The face of Taiwan's electronics industry is changing. In the past, the island nation, with the same population size as Australia, has focused on original equipment manufacturing and original design manufacturing. The focus is now shifting towards a more service-oriented electronics industry. [ + ]

In almost every industry, traditional centralised data acquisition systems are being replaced with a more distributed network of measurement devices. This trend has recently been combined with the evolution of computing into the cloud that will continue to change not only how we acquire data, but also how we store, access and analyse it.

Pacemakers, cars, ATMs are all hackable. Researchers at the National Information Communications Technology Research Centre (NICTA) are working towards fixing this issue - they are researching and building software systems that eliminate these types of exploits. [ + ]

Researchers at North Carolina State University are exploring novel ways to apply semiconductor industry processes to unique substrates, such as textiles and fabrics, to weave together multifunctional materials with distinct capabilities. [ + ]

The quality of the joining processes undergone by some connectors can be a key factor in component performance. The article below by APEX Electrical Interconnection Consultants covers the basics of connector soldering.

Traditional network analysers are large, heavy and intended for use in indoor engineering laboratories or production environments. For field use, a network analyser must overcome several limitations of traditional instruments. [ + ]

The federal government has announced plans to invest $188.5m in five Industry Growth Centres for: food and agribusiness; mining equipment, technology and services; oil, gas and energy resources; medical technologies and pharmaceuticals; and advanced manufacturing sectors. [ + ]

This Switchcraft & Conxall article focuses on practical workplace considerations that can sometimes be overlooked when specifying sealed or rugged connectors. [ + ]

IoT may have reached the hype peak but this decade-old term is a lot more than a buzzword.

ETSI’s standardisation group dedicated to low throughput networks technology has just released the first three specifications of an Internet of Things (IoT) network dedicated to low throughput communications.

With continuing developments in technology, a soldier's equipment must stay that much more ahead of these advances. Here are some big ideas for keeping the future soldier connected. [ + ]

Rapid-charging a battery and using it to do high-power, rapidly draining work may not be as damaging as initially thought. [ + ]

Cars speeding along a motorway set in a futuristic landscape populated by beings dressed in silver metallic suits used to be the stuff of comics and those deep into science fiction. However, some of those imaginative images could well become reality within the next 10 years as autonomous or driverless vehicles steer out of the laboratory and onto the roads.

Over 1200 electronics engineers and decision makers will come together this week for the annual electronics expo ElectroneX. [ + ]

When you consider how we are surrounded by technology that affects our daily lives, it is surprising that technology is not better understood and even embraced - especially by the young. [ + ]