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BSAC Seminar: Charges and Defects in Carbon-Based Electronics

April 20, 2010
Prof. Moonsub Shim Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Illinois April 20, 2010 | 12:00 to 01:00 | 521 Cory Hall, Hogan Room Host: Ali Javey

From device performance limits to thermal management, understanding charging (i.e., doping), electron-phonon coupling, and defect-related processes is fundamentally important in electronics. Due to their atomic thickness, carbon nanotubes and graphene are interesting platforms to examine how local chemical environments affect these fundamental processes. Such studies, in turn, provide effective means...

BSAC Seminar: Precision Navigation and Timing Enabled by Micro/Nano/Pico/Femto/Atto: Are We There Yet?

April 27, 2010
Dr. Andrei Shkel Program Manager, DARPA/MTO BSAC PostDoc 1999 April 27, 2010 | 12:00 to 01:00 | 521 Cory Hall, Hogan Room Host: Ming Wu

Are we there yet? After about two decades of harmonic investment in developments, this is a question impatiently raised over-and-over by potential users of "small technology" for Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) applications. This presentation will discuss the growing interest within DARPA/MTO in the development of a miniature, self-sufficient navigation system that might be realized through deep integration of timing,...

BSAC Seminar: Motion Processing as the Next Consumer Breakthrough Technology

May 4, 2010
Stephen Lloyd Vice President -- Engineering, InvenSense May 4, 2010 | 12:00 to 01:00 | 521 Cory Hall, Hogan Room Host: John Huggins

A primary driver today for innovation in consumer products is the application of motion functionality to introduce human actions into the digital domain. MEMS motion sensors are becoming broadly adopted for the cost, size, power and performance advantages they offer. This presentation will go through the MEMS basics and introduce the challenges faced by the industry. InvenSense MotionProcessing (TM) technology, which combines inertial...

BSAC Seminar: Man-Made Nanomachines

May 7, 2010
Prof. Joseph Wang Department of Nanoengineering, UC San Diego May 7, 2010 | 11:00 to 12:00 | 105 Stanley Hall Host: Luke Lee

The remarkable performance of biomotors is inspiring scientists to create synthetic nanomachines that mimic the function of these amazing natural systems. This presentation will discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the design and operation of artificial nanomotors. Particular attention will be given to catalytic nanowire and microtube motors propelled by the electrocatalytic decomposition of a chemical fuel. While artificial...

BSAC Seminar: Interfacial Engineering in MEMS: Handling and Assembly of Solids and Liquids at the Microscale

May 11, 2010
Prof. Karl Bohringer Departments of Electrical Engineering and Bioengineering, University of Washington BSAC PostDoc 1995 May 11, 2010 | 12:00 to 01:00 | 521 Cory Hall, Hogan Room Host: Al Pisano

A well-known outcome of down-scaling into micrometer dimensions is the dominance of surface over bulk phenomena. When designing micro-scale systems, the ability to understand and modify surface properties is of utmost importance. A key concept is the "programmable surface" - an interface whose properties can be controlled with high spatial and temporal resolution. This...

BSAC Seminar: The Infrared Retina: Moving Towards the Fourth Generation Infrared Detectors with Quantum Dots and Superlattices

June 16, 2010
Prof. Sanjay Krishna Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of New Mexico June 16, 2010 | 01:00 to 02:00 | 521 Cory Hall, Hogan Room Host: Ali Javey

Infrared detectors operating in the 3-20um are important due to three primary reasons: First, the atmosphere is transparent in the two bands referred to as mid-wave infrared (MWIR, 3-5um) and long-wave infrared (8-12um), making it possible to see through fog and smoke under poor visibility conditions. Second, a lot of chemical species have characteristic absorption features in this wavelength range...

BSAC Seminar: Magnetic Levitation for Micromanipulation

June 17, 2010
Prof. Behrad Khamesee Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, University of Waterloo, Canada June 17, 2010 | 11:00 to 12:00 | 540 Cory Hall, DOP Center Conference Room Host: Richard Lossing

In this talk, a novel technique for micromanipulation using magnetic levitation is presented. The design and development of a microrobotic system based on magnetic principles is described. The goal is to develop a system in which miniature items can be transported and assembled within hazardous environments. A teleoperated microrobot is levitated and moved within a...

BSAC Seminar: Developing Subcutaneous Fully-Implanted Biochips for Remote Monitoring of Human Metabolism

July 15, 2010
Prof. Sandro Carrara Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland July 15, 2010 | 11:00 to 12:00 | 521 Cory Hall, Hogan Room Host: Ming Wu

The aim of this talk is to present an innovative concept for multi-metabolites, highly integrated, fully implantable, and real-time monitoring systems for human metabolism. On-line monitoring for diagnosis and/or treatment of patients with specific physiological conditions (e.g., heart, cardiovascular, cancer) or convalescents is a key factor to provide better, more rational, effective and ultimately...

BSAC Seminar: Devices, Circuits, and Signal Conditioning for Electrostatic MEMS in CMOS Technology

August 10, 2010
Prof. Jordi Madrenas BSAC Visiting Scholar from the Technical University of Catalunya, Spain, Advanced Hardware Architectures Group August 10, 2010 | 01:00 to 02:00 | 521 Cory Hall, Hogan Room Host: Liwei Lin

The recent research work on mixed-signal conducted by the Advanced Hardware Architectures Group of the Technical University of Catalunya (Barcelona) is presented. At the device level, electrostatic actuators that use standard CMOS interconnection metal layers as structural elements and the insulating silicon dioxide as sacrificial layers have been...

BSAC Seminar: Berkeley Biomolecular Nanotechnology Center & User Garage

September 21, 2010
Dr. Paul Lum Director, UC Berkeley, QB3 Institute, BNC September 21, 2010 | 12:30 to 01:30 | 540 Cory Hall, DOP Center Conference Room Host: John Huggins

The goal of the Biomolecular Nanotechnology Center is to foster interdisciplinary collaboration across the UC Berkeley campus and the broader academic and industrial community in order to design, fabricate, and evaluate micro- and nano-scale devices for medicine and biology. To that end, the center aims to: Combine facilities for CAD, modeling, fabrication, analysis, and...