MEMS technology

Five new uses for miracle material graphene

Scientists have layered graphene on top of common glass – a scalable and inexpensive process to get graphene into microelectronic and optoelectronic devices. What's more, they found the sodium in common soda-lime glass, which is used in windows and ...

2016-03-02 Cosmos - MEMS technology

Identical Perovskite Nanowires for Lasers, LEDs and Optics

The researcher notes that lead-halide-perovskite nanowires have already been successfully integrated into perovskite-based solar cells and ultrasensitive, micro-fabricated photodetectors. Furthermore, several research groups have recently reported ...

2016-03-02 Novus Light Technologies Today - MEMS technology

Modernizing a technology from the vacuum tube era to generate cheap power

Now the idea is to revitalize the technology by applying tools of modern-day science, including twenty-first-century materials and microfabrication methods. This is where Schmid and his spin-polarized low-energy electron microscope (SPLEEM) come in.

yesterday Nanowerk - MEMS technology

Graphene Goes Ultra-Thin, Absorbent

We demonstrate the utility of our approach to produce the blackbody absorber on delicate opto-microelectromechanical infrared emitters, using a low-temperature, noncontact fabrication method, which is also large-area compatible. This development may ...

yesterday EE Times - MEMS technology

Ultra-High Resolution 3D Printing at the Micro-Scale with Nanoscribe

The Nanoscribe technology is essentially a micro-scale laser that 3D prints three dimensional constructs, almost like a very small pen, only it writes in photosensitive material at the nanoscale. The process is very similar to direct laser writing but ...

yesterday 3DPrint.com - MEMS technology

Novel device measures stiffness and stickiness of red blood cells

The team, from Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) in Cleveland, OH, describes the innovative device - a microfluidic platform with a computer algorithm that does the math - in a paper published in the journal Technology. Sickle cell disease is a ...

2016-03-02 Medical News Today - MEMS technology

MEMS business

Automotive MEMS Sensor Marke Expected to Grow at a CAGR of 6.0% During 2015-2020

According to Research and Markets that the global automotive MEMS sensor market was valued at $2,600.5 million in 2014, and it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.0% during 2015-2020. And the passenger car market is growing in India and China.

yesterday CTIMES - MEMS business

Nanotechnology

Nanoscale rotor and gripper push DNA origami to new limits

VIDEO: This series of animated illustrations shows two nanoscale machines with moving parts made using DNA as a programmable, self-assembling construction material: a rotary mechanism reported in the journal Science Advances,... view more.

today EurekAlert (press release) - Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology trial shows route to carbon negative cars

Researchers from Vanderbilt and George Washington universities have shown how to convert carbon dioxide from the air into carbon nanotubes for use in batteries. Those batteries can run electric vehicles, according to their study published in the ...

yesterday Climate Home - Nanotechnology

Scientists invent a thermometer for the nanoscale (w/video)

Previous research was focused on a nanoscale thermometer, but we should have been inventing a thermometer for the nanoscale — an important distinction. This adjustment led us to develop a technique which combines local thermal sensing with the ...

yesterday Nanowerk - Nanotechnology

Scientists exploit nanotechnology approaches to speed up chemical reactions

(Nanowerk News) Researchers at the University of Barcelona (UB) and two universities in Australia have introduced a new way of catalysing-speeding up- chemical reactions by applying an electric field between the reacting molecules. This opens the door ...

yesterday Nanowerk - Nanotechnology

Featured Event

Event Calendar

MEMS Technical Congress Europe 2016 2016-03-07 - 2016-03-08 Munich, Germany Delivering Technical Solutions, Together.
Intro to MEMS Reliability 2016-03-21 Online, 11:30am EDT How to Fix Problems Before They Happen
Mid Atlantic Micro Alliance Spring 2016 Symposium 2016-03-25 Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Material Advantage - Pioneering devices enabled by material breakthroughs
IEEE-NEMS 2016 2016-04-17 - 2016-04-20 Matsushima Bay and Sendai, Japan The 11th Annual IEEE International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems
Flexible Sensors 2016 Workshop 2016-04-26 Santa Clara, California
Medical MEMS & Sensors 2016 2016-04-27 - 2016-04-28 Santa Clara CA MEMS and sensor technologies for medical diagnostic applications
14th Annual MEPTEC MEMS Technology Symposium 2016-05-11 San Jose, CA Advancing MEMS and Sensors for Today's Exploding Demands
ADAS Sensors 2016 Workshop 2016-05-19 Detroit, Michigan
TechConnect World Innovation Conference and Expo 2016-05-22 - 2016-05-25 Washington, DC TechConnect World Innovation Conference co-locates with the largest global innovation program in physical and life sciences. The joint programs include the Nanotech 2016 Conference, the National Innovation Summit, and the National SBIR/STTR Conference.
Hilton Head Workshop 2016 2016-06-05 - 2016-06-09 Hilton Head, South Carolina A Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Workshop
Automotive Sensors and Electronics 2016 2016-06-15 - 2016-06-16 Detroit, MI Annual Conference and Exhibition
Sensors Expo & Conference 2016-06-21 - 2016-06-23 San Jose CA INNOVATIVE APPLICATIONS. EXPERT INSTRUCTORS. AUTHORITATIVE CONTENT. TOMORROW'S SOLUTIONS.
uTAS 2016 2016-10-09 - 2016-10-13 Dublin, Ireland The 20th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences
Micro Photonics International Congress Expo 2016-10-11 - 2016-10-13 Messe Berlin Germany Innovation and Miniaturization in Photonics
MEMS 2017 2017-01-22 - 2017-01-26 Las Vegas, Nevada The 30th Annual IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems