Industry News
REDARC expands Lonsdale headquarters, creates jobs
The advanced electronics manufacturing firm has undergone a $22m development that has resulted in the creation of an additional 3000 m2 of manufacturing space. [ + ]
2D sensors could be embedded into devices
US researchers have developed a method to make atom-flat sensors that seamlessly integrate with devices to report on what they perceive. [ + ]
'Fitness tracker for cows' monitors livestock movements
The new technology, which takes the form of a smart ear tag, produces similar data to that delivered by consumer smart watches. [ + ]
Matrix Electronica M2M devices now available in Australia
Australis M2M, a specialist provider of industrial cellular M2M hardware and services, has acquired distributorship for Matrix Electronica's MTX range of M2M devices. [ + ]
A guide to Industry 4.0 across the world
EU Automation has released a book charting the development of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and how countries around the world are digitalising. [ + ]
Design developed for aluminium-ion batteries
Scientists demonstrated a strategy for designing active materials for rechargeable aluminium-ion batteries, bringing us closer to making the science behind the technology work. [ + ]
Mouser offers free design resources, receives anti-counterfeit accreditation
Mouser has announced a new partnership with SamacSys and received accreditation to AS6496. [ + ]
Scientists create 2D electronic kagome lattice
Scientists have long been interested in making a 2D kagome lattice because of the useful theoretical electronic properties such a structure would have. [ + ]
Asia–Pacific gears up for the launch of 5G
The digitalisation of manufacturing and supply chains in Asia–Pacific is currently lagging, but will be substantially accelerated by the launch of 5G. [ + ]
Scientists one step closer to silicon quantum computing
Scientists overcome a technical hurdle for building a silicon-based quantum computer, demonstrating a compact sensor for accessing information stored in the electrons of individual atoms. [ + ]
Connect, collaborate and innovate at SEMICON Korea
More than 450 companies will gather at SEMICON Korea, to be held from 23–25 January 2019 at the COEX in Seoul. [ + ]
Ultrathin optical fibre transmits 1.2 petabits per second
Scientists have developed a 4-core, 3-mode fibre that is almost the same width as existing standard optical fibres but can transmit 12 times as much data per second. [ + ]
You can now operate your tablet just by thinking about it
The investigational brain-computer interface enables people with paralysis to directly operate a tablet device by thinking about making cursor movements and clicks. [ + ]
Power consumption substantially cut for IoT sensors
Researchers have invented a 'battery-less' wake-up timer that is claimed to cut the power consumption of rarely active IoT sensor nodes by 1000 times. [ + ]
Electronex expo moving to MCEC in 2019
The 2019 edition of Electronex will be held in the new extension of the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. [ + ]
