MEMS technology

Purdue Researchers Hit DARPA Cooling Target of 1000W/cm^2

Cooling is an ongoing challenge in all of computing. Now, a group of researchers from Purdue University have devised an ‘intra-chip’ cooling technique that hits the 1000-watt per square centimeter target singled out by DARPA. The new approach relies of ...

How We Made It In Africa: 2017-10-24 - MEMS technology

Bee-Inspired Robot Can Go for a Swim and Then Take Off in Flight

There's a camera, a magnetometer, and a gyroscope on-board. The bots could be used in search-and-rescue efforts to find trapped accident victims, or to make close-up studies of animals in their natural environment. Chen and Helbling say the bots could also ...

Popular Mechanics: 2017-10-26 - MEMS technology

Applying pressure - MEMs in the medical industry

The potential of MEMS technology to improve medicine is beginning to be realised and the medical MEMS field is booming with a growing number of development projects such as: glucose monitoring contact lenses from Google, transdermal skin patch sensors for ...

New Electronics: 2017-10-24 - MEMS technology

Researchers Demonstrate New Technique to Make Piezoelectric Microelectromechanical Systems

(Credit: Tianning Liu) Researchers at Pennsylvania State University have demonstrated a new technique for making piezoelectric microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) by connecting a sample of lead zirconate titanate (PZT) piezoelectric thin films to ...

AZOM: 2017-10-26 - MEMS technology

MEMS business

AI and Internet of Things will drive digital transformation through 2020

Businesses are investing heavily in the Internet of Things (IoT) while remaining cautious about investments in artificial intelligence (AI), reveals the Constellation Research 2017 Digital Transformation Study. However, Constellation expects AI to emerge ...

ZDNet: 2017-10-25 - MEMS business

Nanotechnology

New Graphene Sensor is Less Noisy, More Sensitive

Graphene’s ability to detect a variety of chemical and biological molecules would seem to make it a perfect match for sensors. But because graphene is a conductor and lacks an inherent band gap, it’s hard to fashion the material into a transistor that ...

IEEE Spectrum: 2017-10-25 - Nanotechnology

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uTAS 2017 2017-10-22 - 2017-10-26 Savannah, Georgia The 21st International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences
IEEE Sensors 2017 2017-10-29 - 2017-11-01 Glasgow, Scotland, UK Sensor and sensor systems practitioners come together to interact and network with colleagues.
MEMS & Sensors Executive Congress 2017-11-01 - 2017-11-02 Napa Valley, California Exchange ideas, engage with competitors, network and relax with colleagues
Medical MEMS and Sensors 2017 2017-11-08 - 2017-11-09 Santa Clara, CA Diagnostics Wearables Implantables
MEMS 2018 2018-01-21 - 2018-01-25 Belfast, Northern Ireland The 31st IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems
2018 FLEX 2018-02-12 - 2018-02-15 Monterey, CA From Materials to Markets
Microtechnologies in Medicine and Biology 2018-03-26 - 2018-03-28 Monterey, CA