Industry News
Single-molecule diode created
Australian and Spanish researchers have made a significant breakthrough in the quest to create smaller everyday electronic devices. [ + ]
A microprocessor based on a 2D semiconductor
Researchers have developed a microprocessor based on atomically thin materials, in a breakthrough which could contribute to the evolution of traditional processors as well as new applications in the field of flexible electronics. [ + ]
Transistors made of reduced graphene oxide
Researchers have developed a technique for converting positively charged (p-type) reduced graphene oxide (rGO) into negatively charged (n-type) rGO, creating a layered material that can be used to develop rGO-based transistors for use in electronic devices. [ + ]
Inkjet-printable electronics on the way
Researchers from Germany and Canada are paving the way for mass-producing printable electronics by demonstrating a fully inkjet-printable flexible resistive memory. [ + ]
Australia's biggest e-waste recycling plant
Metals business Nyrstar is upgrading its smelter in Port Pirie, South Australia, to a multimetals processing and recovery facility that will also provide the technology to process e-waste. [ + ]
Stretchable fibres can detect touch
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed elastic, touch-sensitive fibres that can interface with electronic devices. [ + ]
Powering an exoskeleton for paraplegics
FUTEK recently partnered with the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition on its latest exoskeleton, the Mina v2, which will provide paraplegics with gait mobility. [ + ]
Nine emerging technologies, one event
The IDTechEx Show!, to be held from 10–11 May in Berlin, Germany, presents the latest emerging technologies at one event. [ + ]
Ultrafast memories for flexible electronics
Engineering experts have developed what they claim are the quickest, smallest, highest-capacity memories for flexible and transparent applications, using a hybrid of graphene oxide and titanium oxide. [ + ]
100,000 users for free PCB design tool
RS Components, the trading brand of Electrocomponents, the global distributor for engineers, has recorded 100,000 users of the educational network licence for the company's free-for-download DesignSpark PCB design tool. [ + ]
Infographic: power adapter regulations
Power electronics manufacturer CUI has developed an infographic to help keep OEMs up to date with the rapidly changing regulatory environment for power supplies. [ + ]
Design environment enhanced for power supply applications
STMicroelectronics is extending the focus of its eDesignSuite online design environment with the addition of complementing components from Würth Elektronik, a major transformer manufacturer, to help customers complete their new projects quickly and cost-effectively. [ + ]
Hidden PIM source discovered in mobile data connections
Research by Hughes Electronics and London Southbank University has found that humidity makes a significant contribution to passive intermodulation (PIM) in cellular networks. [ + ]
Renesas joins LoRa Alliance
Renesas Electronics has joined the LoRa Alliance, a non-profit association that supports the standardisation and adoption of LoRaWAN. [ + ]
Advanced manufacturing facility opens in Launceston
The University of Tasmania has opened its new Advanced Sensor Manufacturing Facility (ASMF), to be operated in partnership with Launceston firm Definium Technologies. [ + ]

