In a just-released update to its MEMS Foundry Ranking, the highly respected French market research firm Yole Developpement reports that global MEMS foundry and contract manufacturing grew at a rate of 35% in 2006

Researchers at the Advanced Technology Institute (ATI) have reported a new technique to UV laser processing of thin film silicon for applications such as display control circuits and solar cells, which could lead to device performances at lower costs.

Singapore, Zurich, San Jose, Helsinki (May 29, 2007). Heptagon, a pioneer and world-leader in waferscale micro-optics, is announcing today that it is establishing a 20,000 sq-ft volume manufacturing facility and regional headquarters in Singapore.

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in collaboration with scientists from the University of Maryland and Howard University, have developed a technique to create tiny, highly efficient light-emitting diodes (LEDs) from nanowires.

U.S. government scientists have created a new type of nanocrystal that can be used as a laser material.

ICFO’s latest achievements bring us closer to an optically driven lab-on-a-chip

Researchers from CNRS and the University of Rennes have discovered a peptide that could serve as a scaffold for the spontaneous formation of silica nanotubes by simple mixing with a silica precursor in water.

As many homeowners know, when stacking firewood, pieces should be placed close enough to permit passage of a mouse, but not of a cat chasing the mouse.

Annual prize from NSF recognizes outstanding young individual who is revolutionizing research