Search results for MEMS

Optics & Photonics Mar 29, 2018

Scientist modifies digital cinema technology for future space missions

Rochester Institute of Technology researchers are developing and testing an astronomical imager inspired by an Oscar-award winning cinema projection system.

Nanomaterials Mar 21, 2018

Nanocrystalline graphite enables new class of harsh environment electronics

Researchers from the Universities of Bristol and Southampton, in collaboration with Microsemi, have demonstrated reliable operation of microelectromechanical relays by coating the contacts with nanocrystalline layers of graphite, ...

Engineering Mar 16, 2018

A flexible, low-cost technique could lead to the mass production of microelectromechanical systems

Making increasingly smaller microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) has proved very challenging, limiting their anticipated potential. Now, researchers at A*STAR have developed a versatile and cost-effective technique for making ...

Condensed Matter Mar 7, 2018

New approach to measuring stickiness could aid micro-device design

Brown University engineers have devised a new method of measuring the stickiness of micro-scale surfaces. The technique, described in Proceedings of the Royal Society A, could be useful in designing and building micro-electro-mechanical ...

Engineering Mar 6, 2018

Engineering team develops radiation-resistant computers capable of high-performance computing in the harshness of space

In T minus 8,760 hours, or roughly one year, the Space Test Program-Houston 6 (STP-H6) hybrid and reconfigurable space supercomputer will board the International Space Station. The newest mission to the ISS featuring research ...

Optics & Photonics Feb 28, 2018

A marriage of light-manipulation technologies

Researchers have, for the first time, integrated two technologies widely used in applications such as optical communications, bio-imaging and Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) systems that scan the surroundings of self-driving ...

Optics & Photonics Feb 20, 2018

MEMS chips get metatlenses

Lens technologies have advanced across all scales, from digital cameras and high bandwidth in fiber optics to the LIGO lab instruments. Now, a new lens technology that could be produced using standard computer-chip technology ...

Electronics & Semiconductors Feb 16, 2018

High-sensitivity low-power MEMS accelerometer for detecting extremely weak ground and building vibrations

Hitachi Ltd. today announced the development of a high-sensitivity low-power MEMS accelerometer that can detect extremely weak ground and building vibrations by combining sophisticated MEMS technology with circuit technology. ...

Engineering Jan 26, 2018

Hyperspectral imaging technology enables new artificial intelligence applications

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a highly cost-efficient hyperspectral imaging technology, which enables the introduction of new artificial intelligence applications into consumer devices. Spectral filtering ...

Engineering Jan 25, 2018

New sensor for measuring electric field strength

Accurately measuring electric fields is important in a variety of applications, such as weather forecasting, process control on industrial machinery, or ensuring the safety of people working on high-voltage power lines. Yet ...

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