MEMS technology

What is Microfluidics?

Microfluidics is the study of systems that can process small quantities of fluids by using tiny channels having dimensions at the microscale – typically tens to hundreds of micrometres. Although in the nascent stage, microfluidics is rapidly emerging as ...

News-Medical: 2017-01-03 - MEMS technology

ASE: The challenge and importance of MEMS and Sensor packaging

MEMS and sensor devices have catapulted the Internet of Things (IoT) towards the deployment of billions of sensors in a myriad of applications in electronics technology that will improve the world around us as well as enhance the human condition.

EDN Network: 2017-01-04 - MEMS technology

Manufacturing platform makes intricate biocompatible micromachines

The study, published online January 4, 2017, in Science Robotics, demonstrates a fast manufacturing method Sia calls "implantable microelectromechanical systems" (iMEMS). By exploiting the unique mechanical properties of hydrogels, the researchers ...

techxplore.com: 2017-01-04 - MEMS technology

ADXL354/ADXL355 3-Axis Mems Accelerometers

Analog Devices' ADXL354/ADXL355 perform high-resolution vibration measurement with very-low noise to enable the early detection of structural defects via wireless sensor networks. The low power consumption of the ADXL354 and ADXL355 accelerometers lengthen ...

digikey.com: 2017-01-03 - MEMS technology

Gas Sensors with Contact Pads

A lick-and-stick leak detection system provides self-calibration and ready installation (right). The microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)-based and SiC-based microsensor technologies are well suited for many applications. The suite of technologies ...

techbriefs.com: 2017-01-01 - MEMS technology

MEMS business

MEMS & Sensors Industry Group Hosts Conference Track for CE OEMs at CES 2017

Why: Attendees will gain practical and strategic knowledge on using microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and sensors to personalize consumer experiences with smartphones, wearables, virtual reality (VR) headsets and smart home devices. Who: Speakers from ...

sensorsmag.com: 2017-01-04 - MEMS business

Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology enables new insights into chemical reactions

(Nanowerk News) Eighty percent of all products of the chemical industry are manufactured with catalytic processes. Catalysis is also indispensable in energy conversion and treatment of exhaust gases. It is important for these processes to run as quickly ...

Nano werk: 2017-01-04 - Nanotechnology

Nano-chimneys can cool circuits

HOUSTON – (Jan. 4, 2017) – A few nanoscale adjustments may be all that is required to make graphene-nanotube junctions excel at transferring heat, according to Rice University scientists. The Rice lab of theoretical physicist Boris Yakobson found that ...

scienmag.com: 2017-01-04 - Nanotechnology

Nanoscale rotator

The rotation of the polarization of light by magneto-optical materials is well exploited by macroscale devices such as optical isolators, however, demonstrations in nano-optics or plasmonics are lacking due to issues such as dissipation and phase-matching.

Nature: 2017-01-03 - Nanotechnology

Nanowire 'Inks' Enable Paper-Based Printable Electronics

SEE ALSO: Supersonic Spray Yields New Nanomaterial for Bendable, Wearable Electronics "The nanowires had a 4,000 times higher conductivity than the more commonly used silver nanoparticles that you would find in printed antennas for RFID tags," said ...

thescienceexplorer.com: 2017-01-04 - Nanotechnology

Scientists Create First Plasmonic NanoLaser

Researchers in Finland have manufactured a plasmonic nanolaser. This is functional at visible light frequencies. It also utilizes dark lattice modes in its repertoire. Don't Miss: The Hottest CES 2017 Highlights The scale we are talking about here is ...

i4u.com: 2017-01-04 - Nanotechnology

Featured Event

Event Calendar

MEMS 2017 2017-01-22 - 2017-01-26 Las Vegas, Nevada The 30th Annual IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems
Photonics West 2017 2017-01-28 - 2017-02-02 Moscone Center San Francisco, California, USA The world's largest multidisciplinary event focusing on photonics
INERTIAL '17 2017-03-27 - 2017-03-30 Kauai, Hawaii The 4th IEEE International Symposium on Inertial Sensors & Systems
IEEE-NEMS 2017 2017-04-09 - 2017-04-12 UCLA, Los Angeles, CA The 12th Annual International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems
MEMS & Sensors Technical Congress 2017 2017-05-10 - 2017-05-11 Stanford, CA Working Together to Solve Technical Challenges and Increase Value across the MEMS and Sensors Supply Chain
TechConnect World Innovation Conference & Expo 2017-05-14 - 2017-05-17 Washington, DC Accelerating the Commercialization of Global Innovation
Transducers 2017 2017-06-18 - 2017-06-22 Kaohsiung, Taiwan The 19th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems
MEMS Testing & Reliability 2017 2017-08-01 Santa Clara, CA Workshop and Exhibition
MEMS Manufacturing 2017 2017-08-03 - 2017-08-07 Santa Clara, CA Annual Conference and Exhibition