MEMS technology

Microfluidics and Biomedical Applications

By Dr Xianghong Ma Microfluidics is a research area within MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) and is concerned with the control of the flow of fluids measured in micro, nano, or even Pico, litre, quantities. The fluid can be liquid or gaseous in ...

yesterday AZoNano.com - MEMS technology

New modular system for controlled synthesis of metal/metal oxide nanocomposite ...

An extremely valuable feature of the present catalytically driven deposition approach, says Kohse-Höinghaus, should be its principal compatibility with CVD as an established industrial micro-fabrication technique. It may thus be possible to adapt the ...

today Nanowerk LLC - MEMS technology

An optofluidic solar energy system

When you combine microfluidics–the microscopic delivery of fluids through extremely small channels or tubes– with optics, you can deliver both simultaneously with microscopic precision. This capability has given rise to new applications, ...

today ZDNet (blog) - MEMS technology

Flowing gas helps nanobubbles stick around

Nanobubbles also have a number of technological applications. They could, for example, play an important role in microfluidics, where their presence on the walls of tiny channels could make it much easier for fluid to flow.

today physicsworld.com - MEMS technology

MEMS business

Groundbreaking for SMART tiny technology center (with video)

The center will focus on Micro Electronic Mechanical Systems, or MEMS, and microsystem packaging, testing, reliability and lifespan. “Sensors are the heart of everything,” said Kvamme, and added that sensors are integral in medical devices, cars, ...

2011-09-10 The Morning Journal - MEMS business

New highly advanced sensor technology

Developed by a team of researchers at Tyndall National Institute, the technology is based on individual nanowires manufactured on a silicon chip using microelectronic fabrication techniques. “The sensor technology can significantly out-perform current ...

today Businessandleadership.com - MEMS business

High Rigidity, Thermal Displacement Stability

The accuracy of micro-fabrication has further improved by 100%, as micro-fabrication requires high accuracy, even on high rigidity machines with No. 50 taper spindles. The combination of MAPPS IV and ESPRIT allows the machine to handle complex ...

today Aerospace Manufacturing and Design - MEMS business

Rudolph: NSX package inspection system sales top 1000

The NSX 320 debuted with its first order in June 2011, optimized for advanced packaging processes that use through silicon vias (TSV) for 3D packaging. Rudolph Technologies Inc. designs, develops, manufactures and supports defect inspection, ...

today ElectroIQ - MEMS business

Semiconductor Rumors: 14nm Node and 450mm Wafers by 2015

There is a new process being developed by the EV Group (EVG), a leading supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment. They have unveiled the semiconductor industry's first bonding system for 450mm wafers manufactured from silicon-on-insulator ...

yesterday Bright Side of News* - MEMS business

Micralyne CEO Nancy Fares Joins Who's Who of World Leaders at APEC Women and ...

... an MBA and a Master's in Science in Telecommunication, Fares has parlayed a highly successful career at Texas Instruments to become president and CEO of Micralyne, one of the world's leading foundries of micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS). ...

today MarketWatch (press release) - MEMS business

Movea enlists MEMS to bring pay-TV into Internet age

MoveTV, on the other hand, is designed to put cable and satellite TV back in the driver's seat by enlisting advanced motion control with MEMS sensors that is integrated with a deep software infrastructure which brings pay-TV into the Internet age. ...

2011-09-09 EE Times - MEMS business

Nanotechnology

How it All Stacks Up

“This ability to reorient polymers with nanoscale imprinting may eventually find applications in other fields, including molecular electronics.” This research was funded by the DOE Office of Science and by the Energy Laboratory Research and Development ...

today Lab Manager Laboratory News - Nanotechnology

Ferroelectrics could pave way for ultra-low power computing

(Asif Khan image) We report a proof-of-concept demonstration of negative capacitance effect in a nanoscale ferroelectric-dielectric heterostructure. In a bilayer of ferroelectric Pb(Zr0.2Ti0.8)O3 and dielectric SrTiO3, the composite capacitance was ...

today Next Big Future - Nanotechnology

Graphene Pushes Flash Memory to New Heights

Nanotechnology has a somewhat infamous relationship with flash memory. It has usually taken on the role as its adversary, such as in the case of Nantero or IBM's Millipede project, and walked away with less than encouraging results. ...

today IEEE Spectrum - Nanotechnology

Development offers hope for orthopaedic patients

SINGAPORE - Scientists at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN), the world's first bioengineering and nanotechnology research institute, have developed a new ultrasmall peptide, that offers hope for orthopaedic patients. ...

today AsiaOne - Nanotechnology

Researchers Experimentally Confirm Theories on Nanoscale Spin Waves

By Cameron Chai Theoretical predictions about nanoscale spin waves have been experimentally confirmed by a research team at the Royal Institute of Technology and the University of Gothenburg, paving way for the replacement of microwave technology with ...

today AZoNano.com - Nanotechnology

Nanotech business

Nanostart Increases Stake In Optical Sensor Tech Firm, Microlight Sensors

12, 2011) – Nanostart AG, a Frankfurt-based nanotechnology investment company, is increasing its stake in Singapore-based Microlight Sensors from 19 percent to 31 percent. This stems from payment of a second tranche from the round of financing ...

today Asian Scientist Magazine - Nanotech business

$13-million NSF center to explore new ways to manipulate light at the nanoscale

The research could enable advances such as invisibility cloaks, nanoscale lasers, high-efficiency lighting, and quantum computers. The Center for Photonic and Multiscale Nanomaterials, dubbed C-PHOM, involves engineering and physics researchers from ...

today PhysOrg.com (press release) - Nanotech business

New Materials Research Center of UW-Madison Gains NSF Support

The team will produce new types of liquid crystalline materials using techniques such as nanoscale patterning, confinement, and through addition of multifunctional polymers. These materials will have potential applications in medicine, ...

today Azom.com - Nanotech business

RusNano takes largest stake in new group

By Andrew Jack in London The Russian government is to become the largest shareholder in a new British medical company poised to launch what it claims is the world's first molecular-scale nanotechnology treatment. RusNano, the group established by the ...

yesterday Financial Times - Nanotech business

Featured Event

Event Calendar

Improving Performance of MEMS Designs Using Optical Characterization 2011-09-14 Webinar - 11:30 AM ET, 8:30 AM PT MEMS Education Series by MEMS Industry Group
BSAC Fall IAB Conference 2011-09-21 - 2011-09-23 University of CA, Berkeley Next 25 Years of MEMS - Come join us in Berkeley to Celebrate
Overview of Current State of MEMS Reliability and Test 2011-09-26 Webinar - 11:30 AM ET, 8:30 AM PT MEMS Education Series by MEMS Industry Group
MicroTAS 2011 2011-10-02 - 2011-10-06 Seattle, Washington The 15th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences
IMAPS 2011 - Microelectronics Symposium 2011-10-09 - 2011-10-13 Long Beach CA Bringing Together The Entire Microelectronics Supply Chain!
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

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