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The term Nanoelectromechanical systems or NEMS is used to describe devices integrating electrical and mechanical functionality on the nanoscale. NEMS typically integrate transistor-like nanoelectronics with mechanical actuators, pumps, or motors, and may thereby form physical, biological, and chemical sensors.

Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) (also written as micro-electro-mechanical, MicroElectroMechanical or microelectronic and microelectromechanical systems) is the technology of very small mechanical devices driven by electricity; it merges at the nano-scale into nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) and nanotechnology.

MEMS are separate and distinct from the hypothetical vision of molecular nanotechnology or molecular electronics. MEMS are made up of components between 1 to 100 micrometres in size (i.e. 0.001 to 0.1 mm) and MEMS devices generally range in size from 20 micrometres (20 millionths of a metre) to a millimetre. They usually consist of a central unit that processes data, the microprocessor and several components that interact with the outside such as microsensors

Learn more about NEMS/MEMS from the many resources on this site, listed below. More information on NEMS/MEMS can be found here.

Online Presentations (1-20 of 96)

  1. 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 | | Contributor(s):: Chwee Teck Lim

  2. 2010 MNTL UIUC Symposium Lecture 4 - MicroElectronics

    09 Aug 2010 | | Contributor(s):: Shyh-Chiang Shen

  3. A Gentle Introduction to Nanotechnology and Nanoscience

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    13 Feb 2006 | | Contributor(s):: Mark Ratner

    While the Greek root nano just means dwarf, the nanoscale has become a giant focus of contemporary science and technology. We will examine the fundamental issues underlying the excitement involved in nanoscale research - what, why and how. Specific topics include assembly, properties,...

  4. A Novel Diagnostic Assay Based On Nanomechanics

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    28 Jul 2005 | | Contributor(s):: Marko Dorrestijn

    Micro-fabricated silicon cantilevers arrays offer a novel label-free approach where ligand-receptor binding interactions occurring on the sensor generate nanomechanical signals like bending or a change in mass that is optically detected in-situ. We report the detection of multiple unlabelled...

  5. An Experimentalists’ Perspective

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    19 Dec 2007 | | 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 computational science and engineering.

  6. Atomic Force Microscopy

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    01 Dec 2005 | | Contributor(s):: Arvind Raman

    Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) is an indispensible tool in nano science for the fabrication, metrology, manipulation, and property characterization of nanostructures. This tutorial reviews some of the physics of the interaction forces between the nanoscale tip and sample, the dynamics of the...

  7. Atomistic Modeling of the Mechanical Properties of Nanostructured Materials

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    16 Apr 2007 | | Contributor(s):: SeongJun Heo, Susan Sinnott

    The mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes are studied by using classical molecular dynamics simulations. Especially, the effects of filling, temperature, and functionalization on CNT's tensional and twisting properties are considered in this study.

  8. Bending Properties of Carbon Nanotubes

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    21 Mar 2006 | | Contributor(s):: SeongJun Heo, Susan Sinnott

    The effect of filling carbon nanotubes on the mechanical, especially bending, behavior of empty and filled (10,10) carbon nanotubes (CNTs) is examined using classical, atomistic, molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. In particular, influences of different filling materials like C60 or other CNT...

  9. Bioinformatics and Systems Biology: At the Crossroads of Biology, Engineering, and Computation

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    08 Oct 2004 | | Contributor(s):: Shankar Subramaniam

    Traditional biological research has relied on a "deconstructive" mode where piece-wise analysis of the components of complex systems was carried out in detail. The genome projects have spurred the discovery of new genes/molecules to add to the existing inventory of "parts" that make up living...

  10. BioMEMS and Bionano Devices for Bio/Medicine

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    26 Jul 2004 | | Contributor(s):: Rashid Bashir

    BioMEMS and Bionano Devices for Bio/Medicine

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

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    04 Jun 2008 | | 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 upcoming year.

  12. BNC Annual Research Symposium: Bio-Nanotechnology and Biomedical Devices

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    23 Apr 2007 | | Contributor(s):: Rashid Bashir

    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 upcoming year.

  13. BNC Annual Research Symposium: Nanoscale Energy Conversion

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    23 Apr 2007 | | Contributor(s):: Timothy S Fisher

    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 upcoming year.

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

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    04 Jun 2008 | | 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 upcoming year.

  15. Chemical Modification of GaAs with TAT Peptide and Alkylthiol Self-Assembled Monolayers

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    03 Aug 2006 | | Contributor(s):: Hamsa Jaganathan

    The use of self-assembled monolayers (SAM) on semiconductors creates a basis for the design and creation of bioelectronics, such as biosensors. The interface between the surface and an organic monolayer can change significant electrical and physiochemical properties of a biological device....

  16. Computational Methods for NEMS

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    16 Jun 2004 | | Contributor(s):: Narayan Aluru

    Computational Methods for NEMS

  17. Computational Prototyping Tools For Biological Applications

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    03 Dec 2004 | | Contributor(s):: Jacob White

    Computational tools are playing a rapidly expanding role in biology, both for engineering design and in exploratory science. The main reason is that the dramatic improvements in the measurement and mathematical modeling of basic biochemical and biological processes is making it possible to...

  18. Construction of an Imitating Nano-motor Driven by Six ATP-binding RNAs of Bacterial Virus phi29

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    02 Dec 2004 | | Contributor(s):: Peixuan Guo

    A switchable imitating DNA-packaging motor was constructed in the laboratory. The motor is driven by six synthetic ATP-binding pRNA (packaging RNA) molecules that bind to the connector and function in a manner similar to the driving of a bolt with a hex nut. Conformational change and sequential...

  19. Creating Inflections: DARPA’s Electronics Resurgence Initiative

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    03 Jan 2019 | | Contributor(s):: William Chappell

  20. Design and Compact Modeling of CMOS-MEMS Resonant Body Transistors

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    06 Jun 2014 | | Contributor(s):: Dana Weinstein, Luca Daniel, Bichoy W. Bahr

    This talk presents the latest results of the CMOS Resonant Body Transistor (RBT) fabricated in standard 32nm SOI CMOS. Using phononic crystals formed from the CMOS stack, we will discuss methods for 10x improvement of Q and suppression of spurious modes.