Engineer, entrepreneur and Sydney Engineering Excellence Award winner Matt Barrie, CEO of Freelancer.com, will launch Australian Engineering Week at the Harricks Address, sponsored by the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET). [ + ]

A*STAR's Institute of Microelectronics (IME) and its 10 industry partners have launched four joint laboratories, representing a commitment of S$200m between private and public sectors. [ + ]

Imagine being able to instantaneously run an optical cable or fibre to any point on earth, or even into space. That's what Howard Milchberg, professor of physics and electrical and computer engineering at the University of Maryland, wants to do. [ + ]

The element14 engineering community has announced two winners in its ‘Beyond the Phone’ Wireless Power Challenge. [ + ]

The need to optimise business processes is prompting organisations to adopt radiofrequency identification (RFID) solutions, according to Frost & Sullivan. [ + ]

RS Components and Allied Electronics have signed an agreement with ROHM Semiconductor as authorised global distribution partners of the electronic component vendor. [ + ]

Nearly all electronics require devices called oscillators that create precise frequencies - frequencies used to keep time in wristwatches or to transmit reliable signals to radios. [ + ]

Collaboration is a key solution to Australia's productivity and innovation challenges, according to the latest Deloitte report commissioned by Google Australia. [ + ]

UNSW's robot soccer team and their minders are hoping they can knock their traditional rivals off the top spot in the world's largest robot competition, RoboCup Championships, to be held in Brazil next week. [ + ]

Projects that in total contribute more than $1 billion investment in the Tasmanian economy have been selected as finalists for Engineers Australia's Tasmania Division Engineering Excellence Awards. [ + ]

The new Raspberry Pi B+ board, which marks the first significant change to the credit card-sized computer, is available to buy immediately through element14. The new board offers more sensors and accessories, enabling users to build bigger and better projects. [ + ]

Researchers have created sand-based lithium-ion batteries that are said to outperform the current industry performance standard by three times. [ + ]

element14, Plotly and Texas Instruments have launched a new competition - The Internet of the Backyard. [ + ]

Researchers have developed a porous material to replace the graphite traditionally used in a Li-ion battery's electrodes, as silicon has more than 10 times the energy storage capacity of graphite. [ + ]

Power dissipation, chip power consumption, and heat flux in electronic devices has been steadily increasing over the past decade, creating a need for improved methods of cooling them. [ + ]