HV MEMS Packaging: We have developed a MEMS packaging technology that relies on mesoscaled DRIE-patterned deflection springs to integrate electrostatic lenses to massive arrays of high-voltage devices with great precision and repeatability. | Read more...
Chemical Reactors: Scaling-down and multiplexing chemical reactors (for example, the MEMS singlet oxygen generator shown) increase their efficiency, enabling a wide range of portable applications. | Read more...
Quadrupole Mass Filters: Evolutionary road of miniaturized QMFs to achieve high performance and batch fabrication | Read more...
High Current Electron Sources: Massive arrays of individually ballasted field emitters are the key to implement reliable high-current cathodes. Read more...
Carbon Nanotube Field Devices: Carbon nanotubes can be used to produce localized high electrostatic fields with low voltage, opening the doors to many exciting applications such as portable gas ionizers. Read more...
Multiplexed Electrospray: Multiplexed electrospray has tremendous potential in a wide range of exciting applications, e.g., manufacturing, analytical instruments, and nanosatellite propulsion. Read more...

News

MIT News (October 2017): 3-D-printed device builds better nanofibers – Printed nozzle system could make uniform, versatile fibers at much lower cost.

Meshes made from fibers with nanometer-scale diameters have a wide range of potential applications, including tissue engineering, water filtration, solar cells, and even body armor. But their commercialization has been hampered by inefficient manufacturing techniques. In the latest issue of the journal Nanotechnology, MIT researchers describe a new device for producing nanofiber meshes, which matches
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Velasquez Group’s paper on surface tension-driven microfluidics selected to IOP Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics’ 2016 Highlights!

The article “Optimization of capillary flow through open-microchannel and open-micropillar arrays” was selected by the Editorial Board of the Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics (JPhysD) for the journal’s Highlights of 2016 Collection –a selection of the top highest-quality papers published during the year, chosen on the basis of novelty, scientific impact and broadness of appeal; JPhysD is one of
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Velasquez Group’s paper on novel magnetic-less vacuum ion pump selected for the IOP Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering 2016 Highlights Collection

The article “An electrostatic ion pump with nanostructured Si field emission electron source and Ti particle collectors for supporting an ultra-high vacuum in miniaturized atom interferometry systems” was selected by the referees and the Editorial Board of the Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering (JMM) for the JMM 2016 Highlights Collection – a selection of the top 25 highest-quality papers published
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Our work on 3D-printed coaxial electrospray droplet sources is on the cover of the 2016 MTL Annual Review!

Congratulations Daniel! More information on http://www-mtl.mit.edu/research/ar2016.html