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ICOMM conference set for Northwestern University

ICOMM 2012 thumbThe seventh installment of the International Conference on Micromanufacturing is scheduled to be held March 12-14, 2012, at Northwestern’s Norris University Center, Evanston, Ill.

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MIT researchers control growth, shape of nanowires

MIT nanowires thumbFeb. 21, 2012—Reasearchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass., today reported in the journal Nano Letters that they managed to precisely control the width and composition of microscopic fibers grown in their lab, according to an MIT news release issued today.

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Pop-up books inspire new production technique

Harvard mass production technique thumbFeb. 21, 2012—Inspired by children's pop-up books and origami, Harvard University researchers have developed a new manufacturing technique that soon will allow clones of robotic insects to be mass produced by the sheet, according to a recent Harvard news release.

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Israeli co. urges use of UAVs

According to a recent report on the FlightGlobal.com news site, Israel Aerospace Industries is encouraging the use of unmanned aerial vehicles and systems to better enable the Israeli Defense Force to maintain control over certain geographic areas.

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Ohio shop completes renovation

Recently completed plant renovations at Midwest Precision LLC, Eastlake, Ohio, provide the precision machining and assembly contract shop with some energy efficient building upgrades and a 25- to 30-percent increase in manufacturing capacity.

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Nanodiamonds may be an artificial joint's best friend

Compared to conventional metal and polymer implants, artificial joints coated with a nanodiamond material not only would offer a marked reduction in wear debris, but should prevent inflammation and toxicity that results when the body's immune system attacks the debris caused by wear, suggest researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).

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On the hunt for a self-guided bullet

self-guided bullet thumbA couple of hunters who also happen to be engineers and researchers at Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, N.M., have patented a design for a self-guided bullet that could help troops in combat, according to a Sandia news release issued Jan. 30.

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LEDs integrated with roll-to-roll process to make light-emitting foils

Combining high-speed, self-assembling methods with a roll-to-roll approach, European researchers have developed a prototype modular-based process for producing flexible displays integrated with light-emitting diodes (LEDs).

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Purdue researchers develop microtweezers for MEMS assembly

Purdue University researchers have created microtweezers capable of assembling microscale structures in microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), a university news release announced Jan. 17.

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Micro Machine appoints new CEO

Precision contract manufacturers Micro Machine Co., Kalamazoo, Mich., on Jan. 16 announced the appointment of Clive Scott as its new CEO.

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Photofabrication tech offers precise tolerances

Photofabrication Engineering Inc. (PEI), Milford, Mass., uses a micromachining process that selectively removes material using a chemical action.

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MICROmanufacturing contributor sworn in as new SME president

The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) announced the election of Dr. LaRoux K. Gillespie as its 2012 president, according to a Jan. 24 news release issued by SME.

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