A new eco-friendly process enables spatial control over the electrical properties of graphene oxide. This two-dimensional nanomaterial has the potential to revolutionise flexible electronics, solar cells and biomedical instruments. [ + ]

Researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology are working on improving battery life by changing the electrolyte composition. [ + ]

Weakness in key electronic equipment segments, including smartphones and PCs, is expected to lead to a decline in semiconductor revenues. [ + ]

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. [ + ]

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 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. [ + ]

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 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. [ + ]