Search results for microelectromechanical systems

Quantum Physics Sep 27, 2023

Exploring exotic spin interactions at microscale using solid-state spin quantum sensors

A team of researchers led by Academician DU Jiangfeng from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has made a significant breakthrough in exploring exotic spin interactions. ...

General Physics Aug 11, 2023

Femtosecond laser technique births 'dancing microrobots': A breakthrough in multi-material microfabrication

A research team led by Prof. Wu Dong from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) proposed a femtosecond laser 2-in-1 writing multi-material processing strategy to ...

Bio & Medicine May 29, 2023

Ingestible capsule to address GI tract diseases

Diagnosing and treating gastrointestinal tract diseases can be notoriously invasive and time-consuming: blood and stool lab work; biopsies, colonoscopies and endoscopies; and X-rays, CT scans and MRI imaging. But what if ...

Cell & Microbiology May 2, 2023

'Lacy' glass shells of diatom algae inspire new technology

Skoltech researchers reported another breakthrough in their investigations of diatoms, the fascinating single-cell algae that may hold many secrets to advanced technological solutions emulating nature.

Analytical Chemistry Mar 23, 2023

Visualizing spatial distribution of electric properties at microscales with liquid crystal droplets

Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) involve the use and development of micron-sized electrical devices such as microelectrodes, sensors, and actuators that are integrated into computer and smartphone chips. Fabricating ...

General Physics Jan 25, 2023

Transistors repurposed as microchip 'clock' address supply chain weakness

Microchip fab plants in the United States can cram billions of data processing transistors onto a tiny silicon chip, but a critical device, in essence a "clock," to time the operation of those transistors must be made separately—creating ...

Nanomaterials Jan 10, 2023

Humidity may be the key to super-lubricity 'switch'

Sometimes friction is good, such as the friction between a road and a car's tires to prevent the vehicle from skidding. But sometimes friction is bad—if you did not put oil in that very same car, there would be so much friction ...

Optics & Photonics Jan 3, 2023

Playing all the angles: A high-contrast grating structure for direction-tunable lasing

Lasers find applications across several fields ranging from telecommunications and remote sensing to medicine. There are many ways in which one can generate laser emission, or lasing, from a device or material. Consequently, ...

Optics & Photonics Dec 5, 2022

Using lasers to bond semiconductor electronics components

Today, lasers are well-established in daily life, even if it is sometimes hard to tell what and where they are. As an example, we can find them in CD/DVD readers or medical applications like cancer and eye surgery, being ...

Optics & Photonics Nov 7, 2022

Silicon photonic microelectromechanical systems take a step forward

In recent years, global digitalization has seen unprecedented acceleration. Video streaming and video conferencing in home office and remote learning settings has resulted in a spike in residential broadband usage. Emerging ...

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