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MEMS device formed by at least two bonded structural layers and manufacturing process thereof
A microelectromechanical device having a first substrate of semiconductor material and a second substrate of semiconductor material having a bonding recess delimited by projecting portions, monolithic therewith. The bonding recess forms a closed cavity with the first substrate. A bonding structure is arranged within the closed cavity and is bonded to the first and second substrates. A microelectromechanical structure is formed in a substrate chosen between the first and second substrates. The device is manufactured by forming the bonding recess in a first wafer; depositing a bonding mass in the bonding recess, the bonding mass having a greater depth than the bonding recess; and bonding the two wafers.
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The present disclosure relates to a MEMS device formed by at least two bonded structural layers and to the manufacturing process thereof.Description of the Related Art
As is known, micromachining techniques, based upon manufacturing technologies typical of microelectronics, enable obtainment of microsystems, such as microsensors, microactuators, and special micromechanisms, which exploit the excellent mechanical properties of monocrystalline silicon and may be manufactured using the knowledge and advantages typical of microelectronic processes.
In particular, the bulk-micromachining technique generally comprises bonding the wafer where the MEMS device is to be provided (hereinafter also referred to as device wafer or substrate) to one or more wafers or substrates (for example, handling wafers or substrates, cap wafers or substrates, etc., also referred to hereinafter as auxiliary wafers).
Typically, the manufacturing process comprises processing the device wafer for defining the desired microelectromechanical structures, for example via dry silicon-etching processes and bonding the device wafer to the auxiliary wafer, for example via adhesive, such as glass frit or polymer, or by a metal bond, for example via a eutectic bond such as Al—Ge, Au—Ge, Au—Sn, Cu—Sn, etc., and subsequent dicing the composite wafer to obtain a plurality of devices.
The device wafer may even be composite and be obtained by bonding two wafers, for example when a MEMS device has offset comb-fingered driving/sensing electrodes. In this case, two wafers are bonded together, to form the composite wafer, which is bonded to the auxiliary wafer.
For instance,
In detail,
In a way not shown, the auxiliary wafer 12 may comprises cavities enabling a sufficient movement of the suspended masses.
With the manufacturing processes described with reference to
Furthermore, with these manufacturing processes, the problem exists that the bonding regions may be damaged or even partially removed when defining the structures and/or removing the etch-stop layers. In fact, to carry out wet etching, for example for removing the photoresist layer and for cleaning the polymers from the walls of the operating regions, and for carrying out vapor etching, for example for HF cleaning or releasing structures, chemical substances are used that may damage the bonding regions.
Consequently the choice of the material of the bonding regions is limited to materials capable of withstanding the above processes.
This imposes, however, design limitations and does not always enable optimal materials to be used.BRIEF SUMMARY
According to one or more embodiments, the present disclosure is directed to a micromachined semiconductor device and a corresponding manufacturing process.
In practice, the bonding layer between two wafers is accommodated inside a cavity formed on the surface of one of the two wafers. The bonding layer is deposited with a thickness slightly greater than the depth of the cavity and is compressed during bonding. In this way, after bonding the two wafers, the bonding layer is completely housed in a cavity, and the latter is completely surrounded by abutting portions of the wafers, which form a sort of seal for the cavity. Consequently, the bonding layer is protected inside the cavity and is not exposed to chemical substances in the subsequent steps.
For a better understanding of the present disclosure, preferred embodiments thereof are now described, purely by way of non-limiting example, with reference to the attached drawings, wherein:
In the attached figures, similar elements are designated in the various figures starting from the numbering used for the embodiment of
With reference to
With reference to
The auxiliary wafer 330 is fixed to a device wafer 340, of semiconductor material, for example monocrystalline silicon, having a bonding face 340A (
The wafers 330, 340 are then bonded together by applying appropriate pressure and heat, typically according to the materials, in a way known to a person of ordinary skilled in the art. For instance, bonding is carried out at a temperature of around 280° C. in case of eutectic material with an Au—Sn base, of around 420° C. in case of a eutectic material with an Au—Ge base, at temperatures lower than 200° C. in case of polymeric materials, at approximately 450° C. in case of glass frit, and at approximately 400° C. in case of thermocompression metal. In the latter case, bonding is carried out at high pressure, for example higher than 20 MPa. Consequently, the bonding mass 335 is compressed and may possibly expand laterally to form a bonding structure 336 that has a chemico-physical bond with the auxiliary wafer 330 and the device wafer 340.
A composite wafer 341 is thus formed having a cavity 342 at the bonding recess 331 of the auxiliary wafer 330 (
In this step, also a chemico-physical bond may be obtained between the etch-stop layer 333 and the device wafer 340, contributing to bonding of the wafers 330 and 340 and further sealing the cavity 342.
With reference to
In this way, it is possible, for example, to form a micromirror device 450, as represented in
In both cases, the bonding structures 436, 536 are accommodated in cavities 442, 542 enclosed between an auxiliary substrate 430, 530 and a device substrate 440, 540, having a single or double layer, due to the presence of a recess in the auxiliary substrate 430, 530 and to the presence of projecting regions 434, 534 of the auxiliary substrate 430, 530 in contact with the device substrate 440, 540, through an etch-stop layer 433, 533.
The bonding structures 436, 536 bond the device substrate 440, 540 and the auxiliary substrate 430, 530 and extend along a line surrounding the microelectromechanical structure 445, 545, preferably along a closed line, such as the perimeter of a rectangle.
With reference to
The projecting regions 634 delimit at least one bonding recess 631 having a similar shape to the bonding recess 331 of
With reference to
In yet another embodiment,
During coupling of the wafers 930, 940, the bonding mass 935, melted by the high temperature and compressed when the two wafers 930, 940 are brought near and into abutment to each other, may flow inside the containment trenches 990A, 990B, as represented in
With the solution described, as explained above, the bonding regions are arranged inside a closed cavity, within the device. In this way, the bonding regions are protected from chemical materials used in the process steps after bonding the wafers, preventing them from being damaged and, in the case of partial etching, preventing contamination of the "useful" area of the device.
Furthermore, the bonding regions are protected from the external environment also during operation of the device, which thus may have a longer service life.
The described solution may be applied to micromachined devices of a different type comprising bonding of two wafers, as in the case of bulk micromachining of microelectromechanical devices, such as pressure sensors.
Finally, it is clear that modifications and variations may be made to the device and the manufacturing process described and illustrated herein, without thereby departing from the scope of the present disclosed.
For instance, the various described embodiments may be combined for providing further solutions.
In particular, all the embodiments represented may have an etch-stop layer, similar to layer 333 of
The bonding structure may have a non-continuous shape, and may comprise two or more portions arranged along and inside the bonding recess, provided that they define as a whole a sufficient bonding area.
Also the bonding recess, and the corresponding cavity, may have a non-continuous shape, and comprise two or more portions arranged in succession along a closed line or a spiral. In this case, also the bonding structure may comprise a number of bonding portions, with one or more bonding portions arranged in the recess portions, provided that also in this case as a whole a sufficient bonding area is obtained.
As an alternative or in addition to the containment trenches, the bonding structure may be obtained by depositing non-continuous bonding material in the bonding cavity, which, during compression due to bonding, expands also in a longitudinal direction of the cavity (in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the drawing) and forms an approximately continuous bonding structure.
According to one aspect of the present description, a microelectromechanical device comprises:
a first substrate;
a second substrate;
a microelectromechanical structure formed in the first substrate;
projecting portions formed between the first and second substrates;
a closed cavity, delimited between the projecting portions, the first and second substrates; and
a bonding structure inside the closed cavity, the bonding structure bonding the first and second substrates to each other.
According to another aspect of the present disclosure, the first and second substrates are of semiconductor material, the projecting portions comprise contrast regions of a first material, and the bonding structure is of a second material, for example not a semiconductor, and is more compliant than the first material.
According to yet another aspect of the present disclosure, a process for manufacturing a microelectromechanical device comprises:
forming a microelectromechanical structure in a first substrate or in a second substrate;
in the first substrate, forming projecting portions delimiting a bonding recess;
depositing bonding material on the first substrate or on a second substrate, at the bonding recess; and
bringing the second substrate into contact with the projecting portions, the bonding recess forming a closed cavity delimited between the projecting portions and the first and second substrates; and
bonding the first and second substrates, causing the bonding material to bond to the first and second wafers and forming a bonding structure inside the closed cavity.
As indicated above, the various embodiments described above can be combined to provide further embodiments. These and other changes can be made to the embodiments in light of the above-detailed description. In general, in the following claims, the terms used should not be construed to limit the claims to the specific embodiments disclosed in the specification and the claims, but should be construed to include all possible embodiments along with the full scope of equivalents to which such claims are entitled. Accordingly, the claims are not limited by the disclosure.
1. A method, comprising:
- forming a microelectromechanical structure in a first substrate having a first face, wherein the forming includes forming a suspended platform and a peripheral portion that surrounds the suspended platform, at least a portion of the suspended platform being spaced apart from the peripheral portion;
- forming, in a second surface of a second substrate, a first recess delimited by projecting portions that are monolithic with the second substrate;
- depositing, on at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate, a bonding material in an area corresponding to the first recess; and
- bonding the first substrate to the second substrate by coupling the first face of the first substrate to the second face of the second substrate such that the first recess forms a closed cavity with the first face of the first substrate, the bonding material being positioned in the closed cavity, wherein the second substrate has a second recess facing the suspended platform.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the bonding material, prior to the bonding, has a height that is greater than a depth of the first recess, wherein the bonding comprises compressing the bonding material to form a bonding structure.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the bonding structure does not completely fill the first recess.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the bonding material includes a material chosen from glass frit, polymer, eutectic metal, and thermocompression metal.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the bonding includes exposing the bonding material to a temperature ranging between 150° C. and 450° C.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the closed cavity surrounds the microelectromechanical structure.
7. The method of claim 1, further comprising forming an etch-stop layer on the first face or the second face.
8. A method for manufacturing a microelectromechanical device, the method comprising:
- forming a microelectromechanical structure in a first substrate;
- forming a first recess in a second substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the first recess surrounding a central portion and extending from the first surface toward the second surface, the first recess being defined by a first planar surface that is a first distance from the second surface;
- forming one or more trenches in the first recess, wherein the one or more trenches have planar surfaces that are a second distance from the second surface, the second distance being smaller than the first distance;
- depositing a bonding material on the first substrate in the first recess; and
- coupling the second substrate to the first substrate with the bonding material such that the microelectromechanical structure formed in the first substrate faces the central portion of the second substrate, the bonding material surrounding the central portion of the second substrate, wherein the bonding material flows into the one or more trenches.
9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the bonding material is deposited to have a height that is greater than a depth of the first recess, wherein coupling the second surface to the first substrate includes compression.
10. The method according to claim 8, wherein the bonding material is of a material chosen from glass frit, polymer, eutectic metal, and thermocompression metal.
11. The method of claim 8, wherein the bonding material does not completely fill the first recess.
12. The method of claim 8, wherein the coupling includes exposing the bonding material to a temperature ranging between 150° C. and 450° C.
13. The method of claim 8, wherein the second substrate includes a second recess in the central portion.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein the microelectromechanical structure faces the second recess.
15. A method, comprising:
- forming a first recess in a central portion of a first substrate;
- forming a second recess in a peripheral portion of the first substrate,
- coupling the first substrate to a second substrate, the coupling including depositing a bonding structure in the second recess; and
- forming an opening in a second substrate, the opening separating a peripheral portion of the second substrate from a central portion of the second substrate, the central portion of the second substrate being surrounded by the second recess, the second substrate including a microelectromechanical structure.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein the first substrate is a first semiconductor material and the second substrate is a second semiconductor material, wherein the bonding structure is a material that compresses while the first and second substrates are coupled together.
17. The method of claim 15, wherein the second recess comprises trenches, wherein during the coupling, the bonding structure flows into the trenches.
18. The method of claim 15, wherein the bonding structure does not completely fill the second recess.
19. The method of claim 15, wherein the bonding structure includes glass frit, polymer, eutectic metal, or thermocompression metal.
20. The method of claim 15, wherein the microelectromechanical structure includes a micromirror, an inertial sensor, or a pressure sensor.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 22, 2019
Date of Patent: Feb 25, 2020
Patent Publication Number: 20190185318
Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L. (Agrate Brianza)
Inventors: Giorgio Allegato (Monza), Laura Oggioni (Milan), Matteo Garavaglia (Magenta), Roberto Somaschini (Vimercate)
Primary Examiner: Jonathan Han
Application Number: 16/283,254
International Classification: B81C 1/00 (20060101); B81C 3/00 (20060101); B81B 3/00 (20060101);


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This is the first time since world war two that the famous grass-court tournament at SW19 has been cancelled as the coronavirus continues to impact the tennis calendar.
In a statement, Wimbledon confirmed that the next edition of the tournament will occur in 2021, "It is with great regret that the Main Board of the All England Club (AELTC) and the Committee of Management of The Championships have today decided that The Championships 2020 will be cancelled due to public health concerns linked to the coronavirus epidemic," they said on their website.
"The 134th Championships will instead be staged from 28 June to 11 July 2021. Uppermost in our mind has been the health and safety of all of those who come together to make Wimbledon happen – the public in the UK and visitors from around the world, our players, guests, members, staff, volunteers, partners, contractors, and local residents – as well as our broader responsibility to society's efforts to tackle this global challenge to our way of life.
"Members of the public who paid for tickets in the Wimbledon Public Ballot for this year's Championships will have their tickets refunded and will be offered the chance to purchase tickets for the same day and court for The Championships 2021. We will be communicating directly with all ticket-holders."
Speaking on the decision, All-England Club chairman Ian Hewitt admitted that health and public safety was more important than tennis right now, "This is a decision that we have not taken lightly, and we have done so with the highest regard for public health and the wellbeing of all those who come together to make Wimbledon happen."
"It has weighed heavily on our minds that the staging of The Championships has only been interrupted previously by World Wars but, following thorough and extensive consideration of all scenarios, we believe that it is a measure of this global crisis that it is ultimately the right decision to cancel this year's Championships, and instead concentrate on how we can use the breadth of Wimbledon's resources to help those in our local communities and beyond."
As a result of today's announcement, all grass-court tournaments in England and abroad have been cancelled as there will be no tennis until the 13th of July at the earliest.
Anastasya Pavlyuchenkova splits with coach Sam Sumyk after seven months
Sam Sumyk will no longer coach Anastasya Pavlyuchenkova. The Russian player got off to a good start to her 2020 season under the guidance of the French coach reached the quarter finals before losing to eventual finalist Garbine Muguruza at the Australian Open but she has split from the French coach after seven months. Sumyk has confirmed the news to the French tennis website We love tennis. Earlier this yera Pavlyuchenkova won 19 of her 27 matches and reached the final in Moscow in the seven months under the guidance of Sumyk.
Pavlyuchenkova won two Junior Grand Slam titles and became the Junior world number 1 at the age of 14 in 2006. She reached her career-high of world number 13 in July 2011. The Russian player has won 12 singles titles and 5 doubles titles. She also reached six quarter finals at Grand Slam level at the 2011 French Open, at the 2011 US Open, at Wimbledon 2016 and at the Australian Open in 2017, 2019 and 2020.
Sumik had previously coached two-time Australian champion Victoria Azarenka, former Wimbledon and Roland Garros champion Garbine Muguruza, former world number 2 Vera Zvonareva and 2014 Wimbledon finalist Eugenie Bouchard.
Under the guidane of Sumik Azarenka won her first Grand Slam title in 2012. The Belarusian player defended her title in Melbourne and climbed to the world number on eone year later.
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The Italian player announced the news that he will donate 10 Euros alongside Starwing Sports for every photo of a pizza that resembles himself or any past or present Italian figure to raise funds for medical supplies in Italy during the coronavirus pandemic. The goal is to help fight the spread of the virus.
Sinner is currently training in Monte-Carlo during the break due to the coronavirus pandemic. Last February Sinner reached his first ATP 500 quarter final in Rotterdam after scoring the biggest win of his career against world number 10 David Goffin. He earned his first Grand Slam main draw win of career against Max Purcell at the Australian Open.
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LOS ANGELES, January 10, 2009 – An estimated 2,000 plus people marched through Westwood to protest the continuing Israeli invasion of Gaza. Marchers were lead by organizers working with police on a pre arranged march route. Any deviation from the set march route was not allowed. Police and organizers kept a tight lock on the marchers and lead them around in a circle through Westwood village. Much like the siege of Gaza itself police and the organizers deployed outrageously disproportional show of forces.
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It's time to jump back and create the iconic post of "what I colored at boot camp" and show off all the things I did. These, of course, were all done using Copic markers. Jennifer's Boot Camp is amazing and great friends too – shout out to everyone I was sitting next to during the camp and at lunch day after day: Kellie, Karen F, Wendy, Cathy T, Therese, Meenu, Taya, Cathy R, Janice W, Nan, Ginger, Charlene, Mags and Luigi. Thank you to all the helpers and it was so much fun getting to know you all: Patty, Cassandra, Ellie and Becky. Also thank you to all the sponsors. Thank you Jennifer for everything.
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I'm using the DoveArt line of stamps Create A Scene Forest to put together a quick winter scene. Seeings how cold it is for me right now, I thought this would be fitting. The stamp was embossed in black then I used the Karin Brushmarker watercolor markers to color the background and some shadows.
The white snow was created with a Marvy Snow Marker then heat set to puff it up. The sentiment is a Make it Crafty chipboard embellishment colored with Copic Markers. The background layer of paper was also colored with Copic Markers.
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Somewhere I got the idea to make a gold Christmas card and this Christmas Tree stamp seemed to fit the theme. I stamped the background with the Brushed Stripes Background stamp and then built the card up from there. Both of these are fabulous rubber stamps from Whimsy Stamps. The holly leaves were from my stash and I embellished them plus the accessories on the tree with glitter Stickles.
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I needed some more bookmarks around the house and thought this image would be perfect for the size. So it's a flat bookmark and one layer of cardstock to fit in the book. The image is Mountain Song DoveArt for Whimsy Stamps and is a great scene to color. I wanted a splash of color and thought a red herring would be funny so I colored the bird red. It was a bit too much of the red so I brought in some browns and black.
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For my project, I've used Fantail Goldfish a DoveArt for Whimsy Stamps rubber stamp. I wanted to try something different and stumbled across Nicoletta's amazing water project. She was following a tutorial on the Copic Italia blog and I knew that was something I should try. So this is my first attempt on the Faintail Goldfish. It was about step three that I decided I didn't like it, however, I pushed through to finish so I could learn from my mistakes. I think the next time will be a little easier.
It's new releases at Whimsy Stamps and I have a project showcasing the Sunflower DoveArt rubber stamp. This one was stamped on Balsa wood then colored with Prismacolor colored pencils. I also used some glitter and transparent paper from Whimsy Stamps for a sparkled finish. Finally, some butterflies and a ladybug embellishment were added for a friendly touch.
This is Beaver which is a DoveArt for Whimsy rubber stamp. In the background I used the Farmhouse Shiplap Background from a previous project that I deconstructed and recycled. I normally don't do that but I couldn't resit pairing it up with the Beaver. The leaves are Make it Crafty chipboard embellishments and colored them green and helped enhance the outdoor woodsy theme.
I saw these Zebras and knew I wanted to go for a rainbow theme. This stamp is a DoveArt for Whimsy rubber stamp and even though you might think of zebras being black and white, this stamp is actually very versatile. You can color them any which-way!
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For my project today, I've used Gazebo Overlook by DoveArt for Whimsy Stamps. When I started out, I had a bunch of ideas on how to make the scene stand out but the one that I wanted to try out the most was a night time sky. So that is what I started with. It might have been better to leave that until last because once I got that dark blue on there, I had trepidation that this wouldn't work out. But I persevered and the final image came out.


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Thoroughly enjoyed our Fiesta Float this morning. Terrific guides, nicely done picnic break along the way and unique in all the world view of the hot air balloons just after the mass ascent. Perfect in every way!
You can paddle through the thick of Albuquerque, yet be in the forested surroundings around the Rio Grande. Had a great time. Our tour guide was great and set up a picnic for us on shore 1/2 way through. I loved the experience so much that I went and bought myself a Kayak (I live in Albuquerque). Go, it's very relaxing and enjoyable. They were great people to do business with.
Went on this trip with our New Mexico Outdoors (NMO) outdoors group. It was so nice to have them handle everything including shuttling us and the kayaks at the start and end of the trip. They showed us a safety video before we left the company location and set us with the required equipment for the trip (safety vests, whistles, etc.). The guys are very friendly and helpful and launching us and docking us whenever we landed. Our 4 hour trip went from Bernalillo to the Alameda bridge with a nice mid way stop where they provided us with nice treats (salami/cheese/crackers, grapes, watermelon, cookies, veggies, etc.) They provided us with plenty of water for us during the trip. For the cost of us renting kayaks on our own and doing all the work it was well worth it. I highly recommend them. I will take our group to do it again next year.
Our party of 4, along with about 15 others, showed up on time for our 12:30 departure. The van which was supposed to transport us to our destination at 12:30 arrived around 1:30, and they booked more people than would fit in the van. (19 people do not fit in a 16 passenger van.) When we got to our destination, the guides, owner, and driver all stood around asking "I thought YOU had the kayak paddles! No, I thought YOU had them on the beach!"... etc etc. I had to ask where the takeout is because they didn't seem interested in letting anyone know.
Once we launched, all was good.
A few hours later, we arrive at the takeout. Already at the takeout was one van and about 8 kayaks. As we brought our kayaks up one by one, they just continued to pile up and no effort was made by any of the guides to start loading them on the trailer. They all stood around, one of them with a cigarette hanging out of his mouth, talking to each other while all the guests stood around waiting for a ride back to their cars.
Finally after about 40 minutes of standing, we asked the OWNER, who was also apparently not interested in loading the boats on the trailer, if we could help. He suddenly realized there were 25 guests and about 20 empty kayaks hanging around, and the guides started loading, hanging on his every word as if they had never done this before.
I love the idea of kayak rentals on the Rio Grande, but this is a terribly run operation. Rent the kayaks yourself and plan to use your own shuttle. Don't depend on these guys.
Went on a guided kayak tour with 3 adults and 2 children ages 5 and 9. We did the 2 hour course and it was a blast. The kids loved learning about the river and the critters who live in and around the river. Safe and easy place to kayak. Would not recommend it without a guide if you don't know the river or are inexperienced. Some class 1 rapids and the kids loved that. There was a light lunch at the end of the trip and water for along the way. Very reasonably priced.
Albuquerque's river is indeed beautiful, but this company is disorganized, inefficient and uncommunicative. A trip billed as three hours took over seven, mostly waiting for late shuttles and boatloading. The employees nor owner never explained or apologized. And only once we asked did we learn where the takeout was.


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Animals around us have been a source of inspiration in our books, films, other media for centuries. This trend continues today, showing no signs of stopping. Now, cutting edge technology is being used in conjunction with 3D printing and other additive technology to create new forms of 3D printed body armor based on some of Mother Nature's sturdiest creations. This is very exciting for what this means for the future of body armor and protection.
Alligator Gar Fish
As recently showcased by McGill University, the gar fish's incredibly hard-to-penetrate skin makes it a prime candidate for 3D-print replication. This is because the skin of the gar fish is rare in that the scales overlap, acting as biological shock absorbers. This increases strength whilst maintaining flexibility.
By recreating these patterns of scales to create artificial gar materials, it is hoped that gloves (and eventually full body armor) could be made. These could provide a higher level of protection than is currently available. These gloves would then be used in the waste recycling, engineering or military sectors. Preliminary testing is already being carried out by a company called Superior Gloves with initial reports looking promising.
Conches are another creature who have potential to disrupt through the recreation of their tiny, complex structures. What's even more fascinating about them is these incredibly strong, impact-resistant shells are made from materials that considered weak, like chalk.
This ability to create astonishingly tough shells from soft materials based on their structure has not gone unnoticed. Among those inspired include Markus Buehler, materials scientist at MIT, who is attempting to replicate the structure. These 3D printed polymer replicas of the conch shell have already been tested in a 'drop tower test'. This involved subjecting the conch-like polymer to a force roughly the same as a bullet, with surprisingly optimistic results.
The potential applications for material arranged in this conch-like structure are vast, from sports helmets to full body armor. This will require substituting polymers for a tougher material, perhaps ceramics. Though only in the experimental phase, these are some exciting developments that we will definitely be seeing more of in the future.
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text: Life All Travel Destinations Entertaining Food All Chefs Recipes Restaurants Wine Matching Wine All Wine 101 Wine News Wine Regions Wine Varietals Home > Selector Magazine > Wine > Meet Tom Carson of Yabby Lake Wine Meet Tom Carson of Yabby Lake With the popularity of Australian Pinot G continuing to climb, we chat with Yabby Lake general manager and winemaker, Tom Carson, whose Red Claw Pinot Gris 2016 is so deliciously food-friendly. Along with being an award-winning winemaker, you're also heavily involved with the Australian wine show circuit – including holding the position of Chairman of the Royal Melbourne Wine Show. What's exciting you most about Australian wine? Australian wine is in a wonderful period at the moment, there are so many small producers producing stunning wine. As we have seen at the Royal Melbourne Wine Awards, this year a Grenache won the most coveted Trophy in Australian wine, the Jimmy Watson Trophy. Grenache is a wonderful variety and produces stunning wines, particularly from the incredible old vine resources of South Australia – couple this with a modern, sensitive approach to winemaking and we are finally realising the potential of this variety. You've worked in multiple wine regions across Australia and France, and this year celebrate ten years at Yabby Lake – what drew you to Yabby Lake and the Mornington Peninsula? Yabby Lake is a stunning property and is an amazing vineyard site. It was the unrealised potential of this site that really drew me in – just imagining what was possible with this vineyard had me hooked, and 10 years on that hasn't changed. Fruit for the Red Claw Pinot Gris 2016 was harvested in early February 2016, which is quite early for the Mornington Peninsula! How's vintage 2018 looking? Yes, 2016 was the earliest vintage we have ever experienced here, picking 10 days earlier than ever before. 2018 is shaping up nicely and we should be harvesting late February this year! Both Pinot Gris and Pinot Grigio have really found their place in the Australian wine market – what is it about Pinot G that makes it so popular? It is a wine that is easy to connect with – it's subtle, finely detailed, but also wonderfully drinkable and really suits that summer weather when you are craving something refreshing but also interesting. What makes the Red Claw Pinot Gris stand out from the crowd? Red Claw Mornington Peninsula Pinot Gris captures the variety and region in a way that just draws you in and makes you an instant fan. What is your all-time favourite wine memory (other than a wine itself)? I remember when l was very young, maybe 5 years-old, treading grapes in a garbage bin and thinking what great fun it was getting covered in wine and grapes. It's funny how things work out! Other than your own wine, what is the wine that you like to drink at home? I am massive fan of Yarra Valley Chardonnay, particularly from Oakridge, old vine McLaren Vale Grenache from S.C. Pannell, and Nebbiolo from Italy. What is your ultimate food and wine match? Chinese roast duck and Pinot Noir! Yes, it is a bit of a cliché, but have you tried it? What do you do to relax when you're away from the winery? On a golf course! Well, l try to anyway, but that depends on how the game is going! Your must-do for visitors to the Mornington Peninsula. Peninsula hot springs in winter. Beach in summer. Golf in autumn and spring. What is your favourite… Book? Girt by David Hunt – every Australian should read this book and True Girt. Movie? Alien. TV show? Game of Thrones. Restaurant? Kisume. Breakfast? Coffee. Lunch? Long. Dinner? In summer a barbeque eating outside and enjoying a few nice wines. Time of day/night? Morning. Sporting team? Essendon FC. Beer? Proper Italian brewed and canned Peroni Nastro Azzurro – not that rubbish they brew and bottle here, it is a scandal and should be exposed. Wine Published on 23 Jan 2018 SHARE The Latest Wine Top 10 Wine Movie Picks on 24 Mar 2020 Wine An Iconic Journey Through Australian Wine on 24 Mar 2020 Wine 12 Most Asked Questions About Wine on 20 Mar 2020 You might also like Wine Meet Richard Freebairn of Paxton Wines What was it that drew you to the wine industry? I grew up on a sheep and cereal grain farm in South East of Western Australia, and I enjoyed the outdoors and hands-on side of farming. However, I love the diversity of winemaking. You can be filling barrels or digging out a ferment one day, and the next hosting a five star dinner in Sydney. Always interesting and great challenges. You have worked in vineyards all over the country, including the Margaret River, Swan Valley, Sonoma Valley, Barossa Valley, Clare Valley . What is the best thing about working and living in McLaren Vale ? McLaren Vale has it all, I live in Adelaide with my wife and work in the most beautiful wine region five minutes from the ocean and 30 minutes (depending on how you drive) from the city. What's your must-do for visitors to McLaren Vale? BYO picnic basket to our beautiful cellar door surrounded by 1850s stone cottages and rolling green lawns. What have been some of your highlights of your time at Paxton? We have won some nice Trophies and received some great James Halliday scores, but I think it is teaching people about Organics and Biodynamics . It is a fantastic way of farming and can really make a big difference to the fruit and especially the wine. What's the best piece of advice you've been given when it comes to winemaking? Be patient, wine is not a picture or a snapshot, it is like a movie – always evolving and moving with you. Be patient with wine and enjoy the ride! Do you have an all-time favourite wine to make? Why is it? I love making our Pinot Gris , because I don't use carbon to remove the colour, I use hypoxygenation (basically oxidise it with oxygen). The wine looks so murky and brown all through ferment and stabilisation until one day, generally about three months after harvest, all the brown drops out and you are left with a bright, almost green, hue. It is such a relief! In 2011 Paxton became a fully certified organic and biodynamic wine producer. Can you tell us more about this certification, what it means, how it is achieved etc.? We are very proud to be Organic and Biodynamic at Paxton; it gives us a great sense of growing and making for the future. The vines look healthy and the wines have vitality. The certification process takes three years from the dates of application. From that point everything you do must be approved through your certifying body, we are certified through NASAA Certified Organics. The Paxton Organic MV Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 is our Wine of the Month for June – what makes this a standout wine? The beautiful aroma of winter greens, it is such a fragrant wine. I love smelling this Cabernet Sauvignon . The other great part is the palate, a perfect wine for the colder months. It has power and poise, bright fruit, as well as lovely tannins. A great wine with stews, soups and hearty winter dishes. What do you do to relax when you're away from the winery? I play golf, not so relaxing, but it gets my head out of the winery. What's your ultimate wine and food match? Paxton MV Cabernet Sauvignon, lamb loin chops (from our farm in Western Australia) mashed potato and peas. What is your favourite… Movie? The Lion King Book? Power of One Time of day? Any time of the day is a great time in McLaren Vale! Restaurant? Ruby Red Flamingo in North Adelaide. Wine Meet the Maker – Oliver's Taranga Spend some time with Winemaker Corrina Wright from Oliver's Taranga, whose 2016 Fiano is our September Wine of the Month . Your Oliver's Taranga vineyards are located in McLaren Vale , what makes the region so special? I think that McLaren Vale is such a beautiful region- the vines, the beaches, the food, the proximity to Adelaide. Pretty much Utopia! Your family has a fantastic grape growing history in McLaren Vale dating back to 1841. In 1994 you made and launched the first Oliver's Taranga branded wine – is that correct? Yes, I am the 6th generation to grow grapes on our Taranga vineyard in McLaren Vale. So we are 176 years and still going strong! In 1994, I started my oenology degree and began making some wines from the vineyard after begging my Grandpa for some fruit. He was pretty keen to sell some wine to his bowls mates, so he was on board. I suppose things just grew and grew from there. I was working for Southcorp Wines and making Oliver's Taranga on the side. Eventually, Oliver's Taranga took over, and we renovated one of the old worker's cottages on the property and turned it into a cellar door in 2007. We are still growers for a number of different wineries, but now around 35% of the crop from our vineyard goes to our Oliver's Taranga brand. Find out more about the Oliver's Taranga cellar door in our McLaren Vale Winery Guide . Six generations on, you and your cousin Brioni Oliver are winemaker and cellar manager respectively – what's it like working with family? I love it. Brioni is actually on maternity leave at the moment – little 7th generation Hugo was born a few weeks ago, and I am really missing her. We work well together and are focused on making our business as good as it can be. Your wine labels are quite fun and quirky – who's responsible? We work with designer Chris Harris from Draw Studio , who has a very quirky sense of humour. Also, we know there's a myriad of wine brands for people to choose from out there, so what makes us different? It is the people and the history, so being able to tell real stories are key to helping us stand out above the white noise! We have been on the property for 176 years now, and have many documents from back in the day. Producing the wine each year is a continuing documentation of our time on the land, so we use our little comments on the label "The Year That…." To tell something quirky that happened on the farm that year. Our Wine of the Month is your 2016 Fiano – what is it about alternatives like Fiano that you like so much? They suit our climate and lifestyle so well. Fiano is very drought and heat tolerant and has lovely natural high acidity, it is also disease resistant and has great thick skins. Also, the resultant wine works so well with our foods and regional produce. Being coastal, we eat a lot of seafood in the region, and Fiano has lovely texture and line that works perfectly in this space. Find out more about Australian Fiano here . In our food and wine matching calendar, we've paired it with a delicious avocado spring salad (avocado, snow peas, radicchio, witlof, radishes, red onions, pea shoots and roasted macadamias) – what's your choice of food partner? That sounds yum! I love it with kingfish ceviche with avocado, lime, cucumber, tomato, spring onion, coriander, salt, pepper – delish. What's your favourite wine memory? Probably doing the Len Evans Tutorial – a week of wine, learning, sharing and food. On a personal level, the 1996 Salon Cuvee 'S' Le Mesnil Blanc de Blancs I shared with my husband on our wedding day. Other than your own wine, what wine do you like to drink at home? Anything goes. Grenache is a current favourite. Riesling gets a solid bashing. I probably tend to drink more white wine at home and the Champagne is always cold. What are your three top recommendations for a first-time visitor to the area? A summer day in the cellar doors, followed by a dip in the ocean at Pt. Willunga and fish and chips from the Star of Greece as the sun goes down. Early Saturday morning at the Willunga Farmers Market getting all your produce for a decadent feed. Visit tiny wine shop Fall from Grace in Aldinga for something quirky and meet up with the locals. What is your favourie? Way to spend time off? Beachside/poolside somewhere warm with a book. Holiday destination? We are heading to South Africa for the first time, next year, so I am very excited about that. Our go to is Bali – surf, sun, food, easy as. Time of year? Spring Movie? I just binge-watched 'The Handmaids Tale' on SBS On Demand last weekend. So, so, so good. And disturbing. Restaurant? Pizza-teca or Salopian Inn. McLaren Vale has loads of choices, and it's hard to go wrong! Sporting team? Adelaide Crows #weflyasone FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OLIVER'S TARANGA SMALL BATCH FIANO Wine Vine Change for the Good Life Words by Jackie Macdonald on 27 Nov 2017 Ever dreamed of making a vine change? Meet some daring individuals who took a leap of faith to embrace the good life – vinous style. We've all been there. Visited a winery, wandered through the vines, dreaming of days spent pruning tips and tasting wines straight from the barrel. Of course, this romantic picture glosses over the constant stress of too much or not enough rain, grape-eating pests and the changing tastes of fickle consumers. But for a special selection of wine producers, the challenges were never too great. Their dream of a life on the land was enough motivation to pack in their career and take up the secateurs for a life dictated by vines, veraison and vats. For Todd and Jeff of Belford Block Eight in the Hunter Valley , it was love at first sight of their property's driveway. As Jeff explains, "Todd and I turned off the car, listened to nature, admired the olives, turned to one another and said, 'this is it.'" Jeff gave up his job in the finance department for CanTeen and Todd left Ebay, where he'd worked for 12 years in strategy, marketing and analysis. Neither knew anything about winemaking. But on their property were around 12,000 vines, so, as Todd describes, "Jeff and I tracked down a bottle of 2006 Brokenwood Block Eight Semillon, a single vineyard release made only using our grapes and it was truly remarkable. So, we thought, maybe there's an opportunity to make some nice wine from these grapes, let's give it a go!" And given it a go they certainly have with their first ever wine, the 2014 Reserve Semillon now an award-winner. It hasn't been all plain sailing, though, and they've learnt some valuable lessons. Apart from the vagaries of harvest, the necessity of tractor headlights and that their deckchairs are just for show, they also know that un-neutered piglets turn into boisterous 150kg boars and goats can be as loyal as dogs. But regrets? "No bloody way, mate!" is Jeff's answer, "One day we'll sit on those deck chairs, sipping on a 20-year-old Block Eight, admiring what we've built." Healthy vines Back in 1997, while Jeff and Todd were still slogging away in the corporate world, over in South Australia's Clare Valley, medical professional, Anura Nitchingham planted his first vineyard. He'd chosen Clare because, he says, "The region is really an unsung hero in the world of viticulture. It's unique and has some really great producers in a very small, but beautiful region." That first planting has grown into Claymore Wines , one of Australia's most unique wine brands. While Anura hasn't left his medical career, he says that winemaking provides something medicine can't: "Vines don't complain! And there's wine!" The medical theme is also part of the story of Hobbs of Barossa Ranges . Allison Hobbs was a nurse and her husband was a former policeman turned firefighter when they bought their vineyard in the Barossa. Their decision to make a vine change was borne of a desire to provide a rural lifestyle for their children. Like Jeff and Todd, Allison and Greg knew very little about making wine, but the stars aligned, providing them with some strokes of good fortune in the early years. Foremost was they happened to buy the property next door to local winemaking expert, Chris Ringland, who provided invaluable advice and made their wines. While being a nurse, police officer or fire fighter might be worlds away from making wine, Allison and Greg feel they brought vital skills from those professions to their new endeavour. As Greg says, "attention to detail is very important to both nursing and winemaking", and Allison adds, "the observation techniques you learn in nursing, the police and fire brigade are important as we wander through the vineyard and take note of what's right and what's not." Livin' in the 70s Although Allison, Greg and Anura faced challenges in the mid-1990s, things were even more basic in the 1970s. Having left successful careers in the emerging computer industry, Linda and Ian Tyrer bought a property in WA's Mount Barker region to establish Galafrey Wines . Again, they had no experience, but, as Linda describes, she arrived at their new home four months pregnant, armed with a few thousand grape cuttings – "naive but starry-eyed, full of enthusiasm." A lack of money meant a lot of back-breaking work, but by 1985, they had won their first Trophy and Ian's tireless dedication saw him awarded the George Mulgure Award for outstanding service to the industry in 2003. Unfortunately, the same year, Ian lost his battle with cancer. However, his legacy lives on with Linda still at the helm, along with daughter Kim, who left her own career as an artist to return to the vines. One thing all these people would agree on is that a life among the vines is a hard slog. But is it the good life? Absolutely! Two Blues Sauvignon Blanc 2014 1 case has been added to your cart. Cart total: xxx 1 case, 12 bottles, 3 accessories Checkout Continue Shopping


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This disaster has led to GAMA to shift its focal level. Only in the near previous it frolicked and effort working against the Trump administration's tariffs on Chinese language imports. Now all fingers are on deck to provide enhance and resources to miniature change owners. That includes a lengthy checklist of resources for stores to make expend of for the length of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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A resolution of smaller publishers are also going to mammoth lengths to enhance unbiased stores, Stacy stated. GAMA is monitoring these initiatives online by job of a Google doc titled "Publisher Disaster Initiatives," which is supposed for stores and shoppers alike. It important gains efforts by companies esteem Atlas Video games, which at the time of publication is shipping the orders that stores would mechanically receive in-retailer on to their prospects in its set aside aside. Other publishers, including HABA (Rhino Hero) and Iello (Mountains of Insanity), are crediting stores if prospects simply add a explain to an online expose announcing the set aside aside they in overall fade to rob their video games. Meanwhile, Modiphius (Vampire: The Masquerade, The Elder Scrolls: Name to Hands) has position up an affiliate program that affords prospects a ten% nick price and enables stores to salvage 40% of the earnings from their purchases online.
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Stacy stated that every allotment of the tabletop ecosystem — publishers, distributors, stores, and prospects alike — will have to rely on the sense of community that brought them together spherical the desk in the fundamental scheme.
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While you don't know the set aside aside your closest local sport retailer is found, GAMA is working lickety-split to salvage a retailer locator up and operating at its online website. Other alternate recommendations consist of looking out the Wizards retailer locator, the same locators maintained by publishers esteem HABA and Stonemaier Video games, and even Google Maps.