An international project to develop technology and architectures for mimicking neural behavior in integrated circuits will review the state of the art in creating neuromorphic circuits and bring together the device and design communities. The workshop during ESSDERC/ESSCIRC 2016 is organised by the NeuRAM3 project, which derives its name from “neural-computing architectures in advanced monolithic … Continue reading EU project brings together international experts on neuromorphic electronics →

RS Components has added a new digital storage oscilloscope from Tektronix to test and measurement portfolio. The TBS2000 targets a wide range of uses including troubleshooting, and as a general-purpose oscilloscope for prototyping, debugging and design validation of new products. The new scope can also be used in educational environments to provide students with hands-on … Continue reading New Tektronix oscilloscope for engineering, research and development →

Linius Technologies has announced that it will be partnering with Digisoft to demonstrate Linius’ Video Virtualization Engine software integrated with Digisoft’s Iris Workflow software for TV networks as part of their agreement. According to Chief Executive Officer of Linius Chris Richardson, the technology will bring Facebook style targeted advertisements to the television. Customising a video … Continue reading Linius partners with Digisoft for individually targeted ads →

Imagine you woke up to discover a massive cyber attack on your country. All government data has been destroyed, taking out healthcare records, birth certificates, social care records and so much more. The transport system isn’t working, traffic lights are blank, immigration is in chaos and all tax records have disappeared. The internet has been … Continue reading If two countries waged cyber war on one another, here’s what to expect →

NSW Fair Trading has warned consumers to not deal with Android Enjoyed, Camera Sky and Klukkur: online electronics stores responsible for $150,000 in consumer losses. The three stores sell a variety of smartphones, tablets, cameras and watches. Fair Trading Commissioner Rod Stowe said the warning followed multiple complaints concerned with a range of Australian Consumer … Continue reading NSW Fair Trading warned consumers of dealing with online electronics stores →

China is planning to invest more than $100 billion to gain a bigger share of the semiconductor industry, a new report from Bain & Company reveals. The report, “China Cases Chip Leadership,” estimates the quantity of silicon that is destined to flow to (or through) China will amount to nearly 55 per cent of the … Continue reading China eyes bigger share of global semiconductor market →

Fridges that order groceries, detect how clean your clothes are and control the other kitchen appliances were among the devices revealed in Berlin that can make the home smarter. The internet-savvy products were unveiled the day before technology tradeshow IFA opened to the public, with Samsung using the event to reveal its internet-savvy fridge would … Continue reading Samsung unveils smart fridge before IFA technology trade show →

A research team has fabricated a stretchable memory device, based on the neuron transmission system in the human brain. The research from the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) in South Korea highlights the device’s highly reliable performance, long retention time and endurance. Its stretchability and flexibility makes it a promising tool for the soft electronics … Continue reading Researchers develop brain-inspired memory device for flexible electronics →

It’s fair to say that interest in gold is longstanding. This includes recovering the gold used as a conductor in electronics -especially cell phones, which use more than laptops. Gold is considered a particularly good conductor, but much of it is never recovered and reused. There are a number of ways of separating it and … Continue reading Sifting for gold amongst electronics →

Huawei has debuted its new nova and nova plus smartphones which have curved designs and camera advances for photography and performance updates for enhanced usability. The new nova series features a stunning multi-curve design, camera advances for more vivid photography and performance updates for enhanced usability. Every feature of the Huawei nova and Huawei nova … Continue reading Huawei debuts new nova series of smartphones →

David Glance, University of Western Australia Samsung’s release of its latest phone, the Galaxy Note 7 has turned into a financial and PR disaster with the halting of sales of the phone and recall of millions of phones that have been sold so far. The problem has been with batteries on the phones catching fire … Continue reading Will airlines ban Samsung phones after their recall for exploding batteries →

Electrolube is set to showcase a new era of encapsulation resins at Electronex in Sydney next week. One of the latest epoxy resins from Electrolube, which will be featured at Electronex 2016, is the epoxy ER2224, a modified formulation of the company’s ER4001 thermally conductive epoxy resin system, which offers an improved method of cure … Continue reading Electrolube launch new encapsulation resins at Electronex →

STM has announced that two of its executives will deliver keynote speeches at SEMICON in Taiwan this week. At the MEMS Forum, Benedetto Vigna, Executive Vice President and General Manager of ST’s Analog and MEMS Group, will provide his perspectives on some of the application areas and new opportunities for MEMS sensors and actuators across … Continue reading STM stresses importance of increasing adoption of MEMS in IoT →

The researchers in Jonathan Claussen’s lab at Iowa State University have been looking for ways to unlock the potential of graphene for use in their sensors and other electronics. The researchers in Jonathan Claussen’s lab at Iowa State University have been looking for ways to unlock the potential of graphene for use in their sensors and … Continue reading Engineers treat graphene to enable paper electronics →

Nokia has issued the Nokia Threat Intelligence Report – H1 2016, revealing a sharp rise in the occurrence of smartphone malware infections in the first half on the year. According to the report, smartphone infections nearly doubled between January and July compared to the latter half of 2015, with smartphones accounting for 78 per cent … Continue reading Nokia report shows surge in mobile device infections in 2016 →

The age of virtual reality is officially here and it is a race towards perfection. Consumers are now engaging with gameplay and simulations in ways once only thought possible in science fiction. Ushered in by the groundbreaking development of the Oculus Rift, the market now boasts a number of headsets including the HTC Vive, Sony … Continue reading Microsoft launches new Hololens in New York →

Sony Mobile has announced the latest addition to the Xperia X series smartphone family, Xperia XZ. The Xperia XZ is the “first X Series flagship” according to Sony, even though we were introduced to the X Performance as exactly that this time last year. The new phone, though, looks like it belongs at the top … Continue reading Sony releases new Xperia smartphone with triple image sensing tech →

Australian Technology Entrepreneur Bevan Slattery has announced the launch of Cloudscene, a connectivity reference point for colocation data centres, cloud service providers and interconnected fabrics with the directory now available to the public. Cloudscene was established to improve industry transparency and consolidate the fragmented marketplace for Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), colocation and other cloud … Continue reading Cloudscene launches world’s first comprehensive directory of cloud service providers →

SmarTech Publishing has just published its new report into “The Production Manager’s Complete Guide to: Implementing Leading 3D Printing Technologies”. The integration of 3D printing (3DP) into established production workflows can be challenging. There are dozens of elements to factor, even before deciding on the most appropriate 3DP technology and materials to adopt for a particular circumstance. The … Continue reading SmarTech introduces report implementing leading 3D printing technologies →

The tech revolution continues to barrel forward lately, and 2017 will see some of the most innovative and evolutionary disruptions we have seen thus far. There will be more connection, more automation, and more significant impact in business and investment than ever before, and the revolution has just begun. The innovations coming to fruit in … Continue reading Five disruptive trends in technology for 2017 →