UNSW farm robots win national competition
29 September, 2014UNSW engineering student teams have taken out first and second place in an agricultural robotics competition held in Sydney.
UNSW appoints new Dean of Engineering
24 September, 2014UNSW has appointed Professor Mark Hoffman as the new Dean of Engineering.
Agribots to head into battle
23 September, 2014 | Supplied by: National Instruments Aust Pty LtdThe 4th annual National Instruments Autonomous Robotics Competition grand final will be held at Macquarie University, in Sydney, on Thursday, 25 September.
Engineering excellence awards winners
22 September, 2014Engineers Australia has announced the winners of the Sydney Engineering Excellence Awards 2014.
Medical electronics market to reach $56.5bn
18 September, 2014With an increase in the levels of urbanisation and improvement in healthcare facilities, the need for medical electronics is set to grow, predicts research firm MarketsandMarkets. The firm expects the total value of the medical electronics market to reach $56.50 billion by 2020.
Engineering experts to descend on Melbourne
17 September, 2014Engineering experts across all disciplines will debate the future of Australia's manufacturing sector, climate change and the role of nuclear energy and more at Convention 2014 - the largest engineering event ever in the Southern Hemisphere.
Siemens ranked first in industrial sustainability
15 September, 2014Siemens has ranked first in industrial sustainability in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index.
Award finalist set to free koalas of bulky tracking devices
15 September, 2014LX Design House has developed a koala tracking device that is helping protect the threatened species.
PC shipments to rise 12%
10 September, 2014With touch-screen tablet computers dominating growth across the entire personal computing market, total shipments of personal computing systems are forecast to rise 12% in 2014 to 585 million units, according to IC Insights.
Join us at this week's ElectroneX expo
08 September, 2014Over 1200 electronics engineers and decision makers will come together this week for the annual electronics expo ElectroneX.
Free seminar at ElectroneX
08 September, 2014The Surface Mount and Circuit Board Association (SMCBA) is presenting a free seminar on purchasing/manufacturing offshore at this week's ElectroneX expo.
Mouser to distribute Broadcom products
08 September, 2014Mouser has signed a global distribution agreement with fabless semiconductor company Broadcom Corporation.
Philips, Samsung and Infineon fined over smartcard-chip cartel
04 September, 2014The European Commission (EC) has fined Infineon, Philips and Samsung €138m for setting up a smartcard-chip cartel.
Sparking youth's curiosity
03 September, 2014 by Mike Smyth, specialist technical writerWhen you consider how we are surrounded by technology that affects our daily lives, it is surprising that technology is not better understood and even embraced - especially by the young.
Renesas Electronics RX631, RX63N Safety Package for MCUs
27 August, 2014 | Supplied by: Future ElectronicsRenesas Electronics has obtained IEC61508 (Functional Safety) certification for the RX631, RX63N Safety Package, featuring a robust self-diagnostic software and a safety manual for microcontrollers (MCUs) necessary to implement functional safety in industrial equipment.
