution for the LTE Advanced Standard and future 5G
2014-04-17
Online - 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM EDT
Hosted by Guillaume d'Eyssautier, DELFMEMS
2014 Biosensors & Analytics Conference
2014-04-23 - 2014-04-24
Cleveland, OH
Sensing the Future of Healthcare
MEMS Industry Group Conference
2014-04-24
Tokyo, Japan
The Global MEMS Supply Chain
IEEE SF Bay Area MEMS Chapter
2014-04-30
Qualcomm Cafe, Santa Clara, CA - 7:45pm
MEMS WARS: A New Hope - Dr. Kurt Petersen, Palios Inc.
MicroManufacturing Conference & Exhibits
2014-05-06 - 2014-05-08
Hartford, CT
MIG M2M Forum 2014
2014-05-20 - 2014-05-21
Berkeley, CA
The MEMS Supply Chain - It Takes a Village
12th Annual MEPTEC MEMS Technology Symposium
2014-05-22
San Jose, CA
Advances in MEMS - Foundations in Design, Process, Packaging and Test
Medical MEMS and Sensors 2014
2014-05-28 - 2014-05-29
Detroit, Michigan
Design Automation Conference (DAC 2014)
2014-06-01 - 2014-06-05
San Francisco, CA
IEEE International Microwave Symposium (IMS2014)
2014-06-01 - 2014-06-06
Tampa Bay, FL
For technologists involved in all aspects of microwave theory and practice
Hilton Head 2014
2014-06-08 - 2014-06-14
Hilton Head Island, SC
A Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Workshop
Microtech 2014
2014-06-15 - 2014-06-19
Washington, DC
Addressing advancements in traditional technologies, emerging technologies and business practices.
Sensors Expo & Conference
2014-06-24 - 2014-06-26
Rosemont, IL
MicroTAS 2014
2014-10-26 - 2014-10-30
San Antonio, TX
AVS 61st International Symposium and Exhibition
2014-11-09 - 2014-11-14
Baltimore, MD
Science and Technology of Materials, Interfaces, and Processing
The 28th International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems
2015-01-18 - 2015-01-22
Estoril, Portugal
Transducers 2015
2015-06-21 - 2015-06-25
Anchorage, Alaska

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