MEMS technology

Creating Nanoscale-sized Electromechanical Devices.

According to a study published in Nature Communications, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign discovered new methodology in creating nanoscale-sized electromechanical devices. "In the last five years, there has been a huge gold ...

Labroots: 2018-11-11 - MEMS technology

MicroMaker3D Team Introduces New Laminated Resin Printing Technology

“Microfabrication – the production of very small high-value devices – is an export industry for New Zealand. Until now, however, making these miniature structures has been slow and expensive ...

3dprint: 2018-11-14 - MEMS technology

EVG and Plessey partner on GaN-on-Si monolithic micro-LED technology for AR applications

Plessey of Plymouth, UK is collaborating with EV Group of St Florian, Austria – a supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for semiconductor, micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) and nanotechnology applications – to bring gallium nitride ...

Semiconductor Today magazine: 2018-11-14 - MEMS technology

A MEMS switch for wireless power transfer

If resonant wireless power transfer (WPT) systems are to fulfill their promise for charging electric vehicles and other high-power applications, there is an engineering issue that must first be satisfactorily addressed. One of the biggest challenges in ...

EDN: 2018-11-08 - MEMS technology

MEMS business

Game-Changing Digital-Micro-Switch Technology From Menlo Micro Now Commercially Available

In partnership with Corning Incorporated, leaders in Through Glass Via (TGV) packaging technology, and Silex Microsystems, recognized as the world’s largest pure-play MEMS foundry, Menlo is now sampling product from this new manufacturing line and will ...

RF Globalnet: 2018-11-15 - MEMS business

Emerging MEMS and Sensor Technologies to Watch – 2019 and Beyond

When developing industry forecasts, market analysts gather data from hundreds of companies to provide actionable insights on established technologies and to identify near-term business opportunities. As a developer of new MEMS and sensor technologies for a ...

Solid State Technology: 2018-11-14 - MEMS business

Nanotechnology

Bacteria Ride Bionic Mushrooms to Generate Electricity

The resulting combination represents a three-dimensional interface between the microbiological kingdom (cyanobacteria and mushroom) and smart electronic nanomaterial (graphene nanoribbons).

IEEE Spectrum: 2018-11-08 - Nanotechnology

Simplifying life for diabetics with a nanotechnology breakthrough

Glucose monitoring and hormone therapy are daily challenges that never go away for the 3 million people living with type 1 diabetes in America. Also known as juvenile diabetes because it is often diagnosed in youth, type 1 is an autoimmune disorder in ...

Nanowerk: 2018-11-12 - Nanotechnology

Detecting light in a 'different dimension'

Graphene is a two-dimensional (2-D) nanomaterial with unusual and useful mechanical, optical, and electronic properties. It is both extremely thin and incredibly strong, detects light of almost any color, and conducts heat and electricity well. However ...

Science Daily: 2018-11-13 - Nanotechnology

Nanotribological printing - a novel 3D nanotechnology fabrication technique

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Three-dimensional (3D) nanoprinting, a class of nanoscale additive manufacturing techniques, is attracting increasing interest because it offers novel possibilities for designing and fabricating nanoscale components and devices.

Nanowerk: 2018-11-13 - Nanotechnology

Kyoto University maps nanoscale changes in memory material

The Kyoto University team believes that the discovery could help find a way to scale down memory devices, eventually revolutionising how computers handle information. Compact discs might be falling out of fashion, but they may have inspired the next ...

New Electronics: 2018-11-08 - Nanotechnology

Featured Event

Event Calendar

PowerMEMS 2018 2018-12-04 - 2018-12-07 Daytona Beach, FL
IEEE MEMS 2019 2019-01-27 - 2019-01-31 Seoul, Korea The 32nd International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems