STRUCTURAL Monitoring Systems has received approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration for the use of its technology to monitor stress and cracking on aircraft, in real-time.

THE AUTOMOTIVE LED market will be worth US$2.29 billion in 2020, due to stable prices and volume, claims TrendForce.

AN INTERNATIONAL team of researchers have found a way to use an external magnetic field to stop the loss of information from quantum bits.

THE GLOBAL demand for industrial robots will continue to grow, as Chinese demand remains strong.

THE LATEST graduate employment report from GradStats shows Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineers have the highest employment rate of all engineering graduates.

DIGI-KEY Electronics has signed an agreement with Omron to expand their partnership to include all of Asia.

UNIVERSITY of Queensland’s theoretical physicists from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems (EQuS) have explained the possibilities around building the lightsabers found in Star Wars.

AUSTRALIAN company Quantum Resources will acquire Israel-based RFID company LogiTag Systems.

WITH increasing numbers of smartphone vendors pursuing in-house processor development, leading mobile chip makers find themselves under pressure, says TrendForce.

THE WORLD’s pioneers in robotic surgery are invited to take part in the Surgical Robot Challenge 2016, with the competition finals due to take place from 20 to 27 June 2016.

DESIGNING efficient nanoelectronic devices could be more difficult than previous thought, as researchers from Monash University find nanoscale components are subject to severe electronic effects.

THE printed electronics industry is on the rise, as the industry sees applications in wearables and hybrid technology.

TE Connectivity has opened a new facility in the suburb of Hillsborough, Christchurch.

INTERNATIONAL Data Corporation forecasts spending on Internet of Things to reach nearly US$1.3 trillion in 2019, led by widespread initiatives and outlays, especially across the Asia Pacific region.

A NEW class of nanoporous thin films could yield improved batteries, gas sensors and more powerful electronics.

TOYOTA Industry has selected STMicroelectronics’ microcontrollers and power semiconductors for the DC-to-DC voltage converter in the new Prius automobile.

THE FABLESS IC industry will continue to struggle in 2016, as TrendForce projects revenues dropping 4.1 percent year on year.

German company Langer EMV-Technik GmbH has provided a practical EMC tip on suppressing interference on LVDS connections.

GLOBAL demand for photovoltaics will reach 59GW in 2016, with the industry undertaking massive capacity expansion.

CSIRO will establish an innovation fund to support startups involved in early stage technology opportunities from the public research sector.