10/08/2001 
Small tech will soon lead to a "revolution" that "will change the ways in which neurosurgeons interact with the environment," says a group of researchers. Medical devices that contain MEMS will allow neurosurgeons to perform with better precision. But there are critics who say the high cost of the devices and difficulty in training surgeons remain tough barriers.

09/25/2001 
Researchers have discovered a way to eventually eliminate many of the 500,000 bone grafts in the United States each year. They envision growing adult stem cells, then implanting it in the body as a treatment for severe fractures. Later, they'll incorporate MEMS devices to further improve bone growth and reduce healing time.

09/21/2001 
Small tech will play a supporting role in the unfolding response to terrorist attacks against the United States. MEMS and microsystems are making their way into the U.S. arsenal, helping to guide weapons to their targets, sensing for toxic substances, spying on the enemy and storing vast amounts of information in small places.

09/17/2001  MEMS companies overall aren't worried about the stock market. Those with defense and security applications stand to gain.

09/11/2001  Mitsubishi Electric plans to start shipping samples of a new MEMS acceleration sensor chip set in October.

08/31/2001 
Small tech can take a tiny share of the credit for a 90 percent drop in child deaths from air bags in the past five years. But in the years ahead, the MEMS that help make air bags work are expected to save even more lives.

08/29/2001 

08/20/2001  Aug. 20, 2001 - Geneva, Switzerland - STMicroelectronics has introduced a new rotational acceleration sensor device based on MEMS technology that addresses applications in hard disk drives and consumer products.

08/02/2001 
A new study predicts dramatic growth in small tech components for mobile phones – from $1 million this year to nearly $350 million in 2006. But the dollars go well beyond that if you include the larger world of wireless MEMS, components that can be integrated into vehicle tire-monitoring systems, environmental monitoring and global positioning satellite systems.

08/01/2001 
Brownian motion, the random movement of tiny objects caused by thermal energy, could be harnessed and directed, physicist says. If he's correct, scientists might have a power source for future nanoscale machines that cruise through the body to a cancer cell, then deliver tumor-killing enzymes.

07/27/2001 

07/12/2001 
As thousands of jobs are scrapped at companies nationwide, those who work in MEMS, microsystems and nanotechnology are being spared. Firms know that this research will become a key part of future products. By 2002, consumers will see the benefits of MEMS research and development – about the time the U.S. economy is expected to recover, one analyst said.

07/11/2001 
The InSync implantable pacemaker, about the size of a half-dollar coin, could greatly improve the quality of life for heart-failure patients. One analyst says the market for the device could be $1.1 billion by 2005.

07/09/2001 
Scientists are developing tiny devices that remotely detect land mines. They predict no single approach will provide the solution, but are optimistic that nations one day will have an inexpensive tool for reclaiming land that has been made inhospitable by abandoned mines.

07/09/2001 

07/06/2001 
With microsystem technology, the grip of approved gun users -- police officers or parents, for example -- would be recognized by sensors, based on hand size and pressure. The goal is to use small technology to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and children.

07/05/2001 
Tired of how slowly new technology is being commercialized, donors are no longer simply writing checks. Entrepreneurs themselves, they are not content simply to get a building named after them. They're involved in a hands-on way.

07/02/2001 
Toys are on the verge of a revolution powered by small tech. "You’ll pick up a toy and it’ll know who’s using it, and the environment it’s in," said an expert. "We’ll have toys for kids that will seem alive."

07/02/2001 

06/29/2001 
The University of Michigan and its partners in an Engineering Research Center in wireless integrated microsystems (WIMS), wanted to get public school science teachers excited about teaching small technology. And excitement was what they got at a two-day conference this week.