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MEMS technology

Qualtré Introduces QGYR330H MEMS Gyroscopes for Industrial Applications
Qualtré, Inc is introducing the QGYR330H MEMS gyroscopes, fully integrated three-axis angular rate sensors targeting industrial applications, based on Qualtré's patented Bulk Acoustic Wave (BAW) MEMS technology. The new gyros are manufactured using ...
yesterday AZoNano.com - MEMS technology
thumbnailNew technology: The goose bump sensor
Through use of microfabrication technology, Cho and colleagues built the sensor using a conductive polymer called PEDOT:PSS for the capacitors, which is flexibile compared to brittle metallic conductive materials. The capacitors were embedded in a ...
today Science Codex - MEMS technology
Organ network in transparent chip to study how cancer cells spread
TU/e is starting a special microfabrication lab to develop the required technology. Breast cancer usually spreads to the bone marrow, the brain or the lungs. But it is hard to follow exactly how this process works – it can't be observed directly in the ...
yesterday Phys.Org - MEMS technology
thumbnailNASA's tiny 460GHz vacuum transistor that could one day replace silicon FETs
The helium packaging is tougher, but the NASA researchers think that the techniques used to package current microelectromechanical sensors (gyroscopes, accelerometers) should be suitable for their unorthodox transistors as well. In early testing, a ...
today ExtremeTech - MEMS technology

MEMS business

STMicroelectronics Is on a Tear -- but Don't Believe the Hype
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- STMicroelectronics (STM) is a semiconductor manufacturer whose shares have seen a strong runup lately based on hype over its MEMS (microelectromechanical components) business and an article in Barrons suggesting it's a ...
today TheStreet.com - MEMS business
Top ten MEMS microphone vendors ranked
The packaged MEMS microphone market was worth $833 million in 2013 and is driven by Apple, the leading buyer, according to market researcher IHS. The market research firm added that Apple, by imposing tough penalties for supplier delays, has driven ...
yesterday EDN.com (blog) - MEMS business
thumbnailWhy U.S. Companies Will Win Wearables
As executive director of a global trade association focused on micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) and sensors, I care deeply about wearables because they would not exist without technologies like accelerometers, gyros, and magnetometers. And like ...
yesterday IEEE Spectrum - MEMS business
Steve Whalley, Chief Strategy Officer for MEMS Industry Group, Joins ...
"The MEMS market is experiencing extremely fast growth that is being driven by new and exciting use cases in the mobile and wearables markets," said Mr. Whalley. "I look forward to employing my experience and knowledge in this space to help QuickLogic ...
today MarketWatch - MEMS business

Nanotechnology

New graphene nanoyarn is conductive and as strong as Kevlar
Graphene, a versatile and promising nanomaterial, has so far proven difficult for scientists to manipulate due to the fact that it is only one atom thick. According to the American Chemical Society, graphene has an extremely high strength to weight ...
today Knovel - Nanotechnology
Glass-coated nanotechnology hip op
(Nanowerk News) Using the stuff of sand, silicon dioxide, as a binding layer for replacement bone prosthetics could allow more biocompatible artificial joints to be manufactured as well as reducing the risk of post-operative infection, according to ...
yesterday Nanowerk - Nanotechnology
thumbnailCloaking Material Makes Objects Imperceptible to Touch
But if she had slept atop a thin sheet of scientists' new touch-cloaking nanomaterial, she would have slept like a rock. Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology have created a material that sounds like something from a fictional tale: an ...
today Discover Magazine (blog) - Nanotechnology

Featured Event

AVS 61st International Symposium and Exhibition
The AVS 61st International Symposium and Exhibition addresses cutting edge issues associated with materials, processing and interfaces in both the research and manufacturing communities. The weeklong Symposium fosters a multidisciplinary environment that cuts across traditional boundaries between disciplines, featuring papers from AVS Technical Division, Groups, Focus Topics on emerging technologies and more. An extensive Exhibition of related equipment, tools, materials, supplies, chemicals, services, consulting, technical literature, and new technologies are showcased during the week.

Event Calendar

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
ICMEMSS 2014
2014-12-18 - 2014-12-20
Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, INDIA
International Conference on MEMS and Sensors
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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