MEMS technology

Spring-loaded Pixels to Drive Holographic Displays

Researchers there have hatched a scheme to construct holographic displays by shining laser light on microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) platforms capable of moving up and down like small, reflective pistons. Each pixel, which would have a spring-like ...

today IEEE Spectrum - MEMS technology

Precise insight into developing low-friction surfaces

The discovery of how friction works on a micro-scale could also have practical consequences. "Above all, the combination of a crystalline and a quasicrystalline surface offers the possibility to reduce the friction in micro- and nano-systems," says ...

yesterday domain-B - MEMS technology

New technology that could help save lives and dollars

Using microfluidics, researchers are routing blood-cells through a chip, with electricity. The idea is to create a device that uses a drop of blood instead of a whole vial for various blood tests. It could cut out costly lab work and get patients' ...

today kypost.com - MEMS technology

MEMS business

CES setting up its own startup alley

Traditionally, this type of projection system has been built on technology called MEMS (micro-electromechanical system) that is made out of silicone. But Mezmeriz is taking a different approach. According to Treat, the company's technology utilizes ...

yesterday CNET - MEMS business

I-Micronews - MEMS : Thales, Safran to launch electro-optical joint ...

"Thales and Safran today signed a memorandum of understanding to create an equally owned joint venture for optronics [electro-optical] systems and equipment," a statement from the firms said. A joint venture company will ...

today - MEMS business

MEMSCAP REGPT : MEMSCAP: Minutes of extraordinary shareholders' meeting

MEMSCAP is the leading provider of innovative micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS)-based solutions. MEMSCAP standard and custom products and solutions include components, component designs (IP), manufacturing and related services. ...

today 4-traders (press release) - MEMS business

Boston Micromachines Receives NASA Grant to Improve Topography in MEMS ...

By Cameron Chai Boston Micromachines, a manufacturer of MEMS deformable mirrors (DMs) for use in adaptive optics systems, has declared that the Small Business Innovation Research Program of NASA has awarded a $125000 Phase 1 contract to Boston ...

yesterday AZoNano.com - MEMS business

NASA grants BMC contract to refine microfabrication process

In this Phase 1 project, BMC will develop and demonstrate an innovative microfabrication process to substantially improve the surface quality achievable in high-resolution continuous-membrane MEMS DMs. The project goals include at least twofold ...

today ElectroIQ - MEMS business

Nanotechnology

How to build doughnuts with Lego blocks

This material has an internal structure discretised like Lego blocks, resulting in rings approximating the seamless shape of a doughnut (see photo of previously unseen nanoscale assemblies which illustrates this report). McGraw and his colleagues ...

today PhysOrg.com - Nanotechnology

Researchers Develop Electro-Thermal Nanoprobe to Measure Temperature at Nanoscale

They have also been utilized in research laboratories to analyze basics of nanoscale heat flow, and to develop new concepts in data storage and nanolithography. However, nobody has so far utilized a heated nano-tip for performing electronic ...

yesterday AZoNano.com - Nanotechnology

NIST releases first certified reference material for single-wall carbon nanotubes

Distantly related to the soot in your fireplace or in a candle flame, nanotube-laden soot is the primary industrial source of single-wall carbon nanotubes, perhaps the archetype of all nanoscale materials. The new NIST material offers companies and ...

today EurekAlert (press release) - Nanotechnology

Monitoring the transformation of silver nanowires into gold nanotubes with in ...

Understanding the mechanism involved in the nanoscale galvanic replacement reactions is critical for developing robust strategies for the controlled synthesis of hollow nanostructures, but direct observation of morphological evolution of the ...

today Nanowerk LLC - Nanotechnology

Researchers One Step Closer to Realizing Future Nanoscale MRI Instrument

The research paper explains the advancements in developing a nanoscale magnetic imager consisting of individual electrons enclosed in a diamond crystal. The major challenge in realizing such a tool is the difficulty in accurately measuring a magnetic ...

yesterday AZoNano.com - Nanotechnology

Researchers One Step Closer to Realizing Future Nanoscale MRI ...

According to a paper published by a research team comprising Gurudev Dutt, Ummal Momeen and Naufer Nusran at the University of Pittsburgh in Nature Nanotechnology, quantum computing methods can be used beyond ...

yesterday - Nanotechnology

Metal Estalki Use Nanomaterials to Improve Performance of Indistrial Tools

The Biscayan company Metal Estalki, which produces coatings to improve the performance of industrial tools and components, is basing the development of its future products exclusively on those nanomaterials that confer greater strength, hardness and ...

yesterday AZoNano.com - Nanotechnology

Nanotech business

Nanotechnology: Six to Watch in '12

The 2012 Obama administration budget, with its $2.1 billion for nanotechnology, still languishes in Congress, and the 2013 version is likely to face the same fate. It's an important facet to the jobs creation plans in the government's Advanced ...

yesterday IndustryWeek - Nanotech business

GMZ Gets $14 Million for System That Turns Heat Into Electricity

GMZ Energy Inc., a nanotechnology startup, received $14 million in venture capital funding to develop a system that converts heat into electricity. Mitsui & Co. (8031)'s venture unit led the Series C funding round, Waltham, Massachusetts-based GMZ said ...

today Bloomberg - Nanotech business

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Event Calendar

2012 Consumer Electronics Association - MEMS TechZone 2012-01-10 - 2012-01-13 Las Vegas NV MEMS has an official home at CES
MEMS Conference Session at CES 2012 2012-01-11 10:30-11:30am LVCC, North Hall, Room N254 Las Vegas, NV We are living in a digital world where the mobile device rules supreme
Webinar - Improving Performance of New MEMS Designs 2012-01-17 Online - Tuesday, January 17, 2012 | 11:30 AM ET, 8:30 AM PT An Insider's Look at imec's SiGe above-IC MEMS Technology Platform
SPIE Photonics West 2012 2012-01-21 - 2012-01-26 San Francisco CA The world's leading photonics, laser, and biomedical optics conference Visit MNX at this event.
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 Visit MNX at this event.
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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