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Engineering Nov 21, 2012

Low-cost MEMS fabrication technology using a replica molding technique

Researchers at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), have developed a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) device fabrication technology that uses only printing and injection molding. ...

Materials Science Nov 20, 2012

Scotch tape finds new use as grasping 'smart material'

(Âé¶¹ÒùÔº)—Scotch tape, a versatile household staple and a mainstay of holiday gift-wrapping, may have a new scientific application as a shape-changing "smart material."

Nanophysics Oct 17, 2012

New method measures movements of tiny devices-at every step

(Âé¶¹ÒùÔº)—Makers of minuscule moving machines—the kind being eyed for nanomanufacturing and assembly as well as other uses—do you know where your micro- and nanorobots really are?

General Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics Sep 18, 2012

Explained: Femtoseconds and attoseconds

Back in the first half of the 20th century, when MIT's famed Harold "Doc" Edgerton was perfecting his system for capturing fast-moving events on film, the ability to observe changes unfolding at a scale of microseconds—millionths ...

Engineering Jul 15, 2012

Omron sensor can do security and hot-soup checks (w/ Video)

(Âé¶¹ÒùÔº) -- Japan-based Omron is promoting its small-sized thermal area sensor with a flexible future of use as a security system check, energy-saver or smartphone companion, to warn you that your turkey broth is still ...

Engineering Mar 29, 2012

Moving microfluidics from the lab bench to the factory floor

In the not-too-distant future, plastic chips the size of flash cards may quickly and accurately diagnose diseases such as AIDS and cancer, as well as detect toxins and pathogens in the environment. Such lab-on-a-chip technology ...

Biochemistry Mar 27, 2012

Researchers create living human gut-on-a-chip

Researchers at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University have created a gut-on-a-chip microdevice lined by living human cells that mimics the structure, physiology, and mechanics of the ...

Electronics & Semiconductors Feb 23, 2012

Micropatterning Director at TSMC suggests e-beam lithography may replace EUV

(Âé¶¹ÒùÔºOrg.com) -- Most integrated circuits today are made by using extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography technology, but that could change, according to Burn Lin, Micropatterning Director at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing ...

Engineering Jan 17, 2012

New microtweezers may build tiny 'MEMS' structures

Researchers have created new "microtweezers" capable of manipulating objects to build tiny structures, print coatings to make advanced sensors, and grab and position live stem cell spheres for research.

Nanophysics Dec 21, 2011

Prototype device measures absolute optical power in fiber at nanowatt levels

(Âé¶¹ÒùÔºOrg.com) -- Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a prototype device capable of absolute measurements of optical power delivered through an optical fiber.

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