Industry News
DuPont and TactoTek collaborate on in-mould electronics
DuPont Electronics and Communications is collaborating with TactoTek, a designer and producer of injection-moulded electronics (IME), to meet the growing demand for IME solutions. [ + ]
Lektronics appointed Australian distributor for HEITEC electronic packaging systems
Eurocard specialist Lektronics has found itself working with German electronics company HEITEC to expand the number of products and services available in Australia. [ + ]
3D printing using ultrasonic waves
Software company Neurotechnology is developing ultrasonic technology that will enable the 3D printing and assembly of almost any type of object using a wide range of different materials and components. [ + ]
OKW adds applications webpages for enclosures
OKW has added a new Applications section to its website to help design engineers specify the best enclosures for their electronics. [ + ]
Screen-printed batteries for portable devices
Technology from battery energy storage firm Printed Energy could result in the realisation of ultrathin, flexible, screen-printed batteries for cheap portable devices and intermittent renewable energy. [ + ]
Plans for hybrid-electric planes underway
Researchers at the Victoria University of Wellington are hoping to use their expertise in superconductivity to build the world's first hybrid-electric jet plane. [ + ]
Flexible wearables use body heat for energy
Researchers at NC State University have designed a flexible thermoelectric energy harvester that has the potential to rival existing wearable electronic devices using body heat as the only source of energy. [ + ]
Oritech launches new range of SMT equipment
Electronics supplier Oritech has officially launched its latest range of surface mount technology (SMT) equipment for the Australian market. [ + ]
Joint security solution for IoT devices
G+D Mobile Security, Murata and STMicroelectronics have teamed up to integrate cost-effective security features into IoT devices. [ + ]
Fujitsu to build Taiwan's highest-performing supercomputer
Fujitsu and Fujitsu Taiwan will build a new supercomputer system for Taiwan's National Center for High-performance Computing (NCHC) that is forecast to have the highest performance in the country at the time it commences operation. [ + ]
A game console for dogs?
Electronics have been keeping humans occupied in their spare time for decades now, so it was only a matter of time before the effect rubbed off on man's best friend as well. [ + ]
HEMT inventor to receive Kyoto Prize
Japanese semiconductor engineer Dr Takashi Mimura will receive the 2017 Kyoto Prize for his contributions to the advancement of ICT made through his invention and development of the high electron mobility transistor (HEMT). [ + ]
Reactive Group acquires legacy data storage specialist Arraid
Reactive Group has acquired Arizona-based company Arraid, a manufacturer of replacement data storage solutions for ageing disk, tape and floppy drives on legacy computer systems. [ + ]
Building batteries from scrap metal
Chinese scientists have transformed rusty stainless steel mesh into electrodes with outstanding electrochemical properties that make them ideal for potassium-ion batteries. [ + ]
A new spin on transistors
A US engineer has designed a novel computing system, made entirely from carbon, which may one day replace the silicon transistors that power today's electronic devices. [ + ]