STMicroelectronics has collaborated with Australian-based artists to create an exhibit called 'Light of Thoughts' for Vivid Sydney 2017, running from 26 May to 17 June. [ + ]

WA researchers are using thermal sensors attached to aircraft and drones to detect feral pigs, as part of a trial aimed at strengthening management of the significant pest animals. [ + ]

For the first time ever, a team from Australia has been announced as the winner of the Chairman's Award at the 2017 FIRST Championship held in Houston, Texas. [ + ]

Professor Christopher Barner-Kowollik has been awarded funding of more than $3 million to investigate how monochromatic light provided by lasers could be used to program and reprogram coatings and materials to make them adaptable and adjustable to their specific environment. [ + ]

An international team of scientists is working together to bring an end to cracked smartphone and tablet screens. [ + ]

Future Electronics has signed new distribution agreements with Maxim Integrated Products and Rigado, in addition to receiving three distribution awards from Vishay. [ + ]

Swiss scientists are on a quest to find new materials which can be used in rechargeable batteries and eventually provide alternatives to lithium batteries. [ + ]

Engineers at UC San Diego are using soft robotics technology to make light, flexible gloves that allow users to feel tactile feedback when they interact with virtual reality environments. [ + ]

Swiss researchers are extending the reach of quantum communications with a protocol based on a crystal that can emit quantum light, as well as store it for arbitrary long times. [ + ]

V2X companies u-blox, Commsignia and NXP Semiconductors have announced a strategic collaboration in order to address the rapidly growing demand for vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) technology. [ + ]

Researchers have developed technology which uses a person's gait — ie, the way they walk — to power wearable devices, as well as serve as an authentication method. [ + ]

Technology distributor Avnet has announced that it will be merging its distribution centres into one new facility in order to increase productivity efficiency. [ + ]

European researchers have shown that it is possible to significantly reduce the need for platinum in fuel cells through the development of a new type of nanocatalyst. [ + ]

Researchers have been investigating the ability of triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) — small devices that convert movement into electricity — to create wearable electronics powered solely by the wearer's day-to-day body motion. [ + ]

Swiss module manufacturer u-blox has announced that it will not proceed with its acquisition of the SIMCom cellular module product line from Shanghai-based SIM Technology Group. [ + ]