Scientists have developed a method to change the electronic properties of materials in a way that will more easily allow an electrical current to pass through. [ + ]

The wearables industry is expected to reach 295 million units by 2020, with a market value of US$90bn, according to market research, technology and strategy consulting firm Yole Développement. [ + ]

OKW has announced its brand new Australian website, which is claimed to make comparing and specifying plastic enclosures faster and easier than ever. [ + ]

Researchers have made a crucial step towards nuclear spintronic technologies. They have gotten nuclear spins to line themselves up in a consistent, controllable way, and they have done it using a high-performance material that is convenient and inexpensive. [ + ]

A new technique allows researchers to visualise the activity of individual ions inside battery-like devices, known as supercapacitors. The method could be used to optimise and improve the devices for real-world applications, including electric cars, where they can be used alongside batteries to enhance a vehicle's performance. [ + ]

Adding lithium nitrate and lithium polysulfide to the electrolytes of lithium metal batteries could keep them from catching fire. [ + ]

Dyesol has joined Solliance, a solar energy consortium situated in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, as an Industrial Partner. [ + ]

M2M One has announced a partnership with Taiwanese hardware manufacturer ATrack Technology — one of the first companies to be part of M2M One's new partnership program. [ + ]

Researchers have created stretchable, transparent conductors that could be used in a wide variety of applications, such as flexible electronics, stretchable displays or wearable sensors. [ + ]

Researchers have discovered the structure and transport properties of the 'intermediate state' in lithium-ion batteries — key to understanding the mechanisms of charge and discharge in rechargeable batteries. [ + ]

Kyung-In Synthetic Corporation's Dr Scott Watkins will be presenting on flexible electronics at this year's SMCBA Electronics Design & Manufacture Conference. The annual conference will be held in conjunction with the ElectroneX design and assembly expo from 9-10 September at Melbourne Park Function Centre. [ + ]

RMIT University researchers have created wearable sensor patches that detect harmful UV radiation and dangerous, toxic gases such as hydrogen and nitrogen dioxide. [ + ]

The inaugural Engineers Australia Future Tech Forum, part of the ACI Connect conference being held in Sydney in August, will feature a strong line-up of speakers, covering a range of topics including IoT and M2M. [ + ]

Scientists have developed a new class of organic luminescent materials through the targeted introduction of boron atoms into their molecular structures. [ + ]

Electrical engineering researchers at the University of Sydney have developed a new technology to detect blockages in lung arteries in real time. [ + ]