Defence company Leidos has selected Crystal Group's RS378 3U rugged server for the Leidos eXpeditionary RT (XRT) system, a real-time signal intelligence system used by the US Army. [ + ]

Intelligent systems provider Advantech has joined the LoRa Alliance, a non-profit association committed to developing a new industrial standard to empower the Internet of Things (IoT). [ + ]

Scientists from the University of Wollongong have developed a flexible copper strip that could be the answer to powering electronic devices via the clothes we wear. [ + ]

FUTEK is getting into the holiday spirit by illustrating how its LRF Low Profile Load Cells, combined with instrumentation such as the IHH500 handheld display, can monitor the weight of your Christmas turkey. [ + ]

Richardson RFPD has expanded its distribution agreement with API Technologies to include Weinschel brand products. The company is also giving away three autographed copies of the book Quartz Crystals and Oscillators. [ + ]

RS Components has announced that its latest iteration of the Raspberry Pi 3 credit card-sized single-board computer will be manufactured in Japan under a local contract manufacturing arrangement. [ + ]

The Electronic Components and Systems for European Leadership (ECSEL) Joint Undertaking has announced the Lab4MEMS R&D project as the winner of its 2016 Innovation Award. [ + ]

ST's broad offering for the smart city includes sensing, actuation, processing, power and energy management, connectivity and security. [ + ]

Singapore Management University (SMU) has become the first organisation in Southeast Asia to deploy the DGX-1 deep learning supercomputer from AI computing company NVIDIA. [ + ]

Serving as a one-stop shop for business technology solutions, CeBIT 2017 will encompass eight conference streams with over 170 expert speakers. [ + ]

RS Components has signed an authorised distribution agreement with Adafruit Industries, a provider of open-source hardware, tools, equipment and electronics for makers and hobbyists of all ages and skill levels. [ + ]

Future Facilities has conducted a survey of over 350 professional electronics engineers in an effort to learn how they cope with thermal issues. [ + ]

ExaScaler and PEZY Computing have announced the ZettaScaler-1.8, said to be the first supercomputer with a performance density of 1.5 petaFLOPS/m³ (Rpeak). [ + ]

Future Electronics has announced a global distribution agreement with Ecliptek Corporation, a manufacturer of crystal and oscillator frequency control products since 1987. [ + ]

Tasmania's Hodgman government has announced $100,000 to fund a LoRa network in Launceston. [ + ]