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ElectroneX event a success

29 September, 2014

This year's electronics design and assembly expo, ElectroneX, was a tremendous success, attracting over 1200 trade visitors and delegates from across Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific.


UNSW farm robots win national competition

29 September, 2014

UNSW 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, 2014

UNSW 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 Ltd

The 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, 2014

Engineers Australia has announced the winners of the Sydney Engineering Excellence Awards 2014.


Medical electronics market to reach $56.5bn

18 September, 2014

With 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, 2014

Engineering 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, 2014

Siemens has ranked first in industrial sustainability in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index.


Award finalist set to free koalas of bulky tracking devices

15 September, 2014

LX Design House has developed a koala tracking device that is helping protect the threatened species.


PC shipments to rise 12%

10 September, 2014

With 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, 2014

Over 1200 electronics engineers and decision makers will come together this week for the annual electronics expo ElectroneX.


Free seminar at ElectroneX

08 September, 2014

The 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, 2014

Mouser has signed a global distribution agreement with fabless semiconductor company Broadcom Corporation. 


Philips, Samsung and Infineon fined over smartcard-chip cartel

04 September, 2014

The 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 writer

When 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.


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