Reconfigurable structures that can repeatedly change their ...
Senior author Patrick Mercier (left), a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and first author Zixiao Lin, an electrical engineering Ph.D. student, both of UC San Diego, ...
Researchers from the University of California San Diego and CEA-Leti have unveiled a pioneering microactuator driving system that integrates energy storage with voltage conversion, setting a new ...
A sponge absorbing water from the air does not at first appear to be a promising powerplant for a microactuator, let alone one that could rival the speed and power of our own muscle. A research group ...
Researchers at University of California San Diego (UC San Diego) and CEA-Leti have unveiled a groundbreaking microactuator driving system, combining innovative solid-state battery technology with ...
Integrating the company’s piezoelectric Squiggle motor with optical limit switches in a polymer housing, the SQL-M-1.8 microactuator module measures 13.5 x 4.2 x 4.3 mm, about 35% smaller than the ...
A pulse of laser light can induce the microactuator to flex. In this microscope image, a palm-like array of actuators flex one at a time (top panel) or all at once (middle panel). The lower panel ...
SAN JOSE — During next week's Diskcon USA trade show here, STMicroelectronics plans to unveil a prototype rotational microactuator, which is fabricated with microelectromechanical system (MEMS) ...
An innovative circuit design could enable miniature devices, such as microdrones and other microrobotics, to be powered for longer periods of time while staying lightweight and compact. Using ...
A sponge absorbing water from the air does not at first appear to be a promising powerplant for a microactuator, let alone one that could rival the speed and power of our own muscle. A research group ...