research and development

Hornet is a slim, low profile LED light that ‘disappears’ under the eaves of a building. The technology behind the lighting system is different from traditional lighting. Rather than employing a single COB LED solution, the Hornet has a linear strip comprising 24 Lumileds Luxeon high-voltage, low-current LEDs driven by a compact, high-voltage LED driver … Continue reading Custom LED lighting uses new technologies →

AI automation FinTech startup, Presagen, has secured its first round of funding as part of the South Australian Early Commercialisation Fund (SAECF). SAECF is a new government grant funding scheme for companies with innovative technologies that have potential for global markets and large revenues. Presagen has been awarded the first of three possible phases of … Continue reading AI automation startup Presagen secures funding →

Slow wi-fi is a source of irritation that nearly everyone experiences. Wireless devices in the home consume ever more data, and it’s only growing, and congesting the wi-fi network. Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology have come up with a surprising solution: a wireless network based on harmless infrared rays. The capacity is not only … Continue reading Cheap set-up, super-fast wifi →

The TALQ Consortium, developers of the global standard interface for smart outdoor lighting networks, have released the formal beta version of the TALQ Test Suite for its members. Companies can start testing their smart lighting solutions for multi-vendor interoperability. The Test Suite will allow first products to be TALQ certified later this year – ensuring … Continue reading Global standard for street light products →

Toshiba America Electronic Components has added a 512Gb, 64-layer device with three-bit-per-cell triple-level cell (TLC) technology to its BiCS Flash product line. This technology will enable a 1TBchip solution. BiCS Flash is a 3D flash memory stacked cell structure and is suitable for applications that require high capacity and performance, such as enterprise and consumer … Continue reading Toshiba shipping samples of 64-layer, 512 3D Flash memory →

Korean university UNIST will be working with public organisations in the energy sector to develop a new type of eco-friendly battery that can store and produce electricity using seawater. The project is expected to accelerate the commercialisation of eco-friendly, cost-efficient, and high-stability seawater batteries. The project’s consortium includes Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), Korea East-West Power … Continue reading Scientists developing sustainable seawater batteries →

Panasonic will begin sales of its high image contrast transparent screen that enables the use of glass, such as shop windows, as digital signage. This product will include XC-CSG01G, a glass comprised of a high-contrast light control film placed in between two sheets of glass, which when voltage is applied changes from the screen mode … Continue reading Transparent screen for commercial facilities →

Vicor Corporation, a designer and manufacturer of modular power components, has expanded its family of DC-DC converter modules with the release of two new DCMs in a VIA package. A ruggedised modular DC-DC converter operating from an unregulated, wide range input, the DCM in a VIA package generates an isolated and regulated high efficiency output, … Continue reading DCM family expanded with two new modules in a VIA package →

Enterprise data centres have traditionally focused on data storage and preparation for disaster recovery, but they rarely meet spike or excess demand for real-time multi-user data retrieval. In today’s evolving digital market, there are more users and more data. There is a greater expectation on data centres to facilitate faster data transmissions for an increasing … Continue reading Overcoming challenges in data centre cabling →

Researchers at MIT and Brigham and Women’s Hospital have designed and demonstrated a small voltaic cell that is sustained by the acidic fluids in the stomach. The system can generate enough power to run small sensors or drug delivery devices that can reside in the gastrointestinal tract for extended periods of time. This type of … Continue reading Stomach acid helps run small sensors for drug delivery →

One of the most abundant elements on earth is being used to create an energy storage system that can heat homes as well as store electricity. South Australian company 1414 Degrees has developed technology to store electricity as thermal energy by heating and melting containers full of silicon at a cost estimated to be up … Continue reading Silicon energy storage technology scales up for commercial production →

After a year it would rather forget, Samsung has hit the ground running with an array of new features that are set to be standard on its Galaxy S8  of which a couple of iterations  are due to be released in 2017. Although none of these features have been confirmed by the tech giant, there … Continue reading Why Samsung’s S8 features will be a wake-up call for Apple →

Asia’s largest independent renewable energy developer will build a battery ready 100-megawatt solar farm in South Australia this year. Singapore-based Equis has partnered with Snowy Hydro on the project, which will be the biggest solar array in South Australia. The AU$200 million project near the town of Tailem Bend will include 400,000 solar panels spread … Continue reading Asian developer to build 100-megawatt solar farm in South Australia →

Honeywell’s BW Clip4 is a new four-gas, portable monitor that can operate continuously for two years once turned on before it needs to be replaced, helping customers boost safety compliance and reduce maintenance costs. Suitable for oil and gas, wastewater, heavy manufacturing, confined space and other applications, the monitor is claimed to reduce maintenance costs … Continue reading Gas monitor runs for two years non-stop →

Apple has announced financial results for its fiscal 2017 first quarter ended December 31, 2016. The company posted all-time record quarterly revenue of $78.4 billion and all-time record quarterly earnings per diluted share of $3.36. These results compare to revenue of $75.9 billion and earnings per diluted share of $3.28 in the year-ago quarter. International … Continue reading Apple records all-time revenue for last quarter 2016 →

Sound as a sensing modality is used in the natural world in some well-known examples, perhaps the best known of which is bats. But it seems to be catching on in factories as well, and for some good reasons. While photoelectric sensors have their uses and their strong points, they also have situations where they … Continue reading Compact ultrasonic sensors can succeed where vision can’t →

Australian energy storage specialist Redflow has announced that it has extended the warranty for its 10 kilowatt hour (kWh) ZBM2 and ZCell zinc-bromine flow batteries to 10 years. Previously, Redflow warranted the electrode stack in its batteries for 10 years or 36,500 kilowatt hour (kWh) output, whichever came first, and for three years for auxiliary … Continue reading Redflow shows faith in batteries by extending warranty →

Research and Markets’ Home Entertainment Devices Market Report, forecasts that the global market is expected to reach almost $295 billion by 2022, which is good news for those who manufacture and supply components to the CE sector. Video devices are estimated to be the most dominant product type in the market from 2015 to 2022. … Continue reading Good news for component suppliers on home entertainment front →

Panasonic has commercialised its Low Transmission Loss Flexible Multi-layer Circuit Board Materials, suitable for high-speed large-volume data transmission and thinner designs of mobile devices, including smartphones and tablet computers. The combination of a liquid-crystal polymer (LCP) core material and a bonding sheet material that can be laminated at a low temperature and stored at room … Continue reading Panasonic ramps up production of circuit board materials →

Toshiba has launched the TCB502HQ – a 4-channel power amplifier IC that detects output offset voltage, a factor in speaker burnout. The new IC integrates a newly developed, full-time offset detection circuit that detects output offset voltage even during sound reproduction, preventing speaker burnout. Manufacturers constantly seek to respond to consumer demand by refining the … Continue reading Power amplifier IC gives car speaker consistent sound quality →