The WHILL Model C wheelchair features cloud connectivity based on a 3G cellular module from u-blox. [ + ]

Over 400 professionals have already signed up to attend the world-class SAFETYconnect conference and expo, to be held from 16–17 August at Rosehill Gardens, Sydney. [ + ]

German researchers have found that the porphyrin molecule, on which chlorophyll, blood and vitamin B12 are based, can be used as an electrode material that speeds up the charging process of rechargeable batteries. [ + ]

Semiconductor company STMicroelectronics has reported its financial results for the second quarter and first half of 2017, ending 1 July. [ + ]

Researchers from the University of Hamburg have developed transistors based on metal nanoparticles, in a production method based on a completely different principle to current techniques. [ + ]

Mouser Electronics has announced a global distribution agreement with InvenSense, a provider of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) sensor platforms. [ + ]

European researchers have used cheap electronic components to create 'FlyPi' — a low-cost imaging and microscope system for research, training and teaching. [ + ]

The United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (Boston) has ruled in favour of Renesas Electronics Corporation and Renesas Electronics America in a patent infringement lawsuit brought against it by Zond. [ + ]

Three-dimensional moulded interconnect devices (3D-MIDs) are increasingly being used by manufacturers of POS terminals to improve security standards and fend off hacker attacks. [ + ]

Touch-sensing products from Azoteq are now available worldwide through Digi-Key Electronics, a global electronic components distributor, as the result of a new distribution agreement. [ + ]

We've all had that moment when we've been so angry or upset while driving that we just wish we could hand the wheel to someone else. It's a frustrating feeling — one that semiconductor supplier Renesas Electronics has set out to solve. [ + ]

Tom Maclaurin has invented an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that is capable of flying for five times longer than many drones currently on the market, as well as conducting aerial surveillance at a fraction of the cost of current manned aircraft. [ + ]

Versum Materials has agreed to acquire cleaning solutions supplier Dynaloy from Eastman Chemical Company for approximately US$13 million. [ + ]

Swedish researchers have demonstrated success creating printed electronic transistor circuits and displays in which the colour of individual pixels can be changed. [ + ]

maxon motor has supplied DC motor and gearhead combinations for the Mars 2020 rover, which is currently being built by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory as part of a planned mission to the Red Planet in 2020. [ + ]