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MEMS technology

thumbnailNew motor can cut space exploration costs
The result is an outcome of the MICROTHRUST ('Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)-based electric micropropulsion for small spacecraft to enable robotic space exploration and space science') project, which is supported under the Space Theme of the ...
2012-04-20 Cordis News - MEMS technology
Wireless Power For Life-Saving Medical Implants
by Beth Buczynski Microelectronic implants have become quite sophisticated over the past decade, providing additional comfort to the patients who depend on them. One challenge associated with implants, particularly pacemakers, is to find a reliable ...
today EarthTechling - MEMS technology
More bounce to the ounce: Mini-robot attracts attention
The intent is to apply microfabrication technology to make it even smaller, said University Distinguished Professor Ning Xi of the Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering, who directs the department's Robotics and Automation Laboratory.
2012-04-20 Phys.Org - MEMS technology

MEMS business

thumbnailMiniature Accelerometer has height of 0.23 in.
Dytran Instruments, Inc. (www.dytran.com) a leading manufacturer of piezoelectric and DC MEMS accelerometers, force and pressure transducers and associated electronics, has introduced the model 3225M39, an ultra miniature teardrop IEPE accelerometer ...
today ThomasNet Industrial News Room (press release) - MEMS business
Feature Of The Week 4/22/12: Novel MEMs-Driven OCT Endoscopic ...
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has demonstrated its potential as a powerful imaging technology due to its cellular or even subcellular resolution (1-10 μm), which is considered suitable for early detection and diagnosis ...
Optical Coherence Tomography News yesterday - MEMS business
MEMSCAP Unveils High Voltage Electrostatic MEMS Variable Optical Attenuator
By Cameron Chai MEMSCAP, a company specializing in MEMS-based solutions, announced that the company's high voltage electrostatic MEMS variable optical attenuator has successfully completed Telcordia qualification by meeting all mechanical, ...
2012-04-21 AZoNano.com - MEMS business
Market Research Forecasts Automotive MEMS Market Growth at 10.2% CAGR Through 2015
The report forecasts the Global Automotive MEMS market to grow at a CAGR of 10.2 percent over the period 2011-2015. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is government mandates for safety systems in automobiles.
today Broadcast Newsroom - MEMS business
MEMSCAP Unveils High Voltage Electrostatic MEMS Variable ...
MEMSCAP, a company specializing in MEMS-based solutions, announced that the company's high voltage electrostatic MEMS variable optical attenuator has successfully completed Telcordia qualification by meeting all ...
2012-04-21 - MEMS business
thumbnailAutonomous Indoor Location for Lone Workers
The technology uses Magneto-Inertial MEMS data (compass and inertial sensors) to position a lone worker in a building where there is no Wi-Fi or GPS positioning data available. Ainsi President Jean-Marie Michaud demonstrated the technology to GPS ...
today GPS Business News - MEMS business
EE Times updates 'Silicon 60' list of emerging startups
These startups are demonstrating their potential in fields that range from micro- and macro-energy conversion through energy storage to more-than-Moore disciplines including clocking, timing and MEMS. Other disciplines represented in the additions to ...
today EE Times - MEMS business

Nanotechnology

thumbnailNanoscale wires a boon for miniature devices
Materials scientists in France said on Sunday they had made highly-conductive plastic wires on the nanoscale, an invention with potential for mobile devices, computing and solar energy. Just a few billionths of a metre across, the team said in the ...
today Vancouver Sun - Nanotechnology
thumbnailIBM demos terahertz graphene photonics
"We have found that graphene interaction with electromagnetic radiation is particularly strong in the terahertz range, however with a single layer of graphene the interaction was still not strong enough," said Hugen Yan, a member of the Nanoscale ...
today EDN.com - Nanotechnology
thumbnailNew X-ray Scope Reveals 3-D Nanostructures
The TXM was developed and commissioned at Brookhaven National Laboratory's National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS), which has the x-ray source needed to capture images on the nanoscale. The new system rapidly combines 2-D images taken from every angle ...
today Photonics.com - Nanotechnology
thumbnailNanoscale films promote bone growth
Every year, more than a million Americans receive an artificial hip or knee prosthesis. Such implants are designed to last many years, but in about 17 percent of patients who receive a total joint replacement, the implant eventually loosens and has to ...
2012-04-20 News-Medical.net - Nanotechnology
Microscopy Yields First Proof of Ferroelectricity in Simplest Amino Acid
"It turns out that piezoresponse force microsopy is perfectly suited to observe the fine details in biological systems at the nanoscale," Kalinin said. "With this type of microscopy, you gain the capability to study electromechanical motion on the ...
today Lab Manager Magazine - Nanotechnology

Featured Event

2012 International Microwave Symposium
Join us at the 2012 IEEE International Microwave Symposium, June 17-22, 2012 in Montreal Canada.

Event Calendar

M2M Forum Webinar: Market Pull vs. Technology Push
2012-04-27
Online 11:30 AM ET, 8:30 AM PT
LOWER cost and SHORTER time without reinventing the wheel
M2M Forum 2012 (MEMS Industry Group)
2012-05-08 - 2012-05-09
Pittsburgh PA
Focus on Technical Challenges to MEMS Commercialization
MEPTEC MEMS Technology Symposium 2012
2012-05-23
San Jose CA
MEMS Business Forum 2012
2012-05-24
Santa Clara CA
The premier MEMS business development and networking event
Design Automation Conference (DAC) 2012
2012-06-03 - 2012-06-07
San Francisco CA
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
IMS 2012 International Microwave Symposium
2012-06-17 - 2012-06-22
Montreal Canada
Celebrate the 60th anniversary of both the Microwave Theory and Techniques Society and the International Microwave Symposium
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!
45th Int'l Symposium on Microelectronics
2012-09-09 - 2012-09-13
San Diego CA
Bringing Together The Entire Microelectronics Supply Chain!
MEMS in Motion Collaboration Summit
2012-09-12 - 2012-09-13
Palm Springs, CA
Collaboration & Networking on Steroids!
SENSORS Tech Forum '12
2012-10-01 - 2012-10-03
Anaheim, CA
The Sensors Technology Industry Is Abuzz... Find Out What All the Buzz is About
AVS 59th International Symposium and Exhibition
2012-10-28 - 2012-11-02
Tampa Florida
MEMS Executive Congress US 2012
2012-11-07 - 2012-11-08
Scottsdale AZ
PowerMEMS 2012
2012-12-02 - 2012-12-05
Atlanta, Georgia
The 12th International Workshop on Micro and Nanotechnology for Power Generation and Energy Conversion Applications
SPIE Photonics West 2013
2013-02-02 - 2013-02-07
San Francisco CA
The Conference and Marketplace for the Photonics, Biophotonics, and Laser Industry

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