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MEMS technology

From urban climate research to the treatment of incontinence
Crucial to this endeavour is the combination of silicon and ceramic technologies, which is a necessary prerequisite for the development of an integrated microelectromechanical switching technology. (Spokesperson: Professor Dr. Matthias Hein, ...
today Phys.Org (press release) - MEMS technology
thumbnailFlying 3D Eye Bots Get Aerial Visuals
A new breed of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), created by researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Microelectronic Circuits and Systems IMS in Duisberg Germany, might be what's needed to show off the benefits of such a device.
2012-05-05 Discovery News - MEMS technology
thumbnailTwo blind British men get electronic retinas
The wafer-thin, 3mm square microelectronic chip has 1500 light-sensitive pixels which take over the function of the photoreceptor rods and cones. They are able to perceive light and even some shapes from the devices which were fitted behind the retina.
today Digital Silence - MEMS technology

MEMS business

MEMS microphones from ST in tomorrow's smart homes
The physical and acoustic parameters of ST's MEMS microphones fit the challenging requirements of distant speech interaction systems. The small form factor allows the researchers to embed entire arrays of microphones in the walls, desks, ...
yesterday EE Herald - MEMS business
thumbnailResearch shows augmented reality to play a big role in MEMS
Juniper Research, a mobile market research and analysis firm, has released a new report concerning the use of augmented reality in micro-electro mechanical systems (MEMS) sensory devices. These devices are common in electronics and are vital components ...
2012-05-04 QR Code Press - MEMS business
I-Micronews - MEMS : Yole Développement top 30 MEMS ranking ...
The MEMS market saw strong 17% growth in 2011, to reach $10.2 billion, according to Yole Développement's latest market analysis. STMicroelectronics capitalized on the exploding demand for motion processing in mobile ...
2012-05-04 - MEMS business
thumbnailHanking builds MEMS fab in China
May 4, 2012 -- Hanking Industrial Group Co., Ltd., broke ground on a micro electro mechanical system (MEMS) manufacturing campus in Fushun City, China, outside of Shenyang, in late March. The MEMS sensor manufacturing venture will lead the way for the ...
2012-05-04 ElectroIQ - MEMS business
thumbnailIFTLE 100 IMAPS MINAPAD Addresses Advanced Packaging in Grenoble
Jean-Marc Yannou, President of IMAPS France gave a Yole market update on 3DIC and TSV interconnects indicating that Wafer-level-packages are the fastest growing semiconductor packaging technology with more than 27% CAGR in units and 20% in wafers over ...
today ElectroIQ (blog) - MEMS business
Boston Micromachines gets $750k NASA contract for space imaging research
Boston Micromachines' specialty is MicroElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS) deformable mirrors, which are used in adaptive optics systems. Such systems take corrective actions to produce high resolution images. Under the grant from NASA's Small Business ...
today Boston.com - MEMS business

Nanotechnology

Scientists Close-In On Artificial Spider Silk By X-Raying The Real Stuff
... threads called dragline silk, which are used to create the scaffolding of the entire web — are mostly made up of extremely random and disordered atoms on the nanoscale, according to the results of a new study by scientists in Arizona and Illinois.
today TPM - Nanotechnology
thumbnailNanotechnology Shock Waves
Deeply as he believed the vow “I sing the body electric” — a line sure to become a winning trademark — I suspect one of nanotechnology's recent breakthroughs would have stunned him. A team at the University of Exeter in England has invented the ...
2012-05-05 New York Times (blog) - Nanotechnology
thumbnailNew type of paper is made of graphene and protein fibrils
By Peter Rüegg The circular sheets that Raffaele Mezzenga gently lifts from a petri dish are shiny and black. Looking at this tiny piece of paper, one could hardly imagine that it consists of a novel nanocomposite material, with some unprecedented and ...
today R & D Magazine - Nanotechnology
thumbnailNanotechnology In Medicine: Huge Potential, But What Are The Risks?
Nanotechnology, the manipulation of matter at the atomic and molecular scale to create materials with remarkably varied and new properties, is a rapidly expanding area of research with huge potential in many sectors, ranging from healthcare to ...
2012-05-04 Medical News Today - Nanotechnology
Breathalyzer reveals signs of disease
As amazing as that sounds, the process is actually very simple thanks to ceramics nanotechnology. All it takes is a single exhale. You blow into a small valve attached to a box that is about half the size of your typical shoebox and weighs less than ...
today R & D Magazine - Nanotechnology
Nanobiotechnology for alternative medical applications (w/video)
(Nanowerk News) A collaborative team comprised of Center for Nanoscale Materials users from the University of Chicago, Argonne's Materials Science Division, and the CNM NanoBio Interfaces Group is studying ways to enlist nanoparticles to treat brain ...
today Nanowerk LLC - Nanotechnology

Nanotech business

thumbnailObama will visit nanoscale college, not GlobalFoundries
The Capital Region is preparing for a presidential visit at the nanocollege at UAlbany. President Obama was originally planning to go a little farther north, but those plans changed Friday. Erin Vannella has more. Then come back here and refresh the ...
2012-05-04 YNN Hudson Valley - Nanotech business

Featured Event

MEMS Business Forum 2012
MEPTEC and MEMS Investor Journal are joining forces to present the inaugural MEMS Business Forum. Join us to hear from leading experts in MEMS business, academia and technology who will discuss emerging MEMS applications enabled by the next generation of MEMS technologies.

Event Calendar

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
SPIE Advanced Lithography 2013
2013-02-24 - 2013-02-28
San Jose, CA
The world's premier semiconductor lithography conference and exhibition

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