Purdue's 'self-calibrating' MEMS could produce the most accurate sensors yet
By Darren Murph 
posted August 12th 2010 11:02AM
posted August 12th 2010 11:02AM
Micro electromechanical systems, or MEMS, aren't anything new. But Purdue University's Jason Vaughn Clark has ideas that are far grander than those we've seen already. Mr. Clark has purportedly developed a new take on an old spin, with electro micro metrology (EMM) enabling engineers to "account for process variations by determining the precise movement and force that's being applied to, or sensed by, a MEMS device." These self-calibrating machines are the first to do so without any external references, which would allow nanotechnologists, crime forensics researchers and a whole host of others to determine what actually happens at a microscopic level. In theory, the gurus working on this stuff long to improve the accuracy of atomic force microscopes and to eventually create a diminutive AFM-on-a-chip, which -- according to Clark -- could "open the door to the nanoworld to a much larger number of groups or individuals." We're waiting.
I believe it's Dr. Clark.
ITT: people pretending to know what this means, random nanotechnology predictions
Boiler up!
@LetsHaveWaffles BTFU!
@LetsHaveWaffles Hell yeah Boiler Up! Purdue Alumni FTW.
@TheKing
The King says, "Broiler Up!"
@LetsHaveWaffles Purdue Alumni FTW!
Seriously, the only reason I'm commenting is because the guy is from Purdue; I honestly don't understand a single part of this topic.
The only reason I'm replying is I go to Purdue for electrical engineering and Clark is a very good teacher.
I love technology...I just wish I understood it lol
As a Computer Engineering student at Purdue, I think this is pretty cool... Then again, as a Computer Engineering student at Purdue, I am a gigantic nerd
@sportsburn Everyone at Purdue is a nerd lol (I should know, I was a computer science major at Purdue). You learn that day one when you realize all the girls...attractive girls...went to IU.
@tasteskindasalty Heh, thats ok, because when you head over to IU you realize all the girls...intelligent girls...went to Purdue.
What a mindjob
In the actual article it mentions "environmental testing"...so, my only question is how the squirrels on campus will get the EMM enabled MEMS back after extrapolating proper trajectory from the nuts they meticulously track...
To break it down for those of you that don't understand the article:
Standard MEMS Used Today
http://joanski.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/improper-squirrel-theory.jpg
EMM Enabled MEMS
http://joanski.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/squirrel-theory1.jpg