Scientists have accidentally discovered a new way of using light to draw and erase quantum-mechanical circuits in a unique class of materials called topological insulators. [ + ]

Australian researchers have created new fibre structures and used traditional knitting and braiding techniques to introduce the ability to monitor human movement using wearable structures, and even to store the energy required to power such a function. [ + ]

Engineers Australia's Women in Engineering committee has launched the Action Plan for Mitigating Gender Bias in engineering workplaces. [ + ]

Scientists are turning trees into energy storage devices capable of powering everything from a smartwatch to a hybrid car. [ + ]

Australian researchers have developed a new material that can store digital information and be printed onto various surfaces. It could be used for memory cells in next-generation, large-scale printable electronics. [ + ]

Australian engineers have built a quantum logic gate in silicon for the first time, making calculations between two qubits of information possible — and thereby clearing the final hurdle to making silicon quantum computers a reality. [ + ]

A new finding could lead to the next generation of cheaper, more efficient electronic devices. [ + ]

A new organisation, Electronics Industry Development Adelaide (EIDA), has been established to focus specifically on the development, promotion and representation of the Adelaide electronics industry. [ + ]

Researchers have developed a faster and inexpensive method to produce disposable tattoo-like health monitoring patches. [ + ]

RMIT University researchers have developed artificial microflowers that self-assemble in water and mimic the natural blooming process, an important step for advances in frontier-edge electronics. [ + ]

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. [ + ]

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. [ + ]

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. [ + ]