Electrostatic motors are now common in MEMS applications, but researchers at the University of Wisconsin and spinoff C-Motive Technologies have brought macroscale electrostatic motors back.

Electrostatic motors are now common in MEMS applications, but researchers at the University of Wisconsin and spinoff C-Motive Technologies have brought macroscale electrostatic motors back.

The devices used electrostatic actuation, and their architecture is illustrated in Fig. 1. The success of this core electromechanical design and manufacturing approach for MEMS DMs led to devices ...

MEMS is an acronym that stands for microelectromechanical systems – exceptionally small devices that incorporate mechanical, electrical, and frequently optical components on a single microchip. These ...

New electrostatic actuators called Nano E-Drives are integrated ... "The market is highly interested in MEMS-based micro loudspeakers. Thanks to the successful financing, Arioso now has a very ...

The 8051-managed chip implements AIST’s research on applying Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems Electrostatic Field Sensors (MEMS-EFS) to detecting and measuring static charges. The system employs ...