SonoSite has announced a major advance in image resolution for the MicroMaxx system together with a series of enhancements to improve clinical workflow.

Yokogawa has appointed Triple Point Calibrations as a distributor of its Recorder & Data Acquisition range of products for SA and the NT.

About 250 technologists and policy makers from around the globe met in Brussels, Belgium, at INC3, the third international nanotechnology conference on communication and cooperation, to discuss the latest developments in nanotechnology, the challenges and bottlenecks, and the economic and societal implications.

Micro fuel cells have just entered the consumer electronic products market and are likely to see large growth rates in the next five years, according to a new report ‘Micro Fuel Cells for Handheld Consumer Electronic Products – A Global Industry and Market Analysis’.

Deutsche Bahn and Vodafone are working together on the development of an electronic ticketing system called ‘Touch&Travel’ that is expected to be market ready within the next few years.

As the electronics industry continues to churn out smaller and slimmer portable devices, manufacturers have been challenged to find new ways to combat the persistent problem of thermal management.

Wind River Systems has acquired the intellectual property including patents, copyrights, trademarks and associated product rights for RTLinux, the software industry's only commercially-available, patented, hard real-time Linux technology developed by Finite State Machine Labs, Inc.

Energy chain, power and cable and polymer bearing specialist, Treotham Trading has changed its name to Treotham Automation to reflect its growing influence in this sector.

OEM Technology Solutions Pty Ltd has opened a Brisbane office, establishing a permanent presence in The Sunshine State.

Technology that first appeared in digital watches and calculators back in the 1970s is being used to develop durable and community friendly low-energy street lighting.

Triple Point Calibrations has been appointed the Australian distributor for Ohm Labs Incorporated.

Phihong USA has proposed allowing midspans used in power-over-ethernet applications to put the power onto the data pair as required for Gigabit systems.

In its fifth year, the Technology Futures Conference (TFC) will debate the proposed solutions to the global challenges that must be overcome to achieve an environmentally secure future.

Arrow Asia Pac has announced an agreement to acquire the component distribution business of Adilam Pty Ltd from 1 June 2007. Adilam is an electronic component distributor in Australia and New Zealand.

AEEMA has welcomed Federal Labor’s proposed $500 million ‘Green Car Innovation Fund’, which would enable the automotive industry to play a key role in addressing climate change.