Industry News
Farewell to faulty electronics with defect detection tool
A powerful new tool could help manufacturers spot defects or unwanted features in everyday technology — such as mobile phones and solar cells — early in the fabrication process. [ + ]
ST and Arilou collaborate to detect automotive hacking
The project seeks to address emerging requests for protection against intrusion via communication buses in automotive body and gateway applications. [ + ]
3D atomic-scale quantum chip architecture demonstrated
UNSW scientists have shown for the first time that they can build atomic-precision qubits in a 3D device — a major step towards a universal quantum computer. [ + ]
Anticipating and correcting faults in 'failsafe' chips
Spanish researchers have made it possible to anticipate the possible faults a chip may suffer and reduce their impact in the design phase, before they become operational. [ + ]
Electrolube achieves global aerospace standard AS 9100
Electrochemicals manufacturer Electrolube has been awarded the AS 9100 internationally recognised Quality Management System standard. [ + ]
'Data superhighway' under construction for future internet
Data being shared on the highly anticipated 'quantum internet' would be stored in light particles, which can store vast amounts of information. [ + ]
eCOUNT embedded signs ED2 as ANZ distribution partner
ED2 will sell eCOUNT embedded's flat-panel controllers, ultralow power computer-on-modules and RFID reader platforms in Australia and New Zealand. [ + ]
Program to prepare businesses for Fourth Industrial Revolution
The Industry 4.0 Testlabs for Australia program is designed to prepare businesses for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, with the help of six selected Australian universities. [ + ]
Cree and STMicroelectronics announce silicon carbide wafer supply agreement
Electronics company Cree has signed a multiyear agreement to produce and supply its Wolfspeed silicon carbide (SiC) wafers to STMicroelectronics. [ + ]
Shape-conformable batteries based on 3D printing technology
Researchers have successfully manufactured various kinds of battery shapes — such as ring-type, H-shape and U-shape — using 3D printing technology. [ + ]
Megadrone breaks record for lifting heaviest load
With the help of its 16 propellers, Forvola's megadrone lifted a box full of spare parts weighing 101 kg to a height of almost 1.5 m for more than one minute and three seconds. [ + ]
The power of spin-orbit coupling in quantum computing
Researchers are investigating pathways to scale up atom-based computing architectures using spin-orbit coupling — the coupling of a qubit's orbital and spin degree of freedom. [ + ]
New institute to create ethically aware AI
The Gradient Institute was founded to research the ethics of artificial intelligence (AI) and develop ethical AI-based systems. [ + ]
Cheaper, more efficient perovskite solar cells
A newly synthesised molecule assembles itself into a monolayer which can cover a variety of surfaces and can function as a hole-transporting material in a perovskite solar cell. [ + ]
Ferrimagnetic materials make spintronic memory more stable
A new magnetic memory device is able to manipulate digital information 20 times more efficiently and with 10 times more stability than commercial spintronic digital memories. [ + ]
