synchronization – TechConnect Briefs

Combined effects of pump and capillary pressures for the filling of microchannel networks: the difficulty of synchronization

Berthier J., Diakite M.L., CEA-Leti (University Grenoble Alpes), FR

In this work, we first propose a model for the filling of a capillary tube driven by a pressure pump. It is shown that the filling time depends not only on the pump pressure but [...]

Collective Behavior of an Array of Spin Torque Nano-Oscillators

Buono P.L., Dabrowski C., Palacios A., Turtle J., In V., San Diego State University, US

As predicted by Slonczewski and Berger, a spin-polarized current can exert a torque on the magnetization of a ferromagnetic layer leading to precession. Then the Giant Magnetoresistance Effect (GMR) can convert the magnetic precession into [...]

A Microfluidic Platform for Parallel Synchronization of Multiple Droplets by Ladder-Like Fluidic Network

Lee H., Xu L., Oh K.W., SUNY at Buffalo, US

We present a method for a parallel synchronization of multiple droplets with different concentrations in a continuous flow manner. Our previous device was modified (e.g., a synchronized droplet pairing (n=2) using a ladder-like fluidic network) [...]

Modeling and Dynamics of Coupled Dome-shaped Micromechanical Oscillators

Sahai T., Zehnder A.T., Cornell University, US

In this work we analyze a feasible approach for constructing coupled micromechanical oscillators that synchronize. For this purpose we use dome shaped micro-oscillators that have previously been used to build radios. These oscillators are fabricated [...]