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RAPID technological advances and the emergency of nano drones are some of the trends that will significantly impact the commercial drones market through 2020.

PEROVSKITE solar cells may become more commonly used in the future, thanks to a new development by Griffith University scientists to improve its stability in humid conditions.

NANOTECHNOLOGY and optoelectronics researcher Professor Chennupati Jagadish has been awarded Australia’s highest honour for his service to physics and engineering.

RESEARCHERS in Sweden have found a way to enable very efficient vertical charge transport in semiconducting polymers, without requiring chemical modification.

FUJITSU has developed a gallium-nitride (GaN) power amplifier with the world’s highest output performance for W-band wireless transmissions.

THE NEXT generation of silicon solar cells may not require doping, leading to cheaper manufacturing processes and better power output.

THE MARKET for audio ICs, sensors and distributed processing will continue to be driven by the smartphone market, SAR Insight & Consulting has found.

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 networks via optical fibre.

MICROSOFT and Rambus researchers are collaborating to explore the future memory requirements for quantum computing.

MATERIALS scientists at the Northeastern University in Boston have developed a room-temperature metallic glue which could act as soldering’s substitute in certain situations.

AUSTRALIAN researchers are using Molecular Beam Epitaxy, normally used to manufacture semiconductor materials, to build up materials layer by atomic layer, in order to better explore quantum effects.

PANASONIC has developed a soft, flexible and stretchable polymer resin film which will allow it to create a transparent electrode material and conductive paste.

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.

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

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

SYDNEY-based YPB Group is acquiring Motif Micro, a company which is commercialising a micro-barcode originally developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

THE FEDERAL Government will invest $26 million over five years to support the development of silicon quantum computing technology in Australia.

MIT researchers say they can increase the resolution of conventional 3D imaging devices by as much as 1000, by exploiting light’s polarisation properties.

THE virtual reality market will be worth US$70 billion in 2020, as competition drives increased investment in VR devices and applications, says TrendForce.