Micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) is an exciting area of research and development that promises to revolutionize technology in the future. Miniature, low cost, high performance devices hold the promise of replacing existing applications as well as enabling entirely new applications hitherto not possible. Baverstam takes a look at this remarkable technology in this newsletter, and offers an overview of recent advances in MEMS research. A sampling of recent achievements and announcements are also presented.