News

Farewell to Prof Franck Alexis Chollet (2008 Sep 5)
Prof Franck Alexis Chollet will be leaving Micromachines Centre in Sept 2008.He is pursuing his career in France. He has been the centre's deputy director for 9 years.A farewell party organised by him was held for staffs and students of School of MAE. Micromachines Centres staffs and students wish him a very best in life both in profession and in person.
Delegates from Taiwan (2008 Sep 3)
Delegates from National Taiwan University, National Tsing Hua University,National Chung Cheng University,National Defense University,National Central University,National Chiao Tung University,National Tsing Hua University,National Taiwan University of Science Technology,National Cheng-Kung University,National Chung Hsing University,Tamkang University,Dayeh University,National Sun Yat-sen University and National Cheng Kung University,Taiwan visited the centre.They were briefed on the research development and progress of the centre.
Visit By Waseda University, Japan (2008 Aug 28)
Professor Kotaro HIRASAWA, Dean of IPS and Mr Takeshi FUJISAWA, Project Manager of University of Waseda,Japan paid a visit to Micromachines Centre.They were hosted by Prof Miao Jianmin,Director of Micromachines Centre.They were here to explore research collaboration as well as possible degree program in Master and PhD.
2008 Aug 22
Online Registration for New User
Micromachines Centre has incorporated a new online registration for new user. It includes safety video,quiz and registration. New users are to log in to http://mmc.mae.ntu.edu.sg/registration.asp to register for a account.If you encounter any problem with your account, please report personally to Micromachines Centre.
Congratulations to our new Graduates! (2008 Jul 24)
The MicroMachines Centre is proud to have been over the past years (many for some :-) a support for the success of 6 new graduates! We congratulate wholeheartedly new PhDs, Liu Haobing, Sun Jianbo, Chen Bangtao, Ong Soon Eng (pic right) and MEng, Mohammed Ashraf (pic left) and Chin Chi Choong. Well done guys!
2008 Mar 7
SEM under maintenance
SEM will be under maintenance from 10 March to 14 March 2008. Please use other available SEM in Sch of MAE.
2008 Mar 4
Chemical cleaning and Installation of Exhaust
Please be informed that chemical change/disposal and installation of exhaust in wetbench area will be carry out on following dates and times.
1. Chemical Change/disposal
Date : 05 March 2008
Day : Wednesday
Time : 0830hrs - 1200hrs
2. Installation of exhaust in wetbench area
Date : 07 March 2008
Day : Friday
Time : 0830hrs - 1900hrs
Cleanroom facilities will not be available on Friday 07 March 2008 due to the nature of workdone. Online booking will be disabled during the period.
2008 Feb 19
Safety briefing
Micromachines Centre will be conducting the safety briefing on the following date and time: 27 FEB 2008, TIME 9.30AM Please attend if you plan to use the centre for your project.
Visit by Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Taiwan (2008 Jan 22)
Micromachines Centre was visited by a group of representatives of Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Taiwan. They were attending the First Joint Research Workshop which included presentation in Nanyang Executive Centre and visits to other labs in NTU.
Best Paper Finalists in 3rd Annual IEEE International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered & Molecular System (2008 Jan 15)
Micromachines Centre is proud to announce that the conference paper "Biosensors Based on Flexural Mode Piezo Diaphragm"Authors: Zhihong Wang ,Miao Jianmin,Xu Ting,Ling Yu,Chang Ming Li and Chen Xiaofeng was awarded as the Best Paper Finalists in the 3rd Annual IEEE International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered & Molecular System. The paper was presented by Xu Ting in Hainan Island,China .This paper presents a mass sensitive biosensor utilizing a flexural vibration mode of a micromachined piezoelectric micro-diaphragm. The mass sensitivity of the diaphragm has been investigated with respect to the vibration modes.Theoretical analysis reveals that, for the same multilayer structure, the mass sensitivity is mainly determined by the mass per unit area of the diaphragm, the flexural mode sensor can work at a lower operating frequency than thickness mode without losing its mass sensitivity-about 30 times higher than that of a QCM. A biosensor with Q value of more than 200 has been demonstrated at a resonant frequency of as low as 120 kHz. Frequency shift in response to captured goat IgG on sensor surface has been detected. These results indicate that the flexural mode micromachined diaphragm has a potential to be an alternative to the low-cost QCM biosensors.
2008 Jan 7
Electrical Power Shutdown in N3.1 Basement 4
Please be informed that vendor will carry out a electrical power installations. Supply will be interrupted on the following dates and times. Affected Areas: Blk N3.1( all rooms in basement 4 ) Date : 8 Jan 2008 Day : Tuesday Time : 0900hrs - 1900hrs Please shutdown your computers and equipments to avoid damage.
Farewell to Pradeep Dixit (2007 Nov 27)
Mr. Pradeep Dixit,winner of Norman Hackerman Young Author Awards 2006 will be leaving Micromachines Centre in Nov 2007.He will be pursuing his post doctoral research scholar in Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,USA.He will work with Prof. Rao Tummala in Through-silicon via related module in the Silicon System-on-package (SOP) project.A farewell lunch was hosted by Prof Miao Jianmin,Director of Micromachines Centre.
Norman Hackerman Young Author Awards 2006 (2007 Sep 14)
Micromachines Centre is proud to announce that Mr. Pradeep Dixit has won the prestigious award in Norman Hackerman Young Author Awards 2006. The paper was chosen as the recipient of the 2006 Norman Hackerman Young Author Award in Solid State Science & Technology, "Aspect-Ratio-Dependent Copper Electrodeposition Technique for Very High Aspect-Ratio Through-Hole Plating" Journal of The Electrochemical Society (JES), Vol. 153, No. 6, 2006, p. G552. Authors: Pradeep Dixit and Jianmin Miao. The award was established in 1928 for the two best papers published in the Journal of The Electrochemical Society, one for topic in the field of electrochemical science and technology and the other for solid-state science and technology. This award incorporates the Turner Book Prize. More information on this award at http://www.electrochem.org/awards/ecs/ecs_awards.htm#k