ORBCOMM, a global provider of M2M solutions, is taking its network to an even higher level of functionality, performance and service with the launch of OG2, its next generation of satellites. [ + ]

RS Components has sponsored two new student teams participating in the 2015 Formula Society of Automotive Engineers-Australasia (SAE-A) competition. [ + ]

Computer chips, solar cells and other electronic devices have traditionally been based on silicon, the most famous of the semiconductors. [ + ]

Silicon Labs and Digi-Key have launched an IoT design contest for developers who want to create connected 'things' that will help make the world a smarter, more connected and energy-friendly place. [ + ]

Microwave communication is ubiquitous in the modern world, with electromagnetic waves in the tens of gigahertz range providing efficient transmission with wide bandwidth for data links between Earth-orbiting satellites and ground stations. [ + ]

Scientific Devices Australia has recently been appointed as a distributor for the Teledyne LeCroy range of premium test equipment. [ + ]

Smaller and more powerful medical systems are expected to give a boost to the sales of ICs, sensors and other devices for the medical semiconductor market, according to research firm IC Insights. [ + ]

Flexible optoelectronic devices that can be printed roll-to-roll - much like newspapers - are a highly promising path to cheaper devices such as solar cells and LED lighting panels. [ + ]

Researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and KIT-founded Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU) have developed a new cathode material based on a new storage principle, because of which energy storage densities can be increased beyond those of systems known so far. [ + ]

Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have developed a high-performance ultrathin polymeric insulator for field-effect transistors (FETs). [ + ]

Scientists in Japan are finding that perovskites have the potential to improve the fabrication of electrodes and wiring in ceramic-based electronics such as spark plugs. [ + ]

Scientists have developed a new way to boost the performance of lithium-ion batteries - with a material derived from silk. [ + ]

The Australian Government has announced a $6 million investment in a series of projects worth $16 million from the first round of an innovative transition program to support SA and Victorian communities affected by the wind-down in domestic car manufacturing. [ + ]

A Kansas State University professor has received a patent for his invention 'Off-axis silicon carbide substrates', which is a process for building better semiconductors. [ + ]

Wearable electronics are gaining traction among consumers, but these gadgets’ versatility is still held back by the stiff, short-lived batteries. These limitations, however, could soon be overcome. Scientists have developed a durable, flexible cloth that harnesses human motion to generate energy. [ + ]