Industry News
Self-driving robot deployed at Ford
A self-driving robot, developed by Ford engineers, has been put to work delivering spare parts around one of the company's manufacturing plants. [ + ]
Keysight opens new calibration labs in Victoria
Test and measurement company Keysight Technologies has opened a new site in Mulgrave, Victoria, offering what it describes as a true one-stop shop for calibration needs. [ + ]
CEBIT Australia releases initial 2019 program
CEBIT Australia has released the first part of its 2019 program, which is set to focus on digital transformation and business growth and innovation. [ + ]
5G communication achieved with a glass antenna
NTT DOCOMO, AGC and Ericsson have achieved 5G mobile telecommunications using an antenna embedded in synthetic fused silica glass to transmit and receive 28 GHz 5G radio signals. [ + ]
Data science finds new materials for solar cells and LEDs
A high-throughput computational method developed at UC San Diego has generated 13 new material candidates for solar cells and 23 new candidates for LEDs. [ + ]
Textile Lithium Battery offers high energy density and flexibility
Hong Kong researchers have developed a 'Textile Lithium Battery' that offers a stable, durable and safe energy supply for wearable electronics. [ + ]
Design your dream sensor board
The Dream Sensor Board campaign leverages the element14 Community, comprising makers, engineers and designers, to crowdsource the best combination of sensor modules. [ + ]
IoT start-up Morse Micro secures $23.8m funding
Morse Micro, an Australian semiconductor IoT start-up, has secured $23.8 million in Series A funding to take its ultralow-power Wi-Fi HaLow chip to mass production. [ + ]
STMicroelectronics joins Car Connectivity Consortium
STMicroelectronics has joined the Car Connectivity Consortium — a cross-industry organisation advancing global technologies for smartphone-to-car connectivity solutions. [ + ]
Bent nanowires could be less likely to fail
Arranging silver nanowires in bent configurations may make them more durable and less likely to fail inside electronic devices. [ + ]
element14 adds product portfolios from GW Instek, OsramOptco
Development distributor element14 announced the addition of product portfolios from two new suppliers in recent weeks. [ + ]
Light beam device packs more into optical fibre
Researchers have developed a light beam device that could lead to faster internet, splitting light into the shapes it is made up of. [ + ]
Manipulating superconductors to create new materials
Physicists have found a way to manipulate superthin, wafer-like monolayers of superconductors such as graphene, thus changing the material's properties to create new artificial materials for future devices. [ + ]
Washable, wearable batteries could be woven into clothes
Graphene and other related materials can be directly incorporated into fabrics to produce charge storage elements such as capacitors, paving the way to textile-based power supplies. [ + ]
Partnership to bring more lithium-ion batteries to Australia
Lithium Australia and DLG Battery have signed a letter of intent to form a joint venture for the supply and sale of DLG lithium-ion batteries, packs and modules in Australia. [ + ]
