Transducers Science and Technology group

Welcome! We at TST specialize in three-dimensional nano- and microfabrication based on top down lithography methods. Within the MESA+ Research Institute for Nanotechnology, we invent new fabrication techniques and acquire fundamental understanding on the underlying physics. We demonstrate the techniques on various devices and try to understand the science of working principles and design, with the aim to ultimately transfer our knowledge to industry.

We contribute substantially to the classical physics education of engineers at the University of Twente, mainly the Electrical Engineering and Advanced Technology bachelor tracks, Electrical Engineering and Nanotechnology master programs and Nanodevices and Systems graduate school.

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Latest news

The Mythbusters Hype

The University of Twente has awarded a honorary doctorate to the Mythbusters at its 50th Dies Natalis. This event, the idea of which originates from TST, generated a lot of press coverage. ... read more

IOP chooses paper by Shahina for IOP-select

The article "Micro-cantilever integrated 2-D photonic crystal slab waveguide for enhanced dispersion tuning" has been selected into the IOP select list of 2011. ... read more

Spontaneous Combustion In Nanobubbles

Vitaly Svetovoy demonstrated that nanometre-sized bubbles containing the gases hydrogen and oxygen can apparently combust spontaneously, although nothing happens in larger bubbles. This work was published in Physical Review E. ... read more

Shahina Abdulla publishes on tunable optical racetrack resonantor

Shahina Abdulla and coworkers from the TST and IOMS groups have published a paper in Optics Express on the integration of micro-cantilevers with optical ring-resonators. ... read more