Medical Design Briefs – October 2025
Minus K to Give Negative-Stiffness Vibration Isolators to U.S. Colleges
Minus K Technology is set to give $25,000 worth of its patented passive mechanical negative-stiffness low-frequency vibration isolators to colleges in the United States. The deadline to apply is February 28, 2026. An entry form and application details are available on Minus K’s web site .
Recipients of a Minus K isolator will be chosen based on the proposed use and applicability of the isolators. Winners will be notified via e-mail and will also be posted on the company's web site. Retail products will consist of at least one each of the following models of negative-stiffness vibration isolators: WS-4, BM-1, BM-4, BM-8, BM-10 and CM-1. Based on the information provided within grant forms, Minus K may substitute different models to best accommodate the application and payload needs.
With over 30 years in business, Minus K has worked with businesses, universities, and laboratories worldwide, supplying passive mechanical vibration isolation products for research within universities and industry. The vibration isolators are used with AFMs, electron microscopes, interferometers, laser optical systems, micro hardness testers, and other special equipment that would be assisted by passive mechanical vibration isolation.
Past giveaway winners include: Arizona State University, California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, University of Michigan, City University of New York, Irvine Valley College, Northwestern University, Purdue University, Saint Louis University, Saint Olaf College, Spokane Community College, Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley, University of California Davis, University of California Merced, University of Rochester, University of Tennessee, University of Texas at Dallas, Washington University in Saint Louis, Willamette University, Wabash College, Kent University, Texas Christian University, Indiana University, University of North Texas, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Cornell University, Rutgers University, Sam Houston State University, and Wellesley College.
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