Pickering Electronics, a manufacturer of high-quality reed relays, has announced that this year marks 50 years in business. [ + ]

Thomson Reuters' inaugural Top 100 Global Technology Leaders listing identifies the industry's most operationally sound and financially successful organisations. [ + ]

Researchers have developed a lithium-ion battery with impressive flexibility, high energy density and stable voltage, no matter how it is flexed or twisted. [ + ]

A pilot study using Internet of Things technology to help reduce traffic congestion and create the foundations for the deployment of autonomous vehicles is underway in South Australia. [ + ]

Silicon chips from semiconductor company STMicroelectronics have enabled the creation of zForce AIR touch-sensing modules. [ + ]

Lapp, a provider of cable and connector systems and integrated electrical and automation engineering solutions, is establishing a fully fledged subsidiary in Australia. [ + ]

Scientists have created a customisable, fabric-like power source that can be cut, folded or stretched without losing its function, making it suitable for wearable electronics. [ + ]

US researchers have developed graphene printing technology that can produce flexible, low-cost, conductive and water-repellent electronic circuits. [ + ]

STMicroelectronics has announced the retirement of Carlo Bozotti as sole member of the managing board, as well as president and CEO of the company. [ + ]

US scientists have unveiled the inner workings of memristors, which can vary their electrical resistance based on the memory of past activity. [ + ]

Researchers have made significant efficiency improvements to the technology used to generate solar fuels, involving the direct conversion of energy from sunlight into a usable fuel. [ + ]

Scientists at The University of Texas at Dallas have observed unusual behaviour in a sample of crystals, in a study published in the journal Chemical Communications. [ + ]

Plessey Semiconductor has committed to being the first to market with a monolithic microLED-based display based on GaN-on-Silicon. [ + ]

The SA Government has announced a Future Jobs Fund grant for Adelaide-based Entech Electronics, in a move that will see the company double its local production capacity. [ + ]

Semiconductor supplier STMicroelectronics and audio company USound have delivered a range of MEMS silicon microspeakers, following their technology collaboration announced last year. [ + ]