Industry News
Telescope passes critical test in preparation for launch
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), NASA’s next-generation successor to the Hubble, has passed a crucial milestone towards its 2013 launch with the help of National Instruments’ LabVIEW FPGA.
[ + ]Australian neuroscientist wins British science prize
Professor Mandyam Srinivasan, the Queensland Brain Institute's head of visual neuroscience, has received the 2008 Rank Prize for Optoelectronics.
[ + ]IBM aims to become ‘Big Green’
IBM has announced the latest project in its multi-year effort to consolidate its once-sprawling IT infrastructure into a more manageable, cost-effective and environmentally friendly IT service capability.
[ + ]USA-based distributor opens in Sydney
Newark, distributor of electronic components in America, has announced the launch of its operation based in Sydney, Australia.
[ + ]Clothing that cares
Imagine wearing a smart T-shirt or a suit that can notify you of your day’s schedule, or store music for you, or monitor your heart and respiratory functions wirelessly.
[ + ]New particle charges cuprate superconductor theory
New fundamental particles aren't found only in particle accelerators, but can also be found hiding in plain pieces of ceramic, according to scientists at the University of Illinois in the US.
[ + ]The market for printed and organic lighting to exceed $2.9 billion by 2012
The market for printed and organic lighting will exceed $2.9 billion by 2012, according to a report from NanoMarkets LC, an industry analyst firm.
[ + ]Chemists close in on molecular switch
The electronics industry believes that when it comes to circuits, smaller is better and many foresee a future where electrical switches and circuits will be as tiny as single molecules.
[ + ]Wave goodbye to the TV remote control
Hand signals could soon replace remote controls for TVs, DVDs and other consumer electronics goods, according to research published in the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s IET Computer Vision Research Journal.
[ + ]APAC distributor of the year announced
Nu Horizons Electronics Asia has been named by C&D Technologies, Power Electronics Division, as its 2006 Distributor of the Year for the Asia-Pacific region. The award honours the company’s sales effort both in demand creation activities and fulfilment business for 2006.
[ + ]Division rebranded
Mitsubishi Electric Australia signalled a new direction for its digital electronics business with the announcement that the division will be rebranded as Visual Information Systems (VIS).
[ + ]Successful collaboration
Universal Display Corporation and LG.Philips LCD have developed a flexible, full-colour, active-matrix organic light emitting diode (AMOLED) display.
[ + ]Ampcontrol expands into the UK and Europe
Ampcontrol has purchased Allenwest Wallacetown, a UK-based company. Allenwest Wallacetown employs 90 people and operates a modern manufacturing facility just outside Glasgow, Scotland.
[ + ]New Central Queensland office
Endress+Hauser has opened a regional sales office in Gladstone, located in Central Queensland’s coal-rich Bowen Basin area.
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