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. [ + ]

HERE Technologies has announced its safety services suite for intelligent vehicles, as well as its work to develop a telematics solution for autonomous vehicles. [ + ]

The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) has developed Zero UI automatic interpretation technology, enabling hands-free language translation. [ + ]

Qeexo and STMicroelectronics have announced a collaboration to further accelerate integration of Qeexo's FingerSense technology by OEMs. [ + ]

Renesas Electronics, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, has announced the integration of Intersil as a legal entity and a new branding policy. [ + ]

US researchers have developed a new technique for directly printing metal circuits, creating flexible, stretchable electronics. [ + ]

Pervasive Displays (PDi), a manufacturer of e-paper displays, has announced it has shipped over 10 million e-paper displays since it was established in 2012. [ + ]

US researchers have lowered the risk of a lithium-ion battery failing during a car accident by adding slits as perforations along the electrodes. [ + ]

Fujitsu has announced what is claimed to be the world's first technology for bonding single-crystal diamond to a silicon carbide substrate at room temperature. [ + ]

An international study on glass could lead to the development of shatterproof mobile phone screens — a breakthrough that is sure to result in a collective sigh of relief from clumsy people the world over. [ + ]

STMicroelectronics has announced its acquisition of Atollic, a specialist in software development tools and the developer of TrueSTUDIO. [ + ]