Electronic systems such as those used in retail shops to prevent theft pose a significant threat to people with pacemakers and other cardiac devices, a senior medical scientist has said. [ + ]

Australian scientists have demonstrated that pretreating a battery's lithium metal electrodes with an electrolyte salt solution extends the battery life and increases performance and safety. [ + ]

Researchers have developed a new design for X-ray spectrometers that lowers overall production costs and increases the efficiency of X-ray flux. This could lead to faster acquisition times for sample imaging and increased efficiency. [ + ]

STMicroelectronics has announced the publication of its 2015 Sustainability Report, which details the company's sustainability strategy and its 2015 performance. [ + ]

Researchers have discovered a cheap way to construct nanomaterials using one of the least inexpensive products in the world: diamonds. [ + ]

element14 has teamed up with TE Connectivity to offer a comprehensive range of interconnect components to engineers working in harsh, high-capacity, high-impact environments. [ + ]

The development of 'smart glass' is another step closer, with University of Adelaide researchers creating a method of embedding luminescent nanoparticles into glass. The 'hybrid glass' combines the properties of these light-emitting nanoparticles with the properties of glass, such as transparency and the ability to be processed into shapes including very fine optical fibres. [ + ]

Scientists have finally managed to fabricate lasers directly on silicon. Until now, it's been impossible to match up the crystal lattice of silicon and typical laser materials, which has held back the integration of photonics with electronics on the silicon platform. [ + ]

Silicon-carbide power electronics from STMicroelectronics have enabled the creation of the ZapCharger Portable, claimed to be the world's smallest, smartest and safest electric-car charging station. [ + ]

NEC Corporation has announced device-to-device communication technology that enables emergency response personnel to transmit high-quality images from the scene of a disaster or accident when outside of the service area of the public safety long-term evolution (PS-LTE) network. [ + ]

Master Electronics, a global distributor of electromechanical, interconnect and passive components, has been named Distributor of the Year by three separate companies. [ + ]

Semiconductor company STMicroelectronics and V2X chipset pioneer Autotalks have announced their fusion of GNSS technology and V2X ranging. [ + ]

Platinum electrode catalysts for fuel cells, manufactured by Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo, are being used by Honda Motor in its Clarity Fuel Cell hydrogen-powered vehicle. [ + ]

Dr Kyeongjae Cho has discovered new catalyst materials for lithium-air batteries that jumpstart efforts at expanding battery capacity. His team's research could open the door to phone and car batteries that last five times longer than current ones. [ + ]

Engineers have created stretchable integrated circuits, with a unique structure inspired by twisted-pair telephone cables, which are being touted as the fastest circuits of their kind in existence. [ + ]