Australian researchers have been involved in not one but two breakthroughs in quantum computing, bringing us ever closer to completing what has been referred to as the space race of the 21st century. [ + ]

An international research team has developed high-tech yarns that generate electricity when they are stretched or twisted. And before you ask: no, we're not spinning you a yarn. [ + ]

US engineers have developed stretchable fuel cells that extract energy from sweat, which they can use to power electronics such as LEDs and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) radios. [ + ]

'Smart Industry' isn’t a random label one can just throw around, but the current industrial revolution brought on by a sophisticated and precise set of technologies that are changing man's relation to manufacturing. [ + ]

The global stretchable electronics market is expected to rise at a CAGR of about 105% from 2016–2023, while the transparent electronics market will be a bit more conservative at 59%. [ + ]

Researchers from Fudan University have engineered bendable batteries, suitable for implantation in the human body, which can run on body-inspired liquids such as a normal IV saline solution and a cell-culture medium. [ + ]

STMicroelectronics' software expansions X-CUBE-MEMS1 and X-CUBE-MEMSMIC1 have recently been updated to offer features such as real-time acoustic beamforming, as well as to improve how data from the motion sensors is processed. [ + ]

Scientists from Rice University have made wood into an electrical conductor by turning its surface into graphene. [ + ]

Not one but two US research groups have announced successful studies into wearable robotic devices for patients struggling with abnormal gaits. [ + ]

When a battery runs low it usually needs to be manually recharged, but new approaches are being developed to help this energy source last indefinitely. [ + ]

How can motor drive costs be optimised? The answer is by improving the power density through reducing the thermal impedance of the power system. [ + ]

Smart cities use hundreds, thousands or millions of devices and sensors installed in various locations as part of a coherent and cohesively managed network. [ + ]

US engineers have developed a smart glove that translates the American Sign Language (ASL) alphabet into text and controls a virtual hand to mimic sign language gestures. [ + ]

Stretchable electronics is a diverse umbrella term including numerous technologies, each targeting a different market, each having different technology readiness level and each facing a different market prospect. [ + ]

Technology is transforming bike sharing and contributing to an explosion of IT-based systems that are making bike shares part of smart cities. [ + ]