Bring on the Bunny Suits

Bunny suits are tightly woven, lightweight, antistatic garments worn by workers in semiconductor fabrication--and it looks like WPI will need a batch of them. A $400,000 gift from the Lufkin Trust is funding a new MEMS lab in Atwater Kent. MEMS? Have you heard of micro devices that can travel the bloodstream to aid in medical diagnosis and treatment? That's MEMS. It stands for micro-electro-mechanical systems, which have become an essential part of today's technologies, from air bag deployment sensors to bomb navigation systems. The gift will help WPI convert existing lab space into a clean room, purchase lab equipment, and fund a graduate fellowship for two years.

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