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Nano Electro-Mechanical Systems (NEMS) are tiny machines built at the nanometer scale. Current NEMS applications are simple machines, such as the tiny cantilever shown at the right. An electrical circuit measures the deflection of the lever. A larger version of this device, with dimensions at the micrometer or millimeter scale, is commonly used as an airbag sensor in automobiles. A sudden stop causes a strong deflection of the lever, which signals that the airbags should be deployed. At the nano scale, such a lever is sensitive enough to measure the weight of individual atoms or molecules resting upon it.

Learn more about NEMS from the resources available on this site, listed below.

Online Presentations (1-20 of 82)

  1. In Search of a Better MEMS-Switch: An Elementary theory of how nanostructured dielectrics may soften landing, increase travel range, and decrease energy dissipation

    06 Jun 2012 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad Alam

    In this talk, I will discuss an elementary theory of the role of nanostructured electrodes in addressing some of the challenges from a fundamentally different perspective. The goal is to start a...

    http://nanohub.org/resources/13899

  2. Illinois BioNanotechnology Seminar Series Fall 2011: Deconvolving Stiffness in MEMS Pedestal Cell Mass Measurements

    05 Dec 2011 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Elise Corbin

    The complex relationships between a cell's behavior and the physical properties of both itself and its environment have long been of interest. Specifically, the understanding the mechanisms...

    http://nanohub.org/resources/12445

  3. Illinois CNST Annual Nanotechnology Workshop 2010 Lecture 12: Multiscale Analysis of Silicon NEMS

    02 May 2011 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Narayan Aluru

    http://nanohub.org/resources/10683

  4. 2009 GEM4 Summer School - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Lecture 5: Mechanics insights into the pathophysiology of human disease; Microfluidics approaches to studying human diseases

    20 Jul 2010 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Chwee Teck Lim

    http://nanohub.org/resources/8929

  5. Peanuts vs. Pyramids: Two Perspectives on MEMS

    29 Dec 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Stephen D. Senturia

    MEMS, the acronym for Micro-electromechanical Systems, also known simply as “Micro-systems,” come in two main types: commodity products (the peanuts) and MEMS-enabled products (the pyramids,...

    http://nanohub.org/resources/7868

  6. Molecular Sensors for MEMS

    10 Dec 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): John P. Sullivan

    This seminar will cover the issues involved in using molecular sensors in MEMS and their application to microchannels, supersonic micronozzles, microjet impingement, microturbines and unsteady...

    http://nanohub.org/resources/7998

  7. Nanotribology, Nanomechanics and Materials Characterization Studies

    08 Jun 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Bharat Bhushan

    Fundamental nanotribological studies provide insight to molecular origins of interfacial phenomena including adhesion, friction, wear and lubrication. Friction and wear of lightly loaded...

    http://nanohub.org/resources/6573

  8. The Challenges of Micro-System Product Development

    05 Jun 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): James J. Allen

    This talk will discuss the historical development of micro‐system technology, the products that have been developed and the challenges to development of a reliable product.

    http://nanohub.org/resources/6848

  9. Experiences with nonintrusive polynomial Chaos and stochastic collocation methods for uncertainty analysis and design

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    13 Mar 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Michael S. Eldred

    Non—intrusive polynomial chaos expansion (PCE) and stochastic collocation (SC) methods are attractive techniques for uncertainty quantification due to their abilities to produce functional...

    http://nanohub.org/resources/5910

  10. Gas Damping of Microcantilevers at Low Ambient Pressures

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    03 Nov 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Rahul Anil Bidkar

    This seminar will present a theoretical model for predicting the gas damping of long, rectangular silicon microcantilevers, which are oscillating in an unbounded gaseous medium with the ambient...

    http://nanohub.org/resources/5683

  11. Micro-fabricated Biosensors for Cardiac Diagnostics

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    30 Jul 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): V.Ramgopal Rao

    In this talk the current status of an ongoing effort in the Electrical Engineering Department at IIT Bombay on the development of an integrated systems to provide point-of-care diagnostic support...

    http://nanohub.org/resources/4815

  12. High-Aspect-Ratio Micromachining of Titanium: Enabling New Functionality and Opportunity in Micromechanical Systems Through Greater Materials Selection

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    18 Jun 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Masa Rao

    Traditionally, materials selection has been limited in high-aspect-ratio micromechanical applications, due primarily to the predominance of microfabrication processes and infrastructure dedicated...

    http://nanohub.org/resources/4743

  13. BNC Annual Research Review: An Introduction to PRISM and MEMS Simulation

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    04 Jun 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Jayathi Murthy

    This presentation is part of a collection of presentations describing the projects, people, and capabilities enhanced by research performed in the Birck Center, and a look at plans for the...

    http://nanohub.org/resources/4717

  14. BNC Research Review: The Birck Nanotechnology Center-Progress, Opportunitiees, and Challenges

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    04 Jun 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Timothy D. Sands

    This presentation is part of a collection of presentations describing the projects, people, and capabilities enhanced by research performed in the Birck Center, and a look at plans for the...

    http://nanohub.org/resources/4707

  15. Tutorial for NanogromacsSenior

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    29 Apr 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Dairui Chen

    Breezed and uploaded by Cezary Wojtkowski University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    http://nanohub.org/resources/4446

  16. Ferroelectric BaTiO3 Nanowires: Synthesis, Properties, and Device Applications

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    13 Feb 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Zhaoyu Wang

    One dimensional ferroelectric nanowires have attracted much attention due to its interests in fundamental physics and potential applications in Nanoelectromechanical Systems (NEMS), non-volatile...

    http://nanohub.org/resources/4031

  17. An Experimentalists’ Perspective

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    19 Dec 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Arunava Majumdar

    This presentation was one of 13 presentations in the one-day forum, "Excellence in Computer Simulation," which brought together a broad set of experts to reflect on the future of...

    http://nanohub.org/resources/3628

  18. Plastic Deformation at Micron and Submicron Scales

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    28 Nov 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Marisol Koslowski

    Most people experiences the way objects plastically deform on a macroscopic scale. From a car crash to the bending of a paper clip plastic deformation occurs in the form of a smooth flow as a...

    http://nanohub.org/resources/3559

  19. Microscale Ionic Wind for Local Cooling Enhancement

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    26 Oct 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): David B Go

    As the electronics industry continues to develop small, highly functional, mobile devices, new methods of cooling are required to manage the thermal requirements of the not only the chip but...

    http://nanohub.org/resources/3358

  20. Introduction of MEMS Activity at Nano/Micro System Engineering Lab., Kyoto University

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    15 Sep 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Osamu Tabata

    We are aiming at the realization of microsystems and nanosystems with novel and unique functions by integrating functional elements in different domains such as mechanics, electronics, chemistry,...

    http://nanohub.org/resources/3243