Industry News
Charge your smartphone on an outdoor table
Consumers now have the ability to recharge a phone by placing it on a table with innovative inductive charging. [ + ]
$70m in funding for Pawsey Supercomputing Centre
The investment will enable Pawsey to continue to drive innovation in medical science, engineering, geoscience, marine science, chemistry, food, agriculture and more. [ + ]
Meet Marilyn, the robot car that can see through fog
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has invented a robot car that is claimed to see better than humans in foggy conditions and can navigate without stopping. [ + ]
Switching modules support US Air Force
The US Air Force Ogden Air Logistics Complex at Hill Air Force Base (Hill AFB), Utah, recently awarded a contract to Pickering Interfaces. [ + ]
UK academics spearhead next-gen memristor research
The multimillion-pound project will centre on memristors and their ability to enable electronics systems to be configured with increased capability. [ + ]
Quantum computing pioneer elected to Royal Society
Less than four months after being named 2018 Australian of the Year, Professor Michelle Simmons has another significant string to add to her bow. [ + ]
3D microbatteries to help power the Internet of Things
Researchers have used non-traditional techniques to fashion a powerful 3D lithium-ion battery with a footprint on the order of 100 grains of salt. [ + ]
Partnership to study cracking defects of conformal coatings
Electrolube and DfR Solutions will conduct a joint research study examining the cracking defects of conformal coatings. [ + ]
Strain-sensing clothes can monitor your movements
Strain-sensing textiles have particular relevance in the development of smart devices for health, sports and soft robotics. [ + ]
Metal mesh breakthrough enables thinner, more flexible devices
Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo has announced the development of a single-sided, dual-layer wiring structure for the metal mesh wiring format used in touch sensors. [ + ]
Flexible films provide laser vision
Ocular lasers, or lasers on the eyes, may now be possible thanks to the development of an ultrathin membrane laser using organic semiconductors. [ + ]
'Drone Zone' online community launched
Drone Zone is an online community for drone application enthusiasts, developers, makers, universities, research institutes and engineers. [ + ]
National Manufacturing Week commences 9 May
More than 200 companies and 50 speakers have already confirmed their participation at the highly anticipated manufacturing event. [ + ]
Lithium battery recycling plant opens in Victoria
Envirostream Australia's $2 million battery recycling facility at New Gisborne, 60 km north of Melbourne, is claimed to be the first plant in Australia to recycle lithium batteries. [ + ]
Save the date for ELEXCON 2018
Devoted to serving the rapid growth and transformation of electronics industries in China and the world, this year's event will focus on 'The Intelligent Planet'. [ + ]
