Researchers move closer to low-cost, implantable electronics
13 June, 2013Researchers from The Ohio State University have developed technology that will pave the way for low-cost electronic devices that work in direct contact with living tissue inside the body. The first planned use of the technology is a sensor that will detect the very early stages of organ transplant rejection.
Intelligent street lights adapt to conditions in Finland
07 June, 2013VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a dimmable LED street light that consumes significantly less energy than current lighting systems while improving the lighting characteristics.
Microdisplay LED tech for next-gen wearable gadgets
07 June, 2013Lumiode, a Brooklyn-based start-up, is working on small displays for wearable gadgets. Unlike most displays, which have a light-emitting backplane and use filters to make the individual colour pixels that collectively form images, Lumiode’s technology uses the light-emitting diodes as the pixels.
Bringing cheaper, ‘greener’ lighting to market with inkjet-printed hybrid quantum dot LEDs
07 June, 2013To make OLEDs cheaply and easily, researchers from the University of Louisville in Kentucky are developing new materials and production methods using modified quantum dots and inkjet printing.
Printing innovations provide 10-fold improvement in organic electronics
03 June, 2013Researchers have developed a printing method that works with a variety of organic materials to produce semiconductors of strikingly higher quality than what has so far been achieved with similar methods.
LED-fitted soft eye contact lenses
31 May, 2013Korean scientists have combined graphene with silver nanowires to form a thin, transparent and stretchable electrode which overcomes the weaknesses of each individual material, resulting in a new class of electrodes with widespread possible applications including picture taking and scanning using soft contact lenses.
Advantech FPM-2000 series entry-level industrial monitors
31 May, 2013 | Supplied by: Advantech Australia Pty LtdThe FPM-2000 series industrial monitors with 12, 15 and 17″ versions have been designed to fit into areas of limited space without compromising on quality. Their ruggedised all-round metal design, with IP65 certificated fronts, ensures that even in harsh environments the monitors will continue to work.
The formula for turning cement into a semiconductor
31 May, 2013Scientists from the US, Japan, Finland and Germany have developed a formula for turning liquid cement into liquid metal. This makes cement a semiconductor and opens up its use in the consumer electronics marketplace for thin films, protective coatings and computer chips.
Miniaturised electronics for fastest measurements of ion channel proteins
31 May, 2013Researchers at Columbia Engineering have used miniaturised electronics to perform the fastest recordings of single ion channels ever performed.
NI FlexRIO adapter modules
30 May, 2013 | Supplied by: National Instruments Aust Pty LtdNational Instruments (NATI) has expanded the NI FlexRIO product family built on FPGA-based reconfigurable I/O (RIO). Six new adapter modules add I/O including digitiser, signal generation and IF and RF transceiver capabilities.
Gowanda Electronics SMG1812 RF inductors
27 May, 2013 | Supplied by: Clarke & Severn Electronic SolutionsThe SMG1812 RF inductors from Gowanda Electronics are suitable for medical imaging and other magnetic-sensitive applications. With dimensions of 4.8 mm (length) x 3.4 mm (width) x 3.5 mm (height), the inductors are claimed to be the world’s smallest non-magnetic moulded RF inductors.
Solving a semiconductor riddle
27 May, 2013New observations of material disprove leading theory about LED brightness, opening new avenues for research.
Stitching defects into the world’s thinnest semiconductor
27 May, 2013Researchers uncover key insights into the optical and electronic properties of molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), which can be either conducting or insulating to form the basic ‘on-off switch’ for all digital electronics.
Porosity: real-world concerns
24 May, 2013 by Robin Pearce, Bishop & AssociatesPorosity is not something that may immediately spring to mind when considering switches or connectors yet it is a real problem in the real world and can substantially affect the workings of these humble devices.
Opening doors to foldable electronics with inkjet-printed graphene
24 May, 2013Northwestern University researchers have developed a graphene-based ink that is highly conductive and tolerant to bending. They have used it to inkjet-print graphene patterns that could be used for extremely detailed, conductive electrodes.
