Because dirty power destroys electronic devices, it's an important concern to anyone working with electronics.

A MyData surface mount assembly line and a three-dimensional x-ray inspection system are giving Christchurch electronics manufacturer GPC Electronics (NZ) an edge over rival companies.

Mitsubishi Electric has developed a ‘reversible’ liquid crystal display that can display images on both its front and rear surfaces.

The rapid growth in indoor and outdoor public access kiosk applications is fuelling an increased demand for robust and reliable touchscreens that give high levels of performance while withstanding a wide range of environmental, accidental and malicious physical threats.

Polycom will implement a nationwide videoconferencing network for China’s Ministry of Agriculture.

Microelectronics may bring in the gold for Australian athletes at the 2004 Athens Olympics.

Spy networks and international financial systems are set to benefit from an advance in teleportation technology developed at The Australian National University. The researchers have claimed that they are the first in the world to demonstrate the sharing of secrets via teleportation using quantum physics. The research has potential to significantly enhance the security of computer systems around the world.

The Hon Ian Macfarlane MP, Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources, presented nine companies with awards for excellence and innovation on behalf of the Australian Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association (AEEMA) at a gala event on 4 May 2004. The Minister also formally launched the Australian Innovation Festival at the event.

Farnell InOne has issued the first of what will become regular email newsletter to its customer base on issues relating to the RoHS (Restriction of Certain Hazardous Substances) and WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) directives.

Future Horizons has predicted that robots will become mainstream consumer products within the next decade, providing a significant growth opportunity for the electronics sector.

Chip designers, computer makers, researchers and specialists are uniting to tackle one of the most urgent, but overlooked, for the global semiconductor industry: the soaring densities of heat on integrated circuits, particularly high-performance microprocessors.

Scientists have created a transistor architecture using molecular-scale nanowire memory cells. It promises unprecedently compact data storage.

In the future, powering up a latptop may require that it is unfolled first.

RS Components says its Internet Trading Channel (ITC) is now live in Australia and New Zealand.

Invensys Powerware has partnered with Lightning Protection International to distribute the latter's range of Guardian CAT (Controlled Area Triggering) series Air Terminals, LPI Surge and Transient protection products for data, communication and signal lines, and LPI grounding products throughout Australian and New Zealand.