Industry News
Smart HMI stick launched at Embedded World 2014
Escatec, Smart HMI and UID have launched the Smart HMI stick at Embedded World Show 2014. [ + ]
Ultrathin capacitors
Researchers have developed a way to shrink capacitors even further, which could accelerate the development of more compact, high-performance next-gen devices. [ + ]
Fruit bat-inspired flying vehicles
Bats and other flying creatures have inspired Virginia Tech researchers to design small flying vehicles known as 'micro air vehicles' with flapping wings. [ + ]
APAC connector sales reach US$8m
Sales in the connector industry in the Asia Pacific region, including Australia, ended last year slightly better than forecast at $US8 million. [ + ]
Cleverer cache management for better chip performance
Cleverer management of the local memory banks known as ‘caches’ could improve computer chips’ performance while reducing their energy consumption. [ + ]
Celemetrix acquires SmartCel
Celemetrix has announced the acquisition of SmartCal, effective immediately. [ + ]
Semiconductor shipments to exceed one trillion
Semiconductor unit shipments (integrated circuits and opto-sensor-discrete, or O-S-D, devices) in excess of one trillion units will be the 'new normal' beginning in 2016, predicts IC Insights. [ + ]
World's first grit-blasting robots feature in engineering exhibition
Sandy and Rosie, two autonomous robots used for steel maintenance on the Sydney Harbour Bridge, are on display at the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, as a part of the the annual Engineering Excellence exhibition. [ + ]
New technology provides super listening to hearing impaired
Australian researchers have developed Super‐directional Beamformer technology which cuts though background noise to provide super listening to hearing impaired. [ + ]
IBM scientists set new speed record for big data
IBM has achieved a new technological advancement that is expected to help improve internet speeds to 200-400 gigabits per second (Gbps) at extremely low power. [ + ]
element14 announces Smarter Life Competition winners
element14 has chosen three winners out of 18 finalists who built forward-thinking technology projects as part of the Smarter Life Competition. [ + ]
National Instruments releases NI Trend Watch 2014
National Instruments has released NI Trend Watch 2014 - an inaugural report that summarises the latest technology trends to help engineers meet evolving demands and integrate the ever-increasing power of technology into their work. [ + ]
Airbus and A*Star collaborate on aviation research
Singapore's A*Star has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Airbus at the 3rd Aerospace Technology Leadership Forum. [ + ]
Vibrations to power small-scale electronic devices
Researchers from A*STAR’s Institute of Microelectronics (IME) are tapping into low frequency vibrations, the most abundant and ubiquitous energy source in the surroundings, to power small-scale electronic devices indefinitely. [ + ]
New system makes 'big data' more accessible
Researchers have developed a storage system for big-data analytics that can dramatically speed up the time it takes to access information. [ + ]
