MEMS technology

Pop-Up Printing Techniques in the Age of 3D Printing

The age of 3D printing is upon us, and many individuals and companies alike have leveraged the power of 3D printing for everything from the manufacturing of parts to creating fully functioning prosthetic limbs. Now, researchers at Northwestern ...

2015-01-09 Science Times - MEMS technology

Engineers Show How to Make 3D Neural Circuits from Simple 2D Surfaces

"The resulting processes of controlled, compressive buckling induce rapid, large-area geometric extension into the third dimension," the researchers write, "capable of transforming the most advanced functional materials and planar microsystems into ...

2015-01-10 Motherboard - MEMS technology

SmartRounds Creates World's First Non-Lethal Non-Impact Smart Bullets

The micro-controlled, patent-pending ShockRounds™ and PepperRounds™ can be fired from a standard 12 gauge shotgun - a great fit for the US Military, law enforcement and others. These SmartRounds™ use MEMS micro-electro-mechanical technology ...

today Digital Journal - MEMS technology

How Ancient Origami Will Influence the Design Future and Speed of Additive ...

They say the next steps are developing a more general unfolding algorithm for a given CAD model, developing internal and external actuation mechanisms for better control of self-folding and automatic folding, testing the AAM process in the micro-scale ...

2015-01-09 3DPrint.com - MEMS technology

MEMS business

SLIDESHOW: CES 2015: MEMS that Wearables/IoT Need

ORLANDO, Fla. — All things MEMS, especially how they provide greater functionality in smaller, more power-efficient wearable Internet of Things (IoT) devices, was the overall theme of the “Sensors and MEMS Technology" track at the Consumer Electronics ...

today EE Times - MEMS business

OmniVision Partners with Wavelens to Provide MEMS-Based Autofocus ...

"With our partnership with OmniVision, we are able to fully leverage the high-speed focus and low-power consumption that our MEMS-based autofocus technology offers," said Sebastien Bolis, CEO at Wavelens. "Together, we are redefining what users can do ...

yesterday AZoNano.com - MEMS business

Nanotechnology

Researchers Develop Nanoscale Surface which Prevents Bacterial Attachment

The research published in the Biofouling journal focuses on the formation of nanoscale pores which alter the surface energy and electrical charge of a metal surface. A repulsive force is exerted on the bacterial cells, which prevents the attachment of ...

today AZoNano.com - Nanotechnology

Nanowire-Coated Fabric Keeps You Warm So Your House Won't Have To

The nanomaterial-coated fabric they created traps heat inside a person's clothing, thereby removing the necessity to heat empty space and inanimate objects, and lowering the cost of household heating to (theoretically) almost nothing. The team began ...

today Popular Science - Nanotechnology

Ultra-thin nanomaterial is at the heart of a major battery breakthrough

Nazar's group is best known for their 2009 Nature Materials paper ("A highly ordered nanostructured carbon–sulphur cathode for lithium–sulphur batteries") demonstrating the feasibility of a Li-S battery using nanomaterials. In theory, sulphur can ...

today Nanowerk - Nanotechnology

Featured Event

Event Calendar

The 28th International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems 2015-01-18 - 2015-01-22 Estoril, Portugal
Mobile Sensor Deployment 2015-01-29 Online 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST Making the whole greater than the sum of its' parts
SPIE Photonics West 2015 2015-02-07 - 2015-02-12 Moscone Center San Francisco Photonics West, the #1 laser, photonics, biomedical optics conference
SPIE Advanced Lithography 2015 2015-02-22 - 2015-02-26 San Jose, CA The #1 Event for Lithographic Technologies, Materials, Processing, and more.
MEMS Executive Congress Europe 2015 2015-03-09 - 2015-03-10 Copenhagen, Denmark
NANOSMAT-Asia 2015 Conference 2015-03-24 - 2015-03-27 Kayseri, Turkey The 2nd International Conference on Surfaces, Coatings and Nanostructured Materials
DTIP of MEMS/MOEMS 2015 2015-04-27 - 2015-04-30 Montpelier, France Design, Test, Integration & Packaging
Medical MEMS and Sensors 2015 2015-04-29 - 2015-04-30 Santa Clara, California Annual Conference and Exhibition
M2M Forum 2015 2015-05-06 - 2015-05-07 Boston, MA More information will be available soon!
Automotive Sensors and Electronics Expo 2015 2015-05-20 Detroit, MIchigan Annual Conference and Exhibition
TechConnect World Innovation Conference & Expo 2015-06-14 - 2015-06-17 Washington, DC Nanotech, Microtech, Biotech, Cleantech
Transducers 2015 2015-06-21 - 2015-06-25 Anchorage, Alaska
MEMS Manufacturing 2015 2015-08-05 - 2015-08-06 Santa Clara, California Annual Conference and Exhibition
MIG Conference Asia 2015 2015-09-09 - 2015-09-10 Shanghai, China Stay tuned for more details!
MEMS Executive Congress US 2015 2015-11-04 - 2015-11-06 Napa, CA Stay tuned for more details!