Industry News
Are you ready for the Industrial Internet Summit?
The inaugural Industrial Internet Summit, developed to assist leaders navigating the migration to the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), will be held in Sydney later this month. [ + ]
'Textile muscles' enabled through electroactive fabric
By coating normal fabric with an electroactive material, Swedish researchers have endowed the fabric with the ability to actuate in the same way as muscle fibres. [ + ]
Southco appoints MD for Asia Pacific
Southco, a provider of engineered access hardware solutions, has announced the appointment of Jay Lu as managing director of Southco Asia Pacific. [ + ]
STMicroelectronics announces 2016 financial results, 2017 projections
Semiconductor company STMicroelectronics has reported positive financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended 31 December 2016. [ + ]
Sanyo Denki fans now available through Digi-Key
Sanyo Denki's rugged AC and DC fans and blowers are now available for immediate shipment globally through Digi-Key Electronics. [ + ]
u-blox acquires SIMCom cellular modules
u-blox has announced an asset deal with SimTech Group that will give u-blox control over the company's cellular modem products (known as SIMCom Wireless), patents and know-how, R&D and sales staff, and customer base. [ + ]
CUI and Arrow enter distribution agreement
Technology company CUI has signed a worldwide distribution agreement with Arrow Electronics. [ + ]
Conductive polymer films for plastic electronics
Singaporean scientists have developed conducting polymer films that provide high performance in plastic electronics, including organic LEDs, solar cells and transistors. [ + ]
Bacteria-powered batteries on a sheet of paper
US researchers have developed a bacteria-powered battery on a single sheet of paper that can power disposable electronics. [ + ]
Mobile payment system for wearables announced
STMicroelectronics, G&D and FitPay have used ST's security chip to create what is said to be the first secure hardware and software solution that is pre-approved for use by device manufacturers with the aim to develop integrated tokenised payments from Mastercard or Visa. [ + ]
Online engineering community reaches 500,000 members
RS Components has announced that its DesignSpark online electronics engineering community has reached a total of 500,000 members. [ + ]
Stretchy transistors suitable for wearable electronics
US researchers have created a stretchy transistor that can be elongated to twice its length with only minimal changes in its conductivity. [ + ]
Rugged server selected for Army intelligence system
Defence company Leidos has selected Crystal Group's RS378 3U rugged server for the Leidos eXpeditionary RT (XRT) system, a real-time signal intelligence system used by the US Army. [ + ]
Advantech joins LoRa Alliance
Intelligent systems provider Advantech has joined the LoRa Alliance, a non-profit association committed to developing a new industrial standard to empower the Internet of Things (IoT). [ + ]
Wearable copper ribbons for harvesting and storing energy
Scientists from the University of Wollongong have developed a flexible copper strip that could be the answer to powering electronic devices via the clothes we wear. [ + ]