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Super thin optical fibres and near lossless Wi-Fi, radio or mobile phone transmissions could be on the way, thanks to the work of a team of researchers in developing “echo-less” lights.

COLLABORATIVE robots are now a reality in many parts of electronics production, prompting the productronica electronics trade fair to add robotics to its exhibition portfolio.

ELECTRONIC circuits on a titanium substrate could be used in specialty applications, according to Melbourne-based Hybrid Electronics Australia.

A US jury has found Apple infringed on a patent held by the University of Wisconsin-Madison by using the technology protected by the patent in its A7, A8 and A8X processors.

AUSTRALIAN engineers have cleared the final hurdle to making silicon quantum computers a reality, by building a quantum logic gate in silicon for the first time.

A TEAM of researchers co-led by RMIT scientists have pioneered a new approach to create photon pairs that fit on a computer chip.

THE UNIVERSITY of Canberra is developing a tactile display which will use the sense of touch to provide critical information to Australian Army helicopter pilots.

BLUGLASS has received an order for around $300,000 worth of foundry development, to be delivered over the next six months.

RESEARCHERS at the Monash Centre for Electron Microscopy (MCEM) have developed new methods by which they can directly observe and measure the tiny displacements of atoms.

SOUTHERN Innovation has been named as a finalist in the 2015 Australian Technologies Award.

RESEARCHERS at Queen’s University in Ontario, Canada, have introduced a new method for integrating simple touch and pressure sensors directly into 3D printed objects.

3D printing hardware, software, materials and services for defense, aerospace and space companies will be worth US$140 million in 2016, rising to US$600 million in 2022, claims a new study.

SILEX Systems subsidiary Translucent has signed an agreement with UK-based IQE, which will see Translucent’s cREO Rare Earth Oxide semiconductor technology commercialised.

THE UNIVERSITY of Adelaide will help test and refine the process for extracting premium graphene from MRL’s graphite.

US startup Cartesian Co is working on a rapid prototyping machine which can print circuits on almost any substrate.

NASA used an Arduino and a few XBee boards to test its de-orbiting SOAREX-8 Exo-Brake technology.

GARTNER’s latest Hype Cycle report indicates autonomous vehicles and smart home products are just some of the technologies that are maturing.

Researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the University of California have developed a “reflective” microchip which could reduce the power needed to communicate wirelessly.

AUSTRALIAN physicists have found a way to confine electromagnetic energy and stop it from leaking away, which could lead to new laser technology and be used in quantum computers.

CSIRO is leading an initiative to save honey bees, by fitting them with tracking micro-sensors.