Modular power protection
06 April, 2009 | Supplied by: Schneider Electric IT Australia
APC by Schneider Electric has released the Symmetra PX48, the second generation of its Symmetra PX all-in-one redundant power protection UPS system for data centres.
Powerstax power supplies
01 April, 2009 | Supplied by: Westek Electronics Pty Ltd
Powerstax has released the A-01601 family of 160 W, ultra-high-power density single output power supplies.
Solar research powers up
01 April, 2009
Supplier for the solar power industry, Germany’s Roth & Rau AG will set up a silicon solar cell production line at the University of NSW. It will be the first solar research and development facility of its kind in Australia.
Grants to help medical developments
27 March, 2009
National Instruments says it will continue its investment to further medical device development by offering software and training grants in 2009.
Battery development wins funding
20 March, 2009
More than US$2 billion has been earmarked for motor vehicle battery research as part of the US$787 billion economic stimulus and recovery package announced by US President Obama.
Taiwan solar revenues double
25 February, 2009
Taiwan’s manufacturers of solar cells used to generate electricity reported more than doubled revenues in the third quarter of 2008.
Study into organic solar cells
16 February, 2009
IMEC and Plextronics, a company specialising in printed solar, lighting and other organic electronics, have signed an agreement to collaborate on materials and inks for organic solar cells.
Energy-harvesting radios remove the need for batteries
08 January, 2009
Engineers and a semiconductor manufacturer are developing an energy-harvesting radio that could transmit data without ever needing a change of batteries.
Power monitoring relay
01 January, 2009 | Supplied by: Westek Electronics Pty Ltd
The PQube DIN rail-mountable power and disturbance monitoring replay captures voltage disturbances and time-stamped waveforms, storing captured information on a plug-in 4 GB SD card that provides exportable CSV Excel-compatible and GIF picture files.
VeSA mount UPS
01 January, 2009
IEI has released a range of VESA mount UPSs to suit its range of Afolux panel PCs — the AUPS series.
International Rectifier DC-DC converters
01 January, 2009 | Supplied by: Avnet Electronics Marketing
International Rectifier has introduced the RTA family of high-temperature DC-DC converters for high power subsurface and high-temperature applications up to 185 °C, including down-hole drilling, seismic and natural resource exploration and jet engine control electronics.
Adelaide firm expands USB measurement
23 December, 2008
Formally known as Fiberbyte, the Adelaide-based technology innovation company has been re-launched as ChronoLogic Pty Ltd to more accurately reflect its position as a company providing precision timing systems in a universal distributed platform.
Making solar cells more efficient
09 December, 2008
Researchers have developed a way for low-cost solar cells to more efficiently convert sunlight into electricity.
SolarWinds global distribution
28 November, 2008
SolarWinds has launched it operations in the Asia-Pacific region.
