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Learning MEMS Design, Simulation and Fabrication Through 3-D Printing

Dahle R., Rasel R., SUNY New Paltz, US

This paper presents a cost-effective learning tool for modeling and simulating the microfabrication process and design aspects of MEMS devices using three-dimensional (3-D) printing. This approach was developed to provide engineering educators a more affordable [...]

Biomimetic Molecules as Building Blocks for Synthetic Muscles – A Proposal

Flood A.H., Badjic J., Han J-Y, Pentecost C., Northrop B.H., Cantrill S.J., Houk K.N., Stoddart J.F., UCLA and CNSI, US

Biomolecular motors are natures machines that convert chemical energy into mechanical work. The performance and scale of these systems are believed to derive from their precise positioning and alignment into organized hierarchical levels at the [...]

TranSIESTA: A SPICE for Molecular Electronics

Stokbro K., Taylor J., Brandbyge M., Ordejon P., Technical University of Denmark, DK

With our newly developed method,TranSIESTA[1], it has become possible to model complex molecular electronics devices under operation conditions. In this presentation I will describe the basic principles behind the method and applications of the method [...]