Industry News
Australian start-up locks in a deal with Tesla
Canberra start-up Reposit Power has locked in a contract that will see Tesla batteries sold with Reposit's technology installed in them. [ + ]
Scientists warn of EMF and wireless dangers
Last week, 190 scientists from 39 nations submitted an appeal to the United Nations, UN member states and the World Health Organization (WHO) requesting they adopt more protective exposure guidelines for electromagnetic fields (EMF) and wireless technology in the face of increasing evidence of risk. [ + ]
Low-cost radiofrequency antenna with graphene ink
Scientists from the University of Manchester, together with BGT Materials Limited, a graphene manufacturer in the United Kingdom, have printed a radiofrequency antenna using compressed graphene ink. [ + ]
Robots plan underwater missions autonomously
A new programming approach developed by MIT engineers gives robots more 'cognitive' capabilities, enabling humans to specify high-level goals, while a robot performs high-level decision-making to figure out how to achieve these goals. [ + ]
Australia's nuclear agency welcomes 2015-16 Budget
The federal government has announced $193 million for the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), enabling expansion of its critical nuclear medicine production program and cutting-edge environmental, health and industrial research. [ + ]
Australian researchers develop electronic long-term memory cell
RMIT University researchers have mimicked the way the human brain processes information with the development of an electronic long-term memory cell. [ + ]
Electronics and IT industry records highest salary growth
Salary growth across most industries slowed in 2015 but the electronics and IT industry recorded the highest salary growth, according to the AIM 2015 National Salary Survey. [ + ]
Researchers create optically active quantum dots in 2D semiconductors
Researchers at the University of Rochester have shown that defects on an atomically thin semiconductor can produce light-emitting quantum dots. [ + ]
New device allows increased qubit densities
A team of researchers at Georgia Tech Research Institute and Honeywell International have developed new chip architecture that may provide foundation for quantum computer. [ + ]
Qwerty soft keyboards for wearables
Researchers from the Universitat Politècnica de València and the University of Stuttgart have developed two tiny Qwerty soft keyboard prototypes that enable users to answer or enter text on their wearable devices. [ + ]
WA gets $1.5 million science boost
The Australian Government, the WA government and six WA institutions have signed an agreement worth $1.5 million to deliver programs over four years under the national Inspiring Australia program that showcases science. [ + ]
Mathworks introduces Robotics System Toolbox
MathWorks has introduced Robotics System Toolbox, which provides an interface and complete integration between MATLAB and Simulink, and the Robot Operating System (ROS). [ + ]
u-blox joins CAR 2 CAR Communication Consortium
u-blox, a provider of wireless and positioning modules and chips, has become a member of the CAR 2 CAR Communication Consortium. [ + ]
Telit and Glyn to exhibit at CeBIT Australia 2015
Electronics suppliers Telit and Glyn will be exhibiting at CeBIT Australia 2015 from 5-7 May at Sydney Olympic Park. At the business technology event, Telit will be demonstrating how it is making the Internet of Things (IoT) plug and play. [ + ]
Australian manufacturers can learn from international growth centres
Australia can learn from international experience and build collaborative pathways to sustainable economic success, said John Pollaers, chairman of the Australian Advanced Manufacturing Council. [ + ]

