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MEMS technology

Transparent battery powers the way to translucent devices

So Cui's group used microfabrication techniques to first create a grid pattern mould out of silicon. Then a 100-micrometre-thick layer of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), a flexible, transparent polymer, was applied using a technique called ...

yesterday Nature.com (subscription) - MEMS technology

NIST Test measures key properties of polymer thin films.

July 26, 2011 - Researchers at NIST have demonstrated a measurement technique that determines 3 fundamental mechanical properties of near-nanoscale films. The technique, which highlights the challenge of making mechanical measurements on an object with ...

today ThomasNet Industrial News Room - MEMS technology

Virginia Tech Researchers sort cancer cells using micromachined ...

Virginia Tech Researchers sort cancer cells using micromachined silicon. Virginia Tech reports today on new research to identify early stage cancer cells. Using ovarian surface epithelial cells from mice, ...

hokietech today - MEMS technology

MEMS business

MEMS Thermal IR Sensor Detects Occupancy

Donna Sandfox, MEMS product manager with Omron Electronic Components discusses the company's thermal IR Sensor at Sensors Expo 2011. With eight microelectromechanical system (MEMS) chips in the sensor, the D6T-8L can ...

Randy Frank today - MEMS business

MEMS Suppliers and OEM End-users to Explore "MEMS in the Mainstream" at MEMS ...

PITTSBURGH, Jul 25, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- MEMS Industry Group (MIG) hosts MEMS Executive Congress 2011, the annual business conference and networking event for the MEMS industry, November 2-3, 2011 in Monterey, CA. Keynote speakers include strategy ...

yesterday MarketWatch (press release) - MEMS business

Caliper Announces CE IVD Mark for LabChip® Dx for Clinical Patient Sample Testing

The LabChip Dx, a novel instrument based on Caliper's robust LabChip microfluidics technology, will now be marketed and sold in Europe with the CE IVD Mark under the European Directive on In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices. ...

today PR Newswire (press release) - MEMS business

More Taiwan-based IC designers cut into iPad 3 supply chain

Taiwan-based IC design houses Novatek Microelectronics, Richtek Technology, Capella Microsystems (Taiwan) and Integrated Memory Logic (iML) have reportedly entered the supply chain for iPad 3, according to industry sources. ...

today Digitimes - MEMS business

Precision Linear Stages suit surface metrology applications.

Other applications include scribing, micro-machining, and delay lines. Receive similar stories and other customized news to keep you in the know on the products shaping industry. Irvine, CA - Newport Corporation, a worldwide leader in motion control ...

today ThomasNet Industrial News Room - MEMS business

3D IC with TSV show significant advances in last 12 months

When examining the commercial introduction of 3D integration (with TSV) one must remember that ultimately the acceptance of new technology introductions always come down to economics and ROI. When determining the valuse of 3D integration one must ...

today ElectroIQ - MEMS business

DuPont Acquires Silicon-Ink Nanotech Firm Innovalight

Innovalight, a privately held developer of silicon ink nanotechnology for solar cells, has been acquired by DuPont for an undisclosed price. Founded in 2002, Innovalight has developed nanotechnology-based silicon ink and processing technologies that ...

yesterday Smart Energy News - MEMS business

Nanotechnology

Integrating DNA nanotechnology with traditional silicon processing for sub ...

This work is the first to directly transfer the shape of DNA nanostructure to SiO 2 , making it possible to integrate DNA nanotechnology with traditional silicon processing. "Our approach to pattern transfer for bottom-up nanofabrication is based on ...

today Nanowerk LLC - Nanotechnology

Nano foils smart-coat surfaces to work with light

Picking up the phone these days means holding nanotechnology in your hand. Now that phones do so much more than carry voices, and we look at the things, nanotechnology steps in. The engineers at NaPanil are part of a research project to keep European ...

today euronews - Nanotechnology

Nanoplasmonic 'whispering gallery' breaks emission time record in semiconductors

Now, scientists at the University of Pennsylvania have applied the same principle on the nanoscale to reduce emission lifetime, a key property of semiconductors, which can lead to the development of new ultrafast photonic devices. ...

yesterday R & D Magazine - Nanotechnology

Integrating DNA nanotechnology with traditional silicon processing ...

Integrating DNA nanotechnology with traditional silicon processing for sub-20nm resolution.

today - Nanotechnology

Nanotech business

Innovnano Builds New Nanomaterial Plant

This is an innovative industrial unit, which will manufacture nanomaterials from a worldwide unique process. This infrastructure, being built on a 3.3 hectare plot, will also be equipped with a laboratory gifted with the most advanced equipment. ...

yesterday Nanowerk LLC - Nanotech business

Featured Event

The world of inertial devices is in a rapid state of change. Value is shifting. Players are changing. The entire industry of motion is in motion. While we all know the current players, our growth depends on meeting and engaging the emerging innovators. The world leader in MEMS technology information, Yole Developpement, is harnessing the power and efficiency of an exciting new networking and collaboration event.

Not another tradeshow or conference, the MEMS in Motion Collaboration Summit promises the freedom to meet, learn, talk, and ultimately collaborate in a time-efficient and casual environment. The Yole team will bring together industry leaders for this first-of-a-kind, two-day event in Palm Springs. Qualified attendees will enjoy exclusive Yole plenary sessions; small, facilitated roundtable discussions; and hours of small group and one-on-one discussion activities.

Event Calendar

MIG Webinar: Global Analysis of the Current MEMS Market 2011-07-27 Online - July 27, 2011 at 11:30 AM ET A global analysis of MEMS markets with a focus on the supplier landscape
Technologies for Future Micro and Nano Manufacturing 2011-08-08 - 2011-08-10 Napa, California Stimulating domestic micro and nano manufacturing Visit MNX at this event.
COMS 2011 2011-08-28 - 2011-08-31 Greensboro NC Commercialization of Micro - Nano Systems Visit MNX at this event.
MicroTAS 2011 2011-10-02 - 2011-10-06 Seattle, Washington The 15th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences
SENSORS Tech Forum '11 Boston 2011-10-10 - 2011-10-12 Boston, MA NASA Tech Briefs Presents SENSORS Tech Forum
MEMS in Motion Collaboration Summit 2011-10-12 - 2011-10-13 Palm Springs, CA It's not who you know today. It's who you're going to need to know tomorrow.
MEMS Testing and Reliability Conference 2011-10-20 San Jose CA Increase yields, decrease waste and increase profitability for your company
MEMS Executive Congress 2011 2011-11-02 - 2011-11-03 Monterey, CA Connecting the MEMS supply chain with MEMS end-users Visit MNX at this event.
American Manufacturing Strategies Summit 2011 2011-11-07 - 2011-11-08 Chicago IL Network with 150 + senior level manufacturing professionals from many disciplines.
SPIE Photonics West 2012 2012-01-21 - 2012-01-26 San Francisco CA The world's leading photonics, laser, and biomedical optics conference
IEEE MEMS 2012 2012-01-29 - 2012-02-02 Paris, France Focus on Strategies for Reducing Time and Cost of MEMS Testing
MEMS Executive Congress 2012 2012-03-20 Zurich, Switzerland MEMS Industry Group event co-located with Smart Systems Integration
Hilton Head Workshop 2012 2012-06-03 - 2012-06-07 Hilton Head Island, SC A Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Workshop