MEMS

Other materials stories that may be of interest

By April Gocha / March 7, 2018

Splitting crystals for 2-D metallic conductivity, nature-inspired design for new electrode could boost supercapacitors’ performance, and other materials stories that may be of interest for March 7, 2018.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By April Gocha / November 8, 2017

How nanoscale patterning can decrease metal fatigue, researchers demonstrate technique to fabricate safer and more compact batteries, and other materials stories that may be of interest for November 8, 2017.

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Stronger, more conductive alloy could replace silicon in MEMS

By Faye Oney / July 11, 2017

Johns Hopkins University researchers have created a new alloy that is stronger and more conductive than silicon. Their findings could mean a change in the components of micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) for future applications.

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Flexible glass lab-on-a-chip devices offer potential as medical diagnostics, sensors, more

By April Gocha / April 4, 2017

Researchers at Brigham Young University have devised a technique that incorporates glass to build tiny lab-on-a-chip devices, or flexible glass nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS), that could broaden rapid medical diagnostics.

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Materials mashup: New technique integrates oxides with silicon chips for ‘smarter’ devices

By Stephanie Liverani / July 22, 2016

ACerS member Jay Narayan and his team at North Carolina State University have partnered with the U.S. Army Research Office to create a new way to integrate oxide materials with silicon chips—a development, the team says, that will lead to smarter, lighter, more efficient electronic devices.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By April Gocha / February 10, 2016

ICG to hold glass workshop this summer, how-to for high-precision glass nanoengraving, and other materials stories that may be of interest for February 10, 2016.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By April Gocha / December 29, 2015

New techniques for MEMS, GaN building blocks, and other materials stories that may be of interest for December 29, 2015.

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Graphene could be key in development of new flexible, low-cost infrared vision system

By Stephanie Liverani / November 4, 2015

Driven by the mission to develop a more practical, lower-cost solution to infrared vision technology, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are turning to a trendy material: graphene.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By April Gocha / August 6, 2014

Other materials stories that may be of interest for August 6, 2014.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By April Gocha / June 25, 2014

Other materials stories that may be of interest for June 25, 2014.

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