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Farbod A. Farahani
Farbod was born on a rainy day. Long before his birth, fortunetellers predicted that a child would be born and make a significant change in the world in the future. Farbod was born on NOV 3, 1982. His dad taught him swimming at a very early age. At the age of 11, Farbod began his competitive swimming and joined different teams. He was one of the fastest state champions when he was 14. He has placed second and third in 4 x 100 meter freestyle. Farbod retired himself from swimming in high school to persue his ultimate goal as an enginner.
zigzag flexible interconnects
Stretchable zigzag interconnects have potential applications in dynamic environments and in some biological systems.
Stretchability of metal interconnects over polymer substrates (elastomer in particular) have been discussed in detail in the following papers:
Michael Mutaku
My name is Michael Mutaku and I am a mechanical engineering student at the University of Maryland. I am a senior and I hope to graduate in May of 2007 with my bachelor's degree in ME. I am mostly interested in the fabrication of electronics and so flexible electronics sounded like an interesting topic to study. After the first day of class I decided to stay in this class because the professor discussed all the possibilities for flexible electronics including large displays. With more and more people buying big screen plasma screens, it seems vital for an engineer to understand how to create even larger displays in order to meet the demands of the people. With cellphones being able to carry live feeds from television stations, it only seems plausible for a person to have a personal screen comparable to a tv at the palm of your hand that can be folded to the size of a cellphone.
Education in China and in America
The New York Times Magazine this weekend featured a Harvard undergraduate student from China, and her work to shake up education in China. The article is long, but if you grew up in China, it should be a quick read, and fun. If you grew up in US or Europe, perhaps this is a helpful read, just to learn how other people live.
Mechanics of Precisely Controlled Thin Film Buckling on Elastomeric Substrate
Appl. Phys. Lett. 90, 133119 (2007)
Mechanics of Precisely Controlled Thin Film Buckling on Elastomeric Substrate
The Industry First Compact Reverse Pulse Plating Controller for R&D Applications in MEMS and Nanotechnology
Laguna Beach, CA March 31, 2007 -- Kebaili Corporation a leading California based high-tech company announced today the release of the CPG-500 Series, the industry first compact current pulse generator, specifically designed for electrodeposition applications, such as (direct current) DC plating, pulse plating, and periodic reverse pulse plating for a variety of applications in MEMS and nanotechnology.
Matthias Irmscher
My name is Matthias Irmscher and I am a graduate student currently visiting the University of Maryland for a year. I will finish my equivalent of a Master's degree at the Technical University of Ilmenau in Germany by the end of 2008. I am a current Fulbright grantee.
Ravikumar Sanapala
Dear All,
My name is Ravikumar Sanapala. I am doing Master of Science (M.S) in Mechanical Engineering at University of Maryland. I recieved a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) degree in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, India.