STMicroelectronics and ARCCORE have announced a strategic cooperation that reduces the cost, risk and time to market for users developing embedded automotive systems based on the AUTOSAR framework. [ + ]

Scientists have proven a link between silicon chips and 'rare-earth' metals used in internet signalling. [ + ]

A hydroponic 'modular farm' project has been named the winner of element14's Vertical Farming Design Challenge. [ + ]

Semiconductors continue to be a massive export product for the United States, according to recently released government export statistics for 2015, fuelling US jobs, economic growth and innovation. [ + ]

The Make Life Accessible Design Challenge will see element14 community members use motor control technology to create innovative mobility solutions that will improve the lives and accessibility of people living with physical disabilities. [ + ]

Gemalto, Fingerprint Cards, Precise Biometrics and STMicroelectronics introduced the first end-to-end security architecture for biometric fingerprint authentication at Mobile World Congress 2016. [ + ]

Engineers have generated Wi-Fi transmissions using 10,000 times less power than conventional methods. [ + ]

The transition from centralised, conventional energy sources to decentralised photovoltaic and wind power plants is forcing the development of new power grid designs, with major pilot projects already underway. [ + ]

A new method of carbon thin-film deposition is said to allow microchips and their energy sources to be collocated on a silicon wafer. [ + ]

A carbon-based active material produced from apple leftovers and a material of layered oxides might help reduce the costs of future energy storage systems. [ + ]

Perth-based advanced materials company Talga Resources' preparation of graphite for the Li-ion battery eliminates a number of processing steps otherwise required under conventional graphite refining pathways to meet commercial-level performance in capacity over 100 cycles in a cell test. [ + ]

US President Barack Obama will sign into law a bill that will strengthen trade enforcement, stop evasion of trade laws and provide tools to address unfair currency practices. [ + ]

A new kind of 2D semiconducting material for electronics could lead to faster computers and smartphones that also consume less power. [ + ]

STMicroelectronics now enables Linux system users, including professional engineers, academics and hobbyists, to design free of charge with its STM32 microcontrollers. [ + ]

Scientists have developed a new method for creating resilient, customised and high-performing graphene: layering it on top of common glass. [ + ]