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thumbnailUltrafine processing technology continues its evolution
Figure 1: Microfabrication using the desktop ELID grinding machine When hydroxide ions (OH-) produced by the electrolysis of water within the nozzle fall on the grinding wheel, they react with the electrically conductive materials on the grinding wheel ...
today PhysOrg.com - MEMS technology
Butterfly wings inspire design of water-repellent surface
The researchers used an etching process to carve out micro-scale pores and sculpt tiny cones from the silicon. The team found that features of the resulting structure that might usually be considered defects, such as undercuts beneath the etching mask ...
today EurekAlert (press release) - MEMS technology
thumbnailHow The World's Lightest Material Was Made
“I figured if we could order the material at the micro-scale, we could make a much more robust material. Dr. Schaedler made it happen - he developed the actual process to get down to ultra-low density.” That process involves a pouring a liquid material ...
today TPM - MEMS technology
thumbnailNovel Method Facilitates Silicon and Piezoelectric Material Integration for ...
Scientists have previously used cutting, grinding and polishing techniques to produce the desired size from the bulk material, which is an error-prone method and is not suitable for producing MEMS and NEMS devices. Eom's research team has overcome this ...
2011-11-18 Azom.com - MEMS technology
Graphite substrate exploration for vertical nitride LEDs
Three of the researchers from the new work were involved in this earlier result. The researchers conclude that “the graphite substrate can be considered as a promising candidate for high-brightness LEDs by the wafer bonding process.”
2011-11-19 Semiconductor Today - MEMS technology
New Microelectronic Device Maps Brain Activity In Unprecedented ...
A team of researchers co-led by the University of Pennsylvania has developed and tested a new high-resolution, ultra-thin device capable of recording brain activity from the cortical surface without having to use penetrating ...
Christopher Fisher, PhD yesterday - MEMS technology

MEMS business

thumbnail2000 jobs could be created in microelectronics sector in 5 years
Midas Ireland predicts that a further 2000 jobs could be created in the microelectronics industry in Ireland in five years, following news that ON Semiconductor will create 69 new jobs in a major investment in its Limerick operations. ...
today Siliconrepublic.com - MEMS business
New white paper outlines solution for reliable multi-way fluidic ...
By combining specialist glass, quartz and ceramic technologies with knowledge of high performance microfluidics, Dolomite is able to provide solutions for a broad range of application areas including environmental ...
Dolomite Microfluidics today - MEMS business
Precision Mechatronics acquires Surfx Technologies
By Kevin Gomez on 21 November 2011 Precision Mechatronics has acquired US-based Surfx Technologies, a specialist company offering high-speed atmospheric plasma technology for treating microelectro-mechanical systems (MEMS), microfluidics, ...
yesterday PACE Today - MEMS business
Smart systems research group tackles design methodology
Advanced packaging technologies such as system-in-package (SiP) and chip stacking (3D IC) with through-silicon vias (TSV) already allow manufacturers to package heterogeneous parts -- digital and analog electronics, RF, MEMS, other sensors, ...
2011-11-18 ElectroIQ - MEMS business

Nanotechnology

Researchers watch a next-gen memory bit switch in real time
For the first time, engineering researchers have been able to watch in real time the nanoscale process of a ferroelectric memory bit switching between the 0 and 1 states. Ferroelectric materials have the potential to replace current memory designs, ...
today R & D Magazine - Nanotechnology
Microscope probes living cells at the nanoscale - physicsworld.com
Microscope probes living cells at the nanoscale. Nov 18, 2011 1 comment · Images taken using the new AFM technique · New technique brings mechanical properties of cells to life. Researchers in the US and UK say they have invented a new ...
2011-11-18 - Nanotechnology
thumbnailMicrofabricated polymers thrive under pressure
Now, Syoji Ito and co-workers from Osaka University and other institutions in Japan have developed a new way to fabricate nanoscale polymer structures with extreme spatial accuracy using the radiation pressure of a focused near-infrared (NIR) laser ...
today Nanowerk LLC - Nanotechnology
thumbnailYou Can't Even See the World's Smallest Car!
Recent reports have revealed that there has been a recent development that might be called a breakthrough in the field of nanotechnology. It was revealed by a research team from the University of Groningen in Netherlands that it is actually a device ...
today News Tonight - Nanotechnology

Nanotech business

thumbnailMountain View company improves upon solar panel
Paradoxically, Alta's nano-material is relatively expensive, super-thin film gallium arsenide. Some people, such as researchers at UC Berkeley, maintain that the solution is cells made from abundant super-cheap materials. Norris counters that cheap ...
yesterday KGO-TV - Nanotech business
Congressional update on the Nanotechnology Advancement and New Opportunities ...
"Nanotechnology has the potential to create entirely new industries and radically transform the basis of competition in other fields," Rep Honda said. "But one of the things I have heard from experts in the field is that while the United States is a ...
yesterday Nanotechnology News (press release) - Nanotech business

Featured Event

IEEE MEMS 2012
Reflecting the rapid growth of the MEMS field and the commitment and success of its research community, the IEEE MEMS Conference series has evolved into a premier annual event in the MEMS area.This Conference reflects from the rapid proliferation of the commitment and success of the Microsystems research community. Call for abstracts deadline is September 13, 2011. For more information, visit www.mems2012.org.

Event Calendar

3-D Architectures for Semiconductor Integration and Packaging
2011-12-12 - 2011-12-14
Burlingame, California
Today's Manufacturing Advances, Tomorrow's Impact and Opportunity
2012 Consumer Electronics Association - MEMS TechZone
2012-01-10 - 2012-01-13
Las Vegas NV
MEMS has an official home at CES
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
MM / MEMS / NANO Live USA
2012-03-07 - 2012-03-08
Rosemont (Chicago) IL
MEMS Executive Congress 2012
2012-03-20
Zurich, Switzerland
MEMS Industry Group event co-located with Smart Systems Integration
MicroManufacturing and NanoManufacturing
2012-03-28 - 2012-03-29
Boston, MA
The Power of Connecting. Your Next Customer is Here!
Hilton Head Workshop 2012
2012-06-03 - 2012-06-07
Hilton Head Island, SC
A Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Workshop
Sensors Expo & Conference 2012
2012-06-06 - 2012-06-07
Rosemont (Chicago) IL
Providing over 25 Years of Technical Innovation & Thought Leadership
ACTUATOR 2012
2012-06-18 - 2012-06-20
Bremen, Germany
International Conference and Exhibition on New Actuators and Drive Systems
TechConnect World Summit & Innovation Showcase
2012-06-18 - 2012-06-21
Santa Clara CA
Increase your Innovation Pipeline!
SEMICON West 2012
2012-07-10 - 2012-07-12
San Francisco CA
Connect to Buyers, Grow your Business!

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