element14 to exclusively stock Wurth's signal LEDs
12 November, 2013element14 will exclusively stock Wurth Elektronik's new range of signal light emitting diodes (LEDs) comprising standard and standard multicolour.
u-blox and ARM introduce prototyping kit for designing interconnected devices
31 October, 2013u-blox and ARM have joined forces to create a prototyping kit for designing wirelessly connected, location-aware internet devices: the ARM mbed-enabled u‑blox C027 'Internet of Things (IoT) Starter Kit'.
Report can help cut red tape on small business
18 October, 2013The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has welcomed the release of the Productivity Commission's final report on regulatory engagement with small business.
Carbyne could be used for nanomechanical systems
17 October, 2013Carbyne will be the strongest of a new class of microscopic materials if and when anyone can make it in bulk. If they do, they'll find carbyne nanorods or nanoropes have a host of remarkable and useful properties, according to Rice University theoretical physicist Boris Yakobson and his group.
Cleaning in electronics manufacturing
30 August, 2013 by Doris Schulz, parts2cleanIncreasing demand for reliability, continuing miniaturisation and the growing number of faults in electronic components manufactured in no-clean processes have put the focus back on cleaning in electronics manufacturing. This article looks at different solutions that help ensure optimal cleaning of components.
Renesas joins the Multicore Association as board member
29 August, 2013The Multicore Association, a global non-profit organisation focused on developing standards that help speed time to market for products that involve multicore implementations, has announced that Renesas Electronics Corporation has joined the consortium as an executive board member.
Toshiba becomes a founding member of new storage association
16 August, 2013Toshiba, HGST, Seagate and WD have launched a new storage association - the Storage Products Association (SPA).
CSIRO and DSTO join forces
28 June, 2013The CSIRO and the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) have signed a strategic relationship agreement aimed at high-impact research priorities.
Electrical signals dictate optical properties
25 March, 2013Researchers at the University of Southampton’s Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) have created an artificial material, a metamaterial, with optical properties that can be controlled by electric signals.
Study finds electric car does not interfere with implanted cardiac devices
12 March, 2013A Mayo Clinic study has concluded that patients with implanted cardiac devices such as pacemakers and defibrillators can safely drive or ride in an electric car without risk of electromagnetic interference (EMI).
Lessons from cockroaches could help robotics
08 March, 2013Running cockroaches start to recover from being shoved sideways before their dawdling nervous system kicks in to tell their legs what to do, researchers have found. These new insights on how biological systems stabilise could one day help engineers design steadier robots and improve doctors’ understanding of human gait abnormalities.
F-35 soars when it comes to stealth and sensors
22 February, 2013 by Lauren DavisIt has taken over 10 years and $60 billion, but Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II aircraft is edging closer towards becoming a reality.
Flat boron by the numbers
18 February, 2013Two-dimensional sheets of boron that can be lifted off a substrate are possible to make via several theoretical methods suggested in a new paper by Rice University scientists. The material could be a useful complement to graphene and other 2D materials for electronics, they said.
Routes towards defect-free graphene
18 February, 2013A new way of growing graphene without the defects that weaken it and prevent electrons from flowing freely within it could open the way to large-scale manufacturing of graphene-based devices with applications in fields such as electronics, energy and healthcare.
Commercialisation service launched
17 February, 2013Baxter Innovation Hub has launched its commercialisation service, Baxter Commercialisation, comprising an experienced team of industry specialists dedicated to assisting Australian inventors and entrepreneurs in expanding their business and selling their ideas to the world.
