Scitech has been announced as the authorised distributor of NanoFocus products across Australia and New Zealand. The NanoFocus range includes products for 3D surface measurement, precise 3D profilometry and fast 3D inline sensors. [ + ]

By optimising topology of a metal nanomesh and its adhesion to an underlying substrate, University of Houston researchers created a material with improved stretchability and eliminated fatigue, while maintaining transparency. [ + ]

Following the recent release of the new SMARC 2.0 specification, congatec has announced its full support of the specification. SMARC 2.0 was released by the Standardization Group for Embedded Technologies e.V. (SGET). [ + ]

Keysight Technologies will host several seminars in August: three face-to-face seminars entitled 'Solving today's challenges in the Internet of Things', which will be held in Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide, and a FieldFox User Group Forum Webcast. [ + ]

Qualcomm Technologies intends to add software support for STMicroelectronics' inertial sensor solutions. [ + ]

Scitech has announced its appointment as the authorised distributor for the XIMEA range of cameras in Australia and New Zealand. [ + ]

While modelling random sequential adsorption (RSA), Clarkson University researchers made an interesting discovery: even the tiniest imperfection in the position of the lattice landing can have dramatic impacts on the density of the permanently formed deposit. [ + ]

Using nature as inspiration, researchers have developed solar cells with improved light harvesting. By reproducing rose petal epidermal cells and then integrating the transparent replicas into an organic solar cell, scientists achieved a relative efficiency gain of 12%. [ + ]

ElectroneX, Australia's only dedicated trade event for the electronics industry, returns to Sydney on 14–15 September. With around 100 exhibitors and a technical conference featuring leading international industry experts, this is truly an event not to be missed. [ + ]

STMicroelectronics has announced its collaboration with ETAS and ESCRYPT to deliver a complete platform comprising microcontrollers, software tools and security solutions that accelerates development of automotive control units for the connected-car age. [ + ]

In the Matt Damon movie The Martian, Damon creates water from rocket fuel, hydrazine and hydrogen, nearly blowing himself up in the process. Now, researchers have discovered that turning this process on its head, by adding hydrazine to water, creates hydrogen. This changes conductivity in a semiconductor — a transformation with potential ramifications for electronics and the production of renewable fuels. [ + ]

Researchers have discovered a way to optimise the transfer of electrons in solar fuel devices, a finding that could have a big impact on devices that convert sunlight into electricity and fuel. [ + ]

A weak topological insulator designed by UT Dallas researchers has been lauded as a new way to improve the speed and capability of electronics. [ + ]

A new discovery has turned previously accepted knowledge about ferroelectric materials on its head. Northwestern University researchers have found that a unique class of ferroelectric oxides responds in an unexpected way to stress. [ + ]

Arrow Electronics has awarded AVX Corporation a gold-level Perfect Order Index (POI) Award in the Passive Electromechanical Components Supplier category. [ + ]