Industry News
Flexible films provide laser vision
Ocular lasers, or lasers on the eyes, may now be possible thanks to the development of an ultrathin membrane laser using organic semiconductors. [ + ]
'Drone Zone' online community launched
Drone Zone is an online community for drone application enthusiasts, developers, makers, universities, research institutes and engineers. [ + ]
National Manufacturing Week commences 9 May
More than 200 companies and 50 speakers have already confirmed their participation at the highly anticipated manufacturing event. [ + ]
Lithium battery recycling plant opens in Victoria
Envirostream Australia's $2 million battery recycling facility at New Gisborne, 60 km north of Melbourne, is claimed to be the first plant in Australia to recycle lithium batteries. [ + ]
Save the date for ELEXCON 2018
Devoted to serving the rapid growth and transformation of electronics industries in China and the world, this year's event will focus on 'The Intelligent Planet'. [ + ]
Advanced Manufacturing Hub coming to Electronex
Electronex — The Electronics Design and Assembly Expo will this year feature a co-located hub for advanced manufacturing technology. [ + ]
Holey silicon keeps electronic devices cool
Thermoelectric cooling can be better facilitated with the help of holey silicon — a computer chip wafer with tiny, vertically etched orifices that work to shuttle heat to desired locations. [ + ]
Smart socks help physios treat patients remotely
The technology consists of three sensors embedded in socks that patients wear while performing exercises, plus a web interface that displays the captured data in real time. [ + ]
Alexa now available for STM32 microcontrollers
The X-CUBE-AVS software package from STMicroelectronics enables Amazon's Alexa Voice Service (AVS) to run on STM32 microcontrollers. [ + ]
Lithium-sulfur batteries made from paper biomass
Researchers are using cheap and abundant paper biomass to make rechargeable lithium-sulfur batteries, anticipated to be the next generation of battery. [ + ]
Optically rewritable LCDs are as flexible and thin as paper
Optoelectronic engineers have manufactured a liquid crystal display (LCD) that is paper-thin, flexible, light and tough, not to mention cheap. [ + ]
Lasers made of quantum dots could work with silicon
US researchers are looking to break the 'silicon bottleneck' that occurs when the signal from fibre-optic cables arrives at data centres. [ + ]
UNSW opens e-waste microfactory
UNSW's e-waste microfactory can transform the components from discarded smartphones and laptops into valuable materials for re-use. [ + ]
The secret ingredient to stable lithium-sulfur batteries
In an effort to lengthen the battery life of common devices, US researchers have developed a high-powered, environmentally safe lithium-sulfur substitute. [ + ]
One step closer to terahertz computer chips
Scientists have created technology that will enable our computers, and all optic communication devices, to run 100 times faster through terahertz microchips. [ + ]
