New report supports electronic conductive adhesives use
The latest IDTechEX research report ‘ Electronically Conductive Adhesives 2016-2026 ’ assesses the major categories of safe and environmentally...
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Dimension Data expands cloud services for Microsoft Offering
Dimension Data has acquired the privately owned Ceryx, a Toronto headquartered company that offers a suite of services across the Microsoft Messaging...
Microsoft announces new innovations for Windows 10
Microsoft is talking to thousands of developers to embrace the new era of conversational intelligence and to create more personal computing for every...
ERM Advanced Telematics Introduces Anti-Theft Vehicle Tracking Solution
ERM Advanced Telematics, a leading designer, developer and manufacturer of vehicle tracking and security, announced today that the company has...
Vicor Corporation announces Point-of-Load Development Kit
Vicor Corporation today announced the launch of its new AC to Point-of-Load Development Kit.
Circuit Seed powers new next gen mobile phone
Circuit Seed has powered the current mobile phone market leading to the next generation phone through a new family of circuit building blocks for...
Nanostructured filter to speed up light-based communications
RMIT researchers have developed a nanostructured thin film that can selectively filter light, significantly increasing the bandwidth of optical...
A step closer to quantum circuit with a simplified logic operation
RESEARCHERS at Griffith University have overcome one of the key challenges to quantum computing by simplifying a complex quantum logic operation.
Collaborative agreement to investigate low-temperature manufacturing of LEDs
LED manufacturer Lumileds and low-temperature RPCVD innovator BluGlass will collaborate to create enhanced LEDs for certain applications.
Photon switch breakthrough to improve quantum information security
AN international, interdisciplinary team of researchers have made a breakthrough in generating single photons to carry quantum information securely.
Latest innovations developed for Smart Cities
STMicroelectronics (ST) is set to showcase their latest innovations on the internet of things (IoT) for smart cities that create an easier quality of life.
LG Chem Expands into Residential Solar Storage Market
LG Chem has announced its plans to expand its footprint in the Australian residential solar storage market.
Mobile Malware increasingly threatening Android Devices
Check Point Software, the largest pure-play security vendor globally, has revealed the most common malware families used to attack organisations’...
Conductive inks constantly experiencing change
The conductive inks and paste business will generate a demand for 1800 tonnes.
Lab-on-a-Chip technology allows tests of disorders in foetuses
RESEARCHERS at RMIT University have pioneered unique Lab-on-a-Chip technology which allows diagnosis and treatment of disorders within foetuses.
LG launches new line up of 4K OLED TV models
LG Electronics Australia (LG) today unveiled the company’s 2016 line up of Dolby Vision High Dynamic Range TV models including the feature packed...
Building a personal safety system with IoT sensors
RMIT and CSIRO researchers are working to improve personal safety in the mining industry, by developing wearable personal safety systems.
Drones to make ecological monitoring faster and more accurate
DRONES will revolutionise ecological monitoring, says Monash University researchers, being both more accurate and convenient compared to traditional...
Record entanglement complexity breakthrough heralds way for quantum computing
AN INTERNATIONAL team of scientists have created entangled photon states with unprecedented complexity on a quantum computing chip.
Nanotechnology research centre to open in April
RESEARCH into nanotechnology will receive a major boost in April 2016, as the Australian Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology launches at the...
Plastic injection moulding company reaps benefits from robotic arm
VICTORIA-based plastic injection moulding company Prysm Industries has deployed a Universal Robots’ UR5 industrial arm to perform labelling tasks for...
Student researcher aims for affordable renewable energy storage batteries
A PhD student at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) is aiming to create advanced lithium-ion batteries that can not only boost the effectiveness...
UNSW breakthrough boosts efficiency of low-grade silicon solar cells
UNSW engineers have developed a way to dramatically improve the quality of low-grade silicon, with flow-on implications for the electrical efficiency...
IT convergence to boost medical device market
AS HEALTHCARE and ICT industries converge, there will be major growth for the global medical device market, reaching US$539.5 billion in 2020, says...
Recognition for work on telecommunications energy efficiency
A TEAM of researchers who demonstrated that an end-to-end network can cut its energy use by 98 percent, while still increasing its traffic, has been...
Event explores interactions between humans and autonomous cars
THE QUEENSLAND University of Technology (QUT) has hosted an event, exploring the future of human interactivity with autonomous cars.
Bittium exhibits IOT solutions at Wearable Technology Show 2016
Bittium will exhibit its customized, secure IoT solutions and engineering services at Wearable Technology Show 2016, to be held in ExCel, London, the...
Ultra-thin flat lens only 9 atoms thick
FLEXIBLE computer displays and revolutionary miniature cameras are a possibility, thanks to the world’s thinnest lens.
Robot building competition to deliver STEM goals
MORE than 1000 students from around the world will participate in a robot building competition taking place in Sydney on 17 to 19 March.
A simple way to boost longevity of lithium-ion batteries
SCIENTISTS in the US have found a way to use a simple manufacturing technique to build a high-capacity battery material that protects itself from damage.
Multi-million radio supply contract for Codan
AUSTRALIAN advanced electronics company Codan has entered into a US$7.9 million contract under which it will supply HF radio equipment to a...
Stretchable light emitting material could be the skin of robots
CORNELL University researchers have developed a material which emits light and stretches to more than six times its original size, with possible...
Webinar to celebrate 80 years since invention of Doherty power amplifier
NATIONAL Instruments (NI) will sponsor a webinar about the Doherty power amplifier (DPA), charting the history of this component and the latest work on it.
Slow start for semiconductor sales in 2016
THE SEMICONDUCTOR Industry Association (SIA) says global semiconductor sales have slowed during the first few months of 2016.
Powertech System Integrators Ltd. is now PowerCell Sweden’s distributor in Africa
Leading Swedish fuel cell company PowerCell Sweden AB has signed an agreement with South African based Powertech System Integrators (PTSI) to...
New preventative maintenance program for Rittal’s climate control systems
RITTAL has introduced a new program for its climate control systems, offering higher levels of uptime for critical manufacturing processes.
Wangle data optimisation technology to progress to hardware implementation
WESTERN Australian company Wangle Technologies has agreed with Israel-based Power Skills to design, build and deploy a microchip integrating its...
Nanostructured field-effect transistors help with cancer detection
NANOSTRUCTURED silicon field-effect transistors are at the centre of an ultrasensitive cancer sensing technology developed by a collaborative team from...
Good growth in Technical Consumer Goods for 2015
GFK TEMAX has released its research into the market for Technical Consumer Goods (TCG) in Australia.
Dedicated Systems Australia hosts free Tech Days event
DEDICATED Systems Australia is running its inaugural Tech Days events from 9 to 10 March 2016.
Short-term disruption to LCD supply due to Taiwan earthquake
THE 6.4 magnitude earthquake that struck Tainan, Taiwan, on 6 February 2016 has disrupted the capacities of the LCD manufacturing facilities in the area.
Huawei Launches MateBook at MWC 2016
At Mobile World-Congress 2016, Huawei launched the Huawei MateBook, a 2-in-1 device designed to meet the evolving demands of today's modern business users.
Researchers discover first P-type 2D semiconducting material
ENGINEERS at the University of Utah have discovered a new kind of 2D semiconducting material, opening the door for faster computing devices that also...
Wearable sensors could provide personalised muscle treatment
A BIOMEDICALLY engineered system based on wearable sensors could provide personalised treatment and rehabilitation of muscle/tendon injuries.
The power of thought – with brain implants
MICROSCOPIC electronics will allow paralysed patients to use their thoughts to walk, thanks to a project to develop a “stentrode”.
Semtech & Digimondo Announce Rollout of LoRaWA Network
Digimondo launched low power wide area networks (LPWAN) over Nuremburg, Hamburg and Berlin and will demonstrate the Nuremburg network performance...
High-Efficiency 6-Axis MEMS Sensor Modules from STMicroelectronics to Intelligent Personal Assistant
STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, has revealed the latest generation...
The answer to tougher graphene: glass
SCIENTISTS have developed a simple and powerful method for creating resilient, customised and high-performing graphene: by layering it on top of glass.
Experience High Data with the 12-Core QorIQ
With 10 Gigabit Ethernet at front and PCIe 3.0 via the backplane, with three separated DRAM channels and Freescale’s high-performance QorIQ processor...
Smartphone sales up despite Slow growth in 2015
Global sales of smartphones to end users totaled 403 million units in the fourth quarter of 2015, a 9.7 percent increase over the same period in 2014...
Glass disc stores 360TB of data for billions of years
SCIENTISTS at the University of Southampton have developed a digital storage method and medium capable of surviving for billions of years.
Big potential in development of encapsulation materials for flexible electronics
IDTECHEX says a major new market could lie in the development of barrier layers for flexible electronics.
Consumers increasingly connect to mobile devices through remote provisioning specification
The GSMA today released a specification that allows consumers to remotely activate the SIM embedded in a device such as a smart watch, fitness band or...
Ingram Micro Enters into Agreement to be Acquired by Tianjin Tianhai
Ingram Micro Inc and Tianjin Tianhai, today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement for $38.90 per share in an all-cash...
Flexible smartphone allows new ways of interacting with virtual content
RESEARCHERS at Queen’s University have developed the world’s first full-colour, high-resolution, wireless and flexible smartphone.
$5 smartphone sells in India
Indian company Ringing Bells has introduced a $5 smartphone -a price that sceptics said was far lower than its components would cost.
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling acquires control of Bolzoni
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling and the share holders of Penta Holding today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement whereby...
U-blox leads automotive GNSS innovation
U-blox, a global leader in wireless and positioning modules and chips, announces the release of NEO-M8U, the industry's first Untethered 3D Dead...
Atlassian Adopts Splunk Software for Security
Splunk Inc, provider of the leading software platform for real-time Operational Intelligence, today announced that Atlassian, a leading provider of...
Novel synthesis method developed opens up new possibilities for utilising Li-ion batteries
Lithium-ion batteries are a rapidly growing energy storage method due to their high energy density, especially in mobile applications such as personal...
New Supercomputer for computational chemistry, biology and physics
The study of gravitational waves is one of a number of research areas from 'Pople', a high performance computing (HPC) cluster which is the latest...
RS Components aomed at IoT development
RS Components, the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc, the global distributor for engineers, is strengthening its ARMmbed portfolio with the latest...
Backplane Systems Technology releases Stainless Keyboard Series with Integrated Keyboard
Backplane Systems Technology is pleased to release InduKey’s TKV-084-FIT-Touch-IP65-MGEH Series of Stainless Steel Keyboards with Integrated Touchpads.
U-blox brings precision GNSS technology to the mass market
The NEO-M8P offers high precision technology in small design for applications such as unmanned vehicles and robotics guidance systems.
Linux Users enticed to free embedded development on STM32 Microcontrollers
STMicroelectronics a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, has extended opportunities to...
Miniaturisation and demand to drive growth for semiconductor photolithography
THE global semiconductor photolithography equipment market is set to grow at a CAGR of 8.97 percent between 2016 and 2020, according to the latest...
Ultrathin semiconductor sensor integrates seamlessly with mainstream electronics
RESEARCHERS at the University of Texas at Arlington are developing an ultrathin semiconductor sensor that can be integrated with mainstream electronics...
An end to Moore’s Law?
MOORE’s Law is about to come to an end, claims a recent article from the journal Nature.
Printed electronic sensors for real-time monitoring of metal machining
RESEARCHERS in the UK are developing embedded sensors and electronic components for the real-time monitoring of machined metal parts.
New STM32 Nucleo Development Boards Reinforce Support for World-Leading 32-bit Microcontrollers
With the introduction of the STM32 Nucleo-144 series of low-cost, compact development boards, STMicroelectronics has further extended its support for...
Technology development and new applications to drive boom in commercial drones
RAPID technological advances and the emergency of nano drones are some of the trends that will significantly impact the commercial drones market...
ICP Electronics Australia Announces ICP DAS’s I-2534 Industrial 4-port CAN bus Switch and I-5534-M Robust 4-port Industrial CAN bus Switch in Metal Casing with Firmware and Utility Upgrade
ICP Electronics Australia Announces ICP DAS’s I-2534 Industrial 4-port CAN bus Switch and I-5534-M Robust 4-port Industrial CAN bus Switch in Metal...
New camera video processing circuit block to enable autonomous driving processing
RENESAS Electronics says it has developed a new camera video processing circuit block for autonomous driving, boasting low latency, high performance...
Webinar explores integrating ASIC and software development
CORTUS and Aspen Logic are holding an educational webinar on creating ASICs for outstanding Internet of Things and Machine-to-Machine products.
New CMOS transceiver enables world’s fastest wireless transmission speed
RESEARCHERS in Japan have achieved the world’s fastest wireless transmission speeds thanks to a new CMOS wireless transceiver chip which operates...
Western Digital Corporation, Avere Systems enable a new class of massively scalable storage for private and hybrid clouds
Helping the world harness the power of data, Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ: WDC), today announced that its HGST Active Archive System has been...
Sales of smartwatches to total 50.4 million units in 2016
Gartner, Inc. forecasts that 274.6 million wearable electronic devices will be sold worldwide in 2016, an increase of 18.4 percent from 232.0 million...
Breakthrough may yield more efficient organic LEDs, solar cells
RESEARCHERS in Sweden have found a way to enable very efficient vertical charge transport in semiconducting polymers, without requiring chemical...
Samsung and Apple dominate semiconductor rankings, but revenue declines beckon
SAMSUNG Electronics and Apple remained the top semiconductor buyers in 2015, representing 17.7 percent of the market, claims Gartner.
Nanotech and optoelectronics researcher nets Order of Australia award
NANOTECHNOLOGY and optoelectronics researcher Professor Chennupati Jagadish has been awarded Australia's highest honour for his service to physics and...
Doping no longer necessary for manufacturing silicon solar cells
THE NEXT generation of silicon solar cells may not require doping, leading to cheaper manufacturing processes and better power output.
Mobile market to continue driving R&D and demand for audio ICs
THE MARKET for audio ICs, sensors and distributed processing will continue to be driven by the smartphone market, SAR Insight & Consulting has found.
Apple recalling faulty AC wall plug adapters
Apple has issued a voluntary recall on AC wall plug adapters designed for use in a number of countries, including Australia.
Tablet market decline accelerates
THE TABLET market continues its decline, with global shipments falling by double digits for the first time in 2015, reaching a 12.2 percent decline...
High-output power amplifier enables viable high-speed wireless networks
FUJITSU has developed a gallium-nitride (GaN) power amplifier with the world’s highest output performance for W-band wireless transmissions.
New compact smart laser triangulation sensor for displacement, distance and position measurements
The new generation of optical optoNCDT 1320 and 1420 smart sensors from Bestech Australia is compact, clever and requires no external controller.
Circuit Seed’s new digital circuits processing analog can improve cell phone battery life
A new family of circuit building blocks for processing analog singles are now able to significantly improve functionality of cell phone offerings from...
Redflow powers up for battery battleground
Australian company Redflow is charged up to meet growing demand for robust long-life batteries that enable both homes and businesses to store...
Australian tech start-up to launch in international markets by the end of the year
Australian start-up Unlockd's mobile platform is now available to more than 9 million customers in the United States thanks to a deal with Boost...
New Automation and Screening Technologies Designed to Accelerate Innovation and Enhance Productivity on Display at SLAS
New technologies designed to improve efficiencies and productivity in the lab and enable the customization of automated workflows are on display this...
Increased LED fab establishments prompt strong growth in market
THE GLOBAL LED production equipment market will continue to grow strongly, thanks to an increasing number of fab establishment in the APAC region.
MEMS microphone market to continue growth and miniaturisation
TECHNAVIO says miniaturisation and advanced packaging will continue to drive growth in the global MEMS microphone market through 2020.
Foxconn offers US$5.1 billion for Sharp
FOXCONN Technology is offering US$5.1 billion to buy Japanese electronics maker Sharp, claim industry insiders.
New Feature Arrive on Xbox One Preview and Xbox Beta App
In November last year, Microsoft transformed the Xbox One to make it the fastest and most social Xbox experience ever.
Researchers achieve power over fibre
RESEARCHERS in Japan have found a way to supply 90 watts of power over a 300m optical fibre system, potentially opening the way to powering mobile data...
OLEDs the future of automotive lighting: Audi Development Head
OLEDs and printed electronics will have a major part to play in the future of automotive lighting, says Audi Head of Development, Lighting Functions...