Papers:
Miniaturized High Speed Visualization Setup for the Diagnostics of Dynamical Processes in Microsystems
For the real time visualization of the dynamics of MEMS it is often inevitable to use high speed camera systems because of the optical enlargement. The micro diagnostic system MinVis, which consists of a miniaturized [...]
Atomic Holographic Optical Storage Nanotechnology
Colossal Storage Inc. has exclusive license patent rights on new ways of non - contact reading and writing with non destructive reading of information to a ferroelectric molecule. These methods will be used to develop [...]
Cooling and Power Conversion using Nanometer Gaps
Our nanotech answer to these basic industrial processes is not to make very small turbines or compressors, but instead to take advantage of the physics that occurs at very small sizes. In this case, instead [...]
Novel Approach to Circuit Board Testing
Fast, accurate, and inexpensive identification of failed integrated circuits on electronic circuit boards presents a major challenge for the electronic testing industry. In this paper we describe research and development efforts in the application of [...]
Anticipating the Public Backlash: Public Relations Lessons for Nanotechnology from the Biotechnology Experience
Public concern about the safety of nanotechnology is growing. Whether rationally based, or not, that concern can impede research and commercialization in the nanotechnology industry. This risk parallels problems already encountered by the biotechnology industry, [...]
Enabling Nanofabrication through Dip Pen Nanolithography™
Dip Pen Nanolithography, DPN™, was discovered in the laboratory of Dr Chad Mirkin at Northwestern University leading to the founding of NanoInk, Inc. with a mission to develop, manufacture and advance the process of DPN [...]
Nanocrystalline Mixed Metal Oxides Novel Oxygen Storage Materials
Nanophase Technologies Corporation employs a new physical vapor synthesis technique to manufacture ceria-based mixed rare earth oxide nanomaterials. The mixed rare earth oxide nanoparticles are dense, discrete crystals. The compositions are solid solutions that remain [...]
Realizing Complex Microsystems: A Deterministic Parallel Assembly Approach
Randall J., Hughes G., Geisberger A., Tsui K., Saini R., Ellis M., Skidmore G., Zyvex Corporation, US
The push towards miniaturization has created substantial interest in microelectromechanical systems (MEMS). To date, most of the developments regarding MEMS technology have relied on monolithic fabrication and integration. The monolithic approach has successfully produced various [...]
A Novel X-ray Microtomography System with High Resolution and Throughput
X rays is ideally suited for non-destructively imaging micrometer and nanometer sized structures because of its large penetration depth and rich contrast mechanisms. In particular, projection-type x-ray microscopes are widely used in material science and [...]
Step and Repeat UV Imprint Process Technology for Wafer-Scale Nano-Manufacturing
Watts M., Truskett V., Choi J., Mackay C., McMackin I., Schumaker N., Schumaker P., Babbs D., Sreenivasan S.V., Schumaker N., Schumaker P., Molecular Imprints, Inc, US
The Step and Flash Imprint Lithography (S-FILTM) process is a step and repeat nano-replication technique based on UV curable low viscosity liquids. S-FIL uses field-to-field drop dispensing of the UV curable liquids for the step [...]
A New Semiconductor-Wafer Market Based on the Deepening of Surface Undulations to Form Strongly Textured Atomic Ridges (STAR) With Pitches from 0.6 to 5.4 nm: Model Demonstrations in Electronics and the Physical and Life Sciences
A broad patent position has been established that produces semiconductor wafers containing physically-deepened grooves, ridges and quantum-dots on particular crystal planes with perfectly spaced pitches of 0.9 to 5.4 nm determined by the inherent crystal [...]
Leveraging Mainstream Design and Analysis Tools for MEMS
After several decades spent largely in the research domain, MEMS-based products are finally being commercialized at a furious pace. These products can require extensive mechanical design and analysis capabilities, including: -3D construction and visualization; -material [...]
UV Laser Micro-Materials Processing Of MEMS, Microfluidics, Sensors, LEDs and Other Miniature Devices
An overview of the types of UV laser processing as applied to the fabrication of miniature devices using advanced UV Excimer and UV DPSS lasers, will be presented. This discussion will include examples of high [...]
Local Electrode Atom Probes for 3-D Metrology
Kelly T., Gribb T., Olson J., Martens R., Shepard J., Wiener S., Kunicki T., Ulfig R., Lenz D., Strennen E., Oltman E., Bunton J., Strait D., Imago Scientific Instruments Corp., US
Imago Scientific Instruments is developing its Local Electrode Atom Probe (LEAP) microscope for use in semiconductor, data storage, and other nanotechnology industries to provide 3-D atomic-scale metrology. The LEAP microscope achieves true 3-D atomic-scale analysis [...]
Nanoinformatics: Emerging Computational Tools in Nano-scale Research
Over the past several years basic research across several disciplines has revealed the promise of nanotechnology as an applied science in a wide range of industries. This progress has attracted the attention of government granting [...]
NANOPOLIS: An Infrastructure for Communication in the Nanotech World
Nanopolis is a distributed knowledge network aiming at transposing today’s knowledge on matter exploration at the atomic scale into a virtual representation space. The project is focused on mitigating the impact of some of the [...]
Journal: TechConnect Briefs
Volume: 3, Technical Proceedings of the 2004 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show, Volume 3
Published: March 7, 2004
Industry sector: Advanced Materials & Manufacturing
Topic: Advanced Manufacturing
ISBN: 0-9728422-9-2