Industry News
Setonix supercomputer unveiled in WA
WA's Pawsey Supercomputing Centre has unveiled the first phase of what is expected to be the fastest public research supercomputer in the Southern Hemisphere. [ + ]
'Anti-short layer' helps to prevent Li-ion battery fires
Materials scientists have found a way to prevent internal short circuits, the main cause of fires in lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries. [ + ]
Full-colour LEDs on the microscale
Researchers have shown that scaled-down light-emitting diodes can efficiently emit light across the entire visible-light spectrum. [ + ]
Modified nanomaterial makes solar cells more efficient
Researchers have modified a nanomaterial to make perovskite solar cells as efficient as silicon-based cells, without their high cost and complex manufacturing. [ + ]
Bioelectronic device powered by body motion
The device generated electrical currents of 4.27 mA/cm2 — said to be 10,000 times better than the next best comparable technology. [ + ]
Keysight signs two more distribution partners
Keysight Technologies has signed two more test and measurement companies, Rapid-Tech Equipment and Leda Electronics, as authorised distribution partners in Australia. [ + ]
Low-cost SBCs used across all stages of product development
Low-cost single-board computers (SBCs) are now a valuable building block in all stages of new product development and production. [ + ]
Quantum dot LED can be folded like origami paper
South Korean researchers have developed a foldable variant of their ultrathin quantum dot light-emitting diode (QLED). [ + ]
Performance enhanced in zinc-ion batteries
A new electrolyte and electrode combination improves several aspects of zinc-ion battery performance, particularly the stability over multiple charge and discharge cycles. [ + ]
Potentially Genius: a video series from Digi-Key and Tomorrow Lab
In each monthly episode, a team of designers and engineers will dedicate 16 hours of time towards solving an everyday problem. [ + ]
Stretchable circuits developed for deformable devices
The stretchable anisotropic conductive film can connect other electrodes physically and electrically regardless of the rigidity, flexibility or elasticity of the circuit line. [ + ]
Advantech partners with ANSCENTER on AI visual inspection
Combining Advantech's hardware with ANSCENTER's edge AI video intelligence solution, the two companies aim to target growing markets in Australia and Vietnam. [ + ]
Perovskite nanocrystals stabilised for LEDs
Researchers stabilised the nanocrystals by fabricating them within the matrix of a porous structure called a metal–organic framework, like tennis balls caught in a chain-link fence. [ + ]
AI research centre to partner with Australian business
The centre will bring national and global industry partners together with AI experts and researchers from across disciplines. [ + ]
Giving solar cells the flip
Flipping the structure of perovskite–silicon tandem solar cells can lead to dramatic gains in solar-cell performance. [ + ]

