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SCIENTISTS in Germany have imaged electric potential fields with unrivalled precision, by using a single molecule as a sensor.

RESEARCHERS at the University of Tokyo have developed a new conductive ink that can be printed on textiles.

SAMSUNG Electronics has developed a new way to construct Lithium-Ion batteries that could yield almost double the battery life.

ARM and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) have agreed to collaborate in order to optimise next-generation 64-bit ARM processors for the FinFET process technology.

RESEARCHERS from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology say a new way of arranging solar cells in three-dimensional configurations can boost output by more than 20 times compared to fixed flat panels with the same base area.

BMW Group and Toyota Motor Corporation have agreed to take on collaborative research in the field of next-generation lithium-ion battery cells.

BUSINESS Day is reporting that the Federal Government may be cutting tax incentives for research and development in a bid to reduce tax breaks for big businesses.

PLESSEY Semiconductor has acquired University of Cambridge spin-out CamGaN, along with its gallium nitride (GaN) technology for high-brightness light-emitting diodes.

COMMERCIALISATION Australia is trialling a new market intelligence tool to assess the commercial potential of projects which are currently in research phases.

RESEARCHERS from Sharp and the University of Tokyo have developed a quantum dot-type photovoltaic battery with base 18.7 percent cell conversion efficiency.

TSMC’s North America president Rick Cassidy claims the firm can outpace Moore’s Law through use of 2.5D and 3D integrated circuits.

TEL Aviv University researchers have fabricated biodegradable transistors made from organic proteins.

APPLIED Materials and Institute of Microelectronics (IME) have opened a joint Centre of Excellence in Advanced Packaging in Singapore, aiming to drive advanced 3D chip packaging technologies.

Western Australia is world-famous for its vast mineral reserves, but if the astronomy community has its way, the state will soon be equally famous for advancing our understanding of the universe and the laws of physics.

HARVARD engineers have demonstrated a tuneable colour filter which uses optical nanoantennas to precisely control colour output.

SCIENTISTS at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in the US have successfully used the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) to see photovoltaic process in action.