Researchers from the Mesoscopic Actuators and Systems (MESYS) project group at Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems IPMS have been developing novel electrostatic microactuators, so-called ...

One hard disk recently failed in the EEVBlog laboratory’s NAS. Keeping true to his catch phrase, [Dave “Tear it Apart” Jones] opened it up and gave us an inside tour of a modern hard disk drive. There ...

Researchers have developed improved forms of tiny magnetic actuators thanks to new materials and a microscopic 3-D printing technology. Scientists have been conducting research on micrometre-sized ...

The micro-actuators described so far have been easily categorized by their topology: parallel plates capacitance, comb-drive actuator, torsion mode mirror and finally the rotating micro-motor.

Smart implants that not only stabilize a fracture but also monitor the healing process from day one—and deliver targeted support when required—are currently being developed at Saarland University by a ...

GA, UNITED STATES, February 19, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — This study introduces a newly optimized triangular-finger electrostatic comb-drive actuator designed to ...

The DH0485A electrostatic actuator high-voltage IC, integrating a dc-dc boost converter and 16-bit digital-to-analog converter (DAC) with SPI interface in a 6- by 6-mm QFN 33L package, suits portable ...

Researchers have developed an elegant and powerful new microscale actuator that can flex like a tiny beckoning finger. Based on an oxide material that expands and contracts dramatically in response to ...

Why and how the flexible actuators were fabricated. How they were used in an aerial micro-robot. The performance obtained with these actuators. While the electronics for drones and aerial robots of ...

Researchers have developed improved forms of tiny magnetic actuators thanks to new materials and a microscopic 3-D printing technology. Researchers have developed improved forms of tiny magnetic ...