The problem of computer generated heat is being researched by Hewlett Packard which is using inkjet technology by spraying cool streams of liquid onto the surface of semiconductor chips.

Scientists from Philips have fabricated flat panel displays through simple coating techniques similar to painting. Philips claims that this makes displays cheaper, thinner and provides great design freedom.

The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is responsible for developing and publishing international standards and specifications for all electrical, electronic and related technologies. Its International Standards are recognised by the World Trade Organisation (WTO), and are used by WTO member countries as the basis for their national standards. Some 200 technical committees and subcommittees and 10,000 experts around the world contribute to the standardisation work of the commission.

IBM scientists have developed a transistor technology that could enable production of a new class of smaller, faster and lower power computer chips than currently possible with silicon.

Richardson Electronics has announced the formation of a Fibre Optic Communications business unit.

Universal Display Corporation, Princeton University and the University of Southern California have announced the expansion and extension of their collaborative research agreement on advanced organic thin film devices, including organic light emitting devices (OLEDs) for flat panel displays, organic lasers, organic lighting and other areas of organic electronics through 2007.

MIT researchers have created high-performance mirrors in the shape of hair-like flexible fibres that could be woven into cloth or incorporated in paper. Applications may include fabrics with embedded "bar codes" that identify the wearer, potentially useful in the battle suits of future soldiers; or a lightweight cloth that reflects radiation, protecting from blasts of heat. These mirrors could also be used as filters for telecommunications applications.

Researchers at Rensselaer have discovered a new property of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCN) that, when exposed to a conventional photographic flash, emit a loud pop and then ignite.

Engineers and scientists from three United Kingdom universities are combining to produce, what they claim to be, the world's smallest electronic nose, an industrial device that is able to replicate the odour sensor capability of the human nose.

Experiments at the University of Arizona, Tucson, have demonstrated moving images made out of organic LEDs and power generating arrays of plastic solar cells, with the potential for many more kinds of output.

AMD has announced it is collaborating with Microsoft to incorporate 64-bit support for the future 8th-generation AMD Athlon and Opteron processors into the Windows operating system.

The Australian Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association (AEEMA) has welcomed an announcement by Senator the Hon Richard Alston, Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, to expand the membership of the “Framework for the Future†Steering Committee. This decision provides an opportunity to embrace a broader representation from the Australian ICT industry.

A new generation of solar cells that combines nanotechnology with plastic electronics has been launched with the development of a semiconductor-polymer photovoltaic device by researchers in the US Dept. of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

National Semiconductor Corp and iReady have announced they have formed a strategic partnership aimed at delivering next-generation semiconductor solutions for the gigabit ethernet and internet small computer system interface (iSCSI) storage networking markets.

Tooth decay could soon be detected without resorting to potentially harmful x-rays by using a novel electrical technique developed by dental researchers at the University of Dundee in an unusual partnership with textile experts at another Scottish university, Heriot Watt.