The first optical rectenna, a device that combines the functions of an antenna and a rectifier diode, can convert light directly into direct current. [ + ]

Insitu Pacific, the Australia-based subsidiary of Insitu Inc., has announced its continued sponsorship for the 2015–2016 UAV Challenge. [ + ]

Imagine a 'smart pill' that can sense problems in your intestines and actively release the appropriate drugs. We have the biological understanding to create such a device, but we're still searching for electronic materials, like batteries and circuits, that pose no risk if they get stuck in our bodies. [ + ]

A Star Trek-inspired medical examination kit has won element14's 'Sci Fi Your Pi' design competition, sponsored by Pi Trading. [ + ]

BluGlass, an Australian clean tech company in the semiconductor industry, has received an order for $300,000 of foundry development from one of its key specialised epitaxy (foundry) customers. [ + ]

Researchers have developed a novel, inexpensive way to turn low-frequency signals into higher frequencies. [ + ]

The University of Queensland will help boost gender equity in Australia's science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) organisations as part of an Australian-first pilot program. [ + ]

The smallest of electronics could one day have the ability to turn on and off on an atomic scale. [ + ]

Researchers have shown that a new device concept — a 'squishy' transistor — can overcome the predicted power bottleneck caused by CMOS (complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor) technology reaching its fundamental limits. [ + ]

Deakin University has partnered with General Motors to design cars of the future. [ + ]

The new Australian IP Toolkit for Collaboration, a joint project between the Department of Industry and Science and IP Australia, will help drive greater collaboration between researchers and business. [ + ]

Researchers have identified easy-to-use techniques to configure IoT objects in order to make them more secure and, hence, help protect them from online attacks. [ + ]

The report 'Energy Independent Vehicles 2016–2026' explains why electric energy independent vehicles (EIVs) will be one of the most significant advances this century. [ + ]

Arrow Electronics has announced a collaboration with NetComm Wireless, an ASX-listed developer of wireless machine-to-machine (M2M) devices, to provide an 'Intelligent Gateway'. [ + ]

South Korean scientists have developed a hybrid solar energy system that harnesses the full spectrum of the sun's radiation. [ + ]