More than 450 companies will gather at SEMICON Korea, to be held from 23–25 January 2019 at the COEX in Seoul. [ + ]

Scientists have developed a 4-core, 3-mode fibre that is almost the same width as existing standard optical fibres but can transmit 12 times as much data per second. [ + ]

The investigational brain-computer interface enables people with paralysis to directly operate a tablet device by thinking about making cursor movements and clicks. [ + ]

Researchers have invented a 'battery-less' wake-up timer that is claimed to cut the power consumption of rarely active IoT sensor nodes by 1000 times. [ + ]

The 2019 edition of Electronex will be held in the new extension of the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. [ + ]

The development of the electrolyte marks one step towards improving aluminium battery technology and making it suitable for commercial use. [ + ]

Premier Farnell has recently made global agreements with a number of new manufacturers and announced its new e-book, 'The Embedded Interviews 2018'. [ + ]

Antenna Systems Solutions, a Celestia Technologies Group company, has appointed Scientific Devices Australia as its representative. [ + ]

The 2018 Electronic Industries Awards were presented at the Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Autumn Edition), held from 13–16 October. [ + ]

Researchers have found a way to give RFID tags the ability to sense their environment, in a huge step towards mass-manufacturing smart devices that do not use batteries or require charging. [ + ]

Researchers have yielded organic light-emitting diodes with an external quantum efficiency (EQE) greater than 50% with an external scattering medium. [ + ]

A neuromorphic supercomputer, designed and built to work in the same way as a human brain, has been switched on for the first time. [ + ]

EMC Technologies has announced that its Melbourne labs have been accredited for a wide scope of safety and environmental testing. [ + ]

Arrow Electronics and Infineon Technologies will provide start-up businesses in South-East Asia, India, Australia and New Zealand with products and engineering support. [ + ]

A diamond-based ultrathin transistor has the ability to outperform and be more durable than current devices deployed in high-radiation environments such as rocket engines. [ + ]