Biomimetic Nanostructures
Bio-inspired Micro-Electro-Mechanical Air-flow Sensors
A new
generation of air-flow and temperature nano-scale sensors, based on the
performance of insect and arthropods’ sense organs, is being developed and
funded by the EU-FP5 Future Emerging Technologies Programme. The objective is to
optimize both the “hardware” and “software” sides exploiting the biolological
paradigm to achieve a hybrid MEMS-neural network system using silicon-based
sensors and neural cell arrays for processing. Sub-micron size devices can be
packed in large numbers in small areas, increasing the level of information
capture and providing scope for array topologies to broaden the response
spectrum of the sensors.
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