Richardson RFPD silicon carbide website

Richardson RFPD has launched a website resource focused exclusively on silicon carbide (SiC) technology for energy and power applications.

Electrical signals dictate optical properties

Researchers at the University of Southampton’s Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) have created an artificial material, a metamaterial, with optical properties that can be controlled by electric signals.

element 14 interactive online catalogue

element14 has launched its latest interactive catalogue for Australia and New Zealand.

Inaco and Rittal partner in Australia

Specialist industrial automation and controls distributor Inaco Automation Controls has announced a new distribution alliance with Rittal for Australia. Inaco will now distribute the Rittal portfolio of enclosure systems.

Smithers Rapra Characteristics and Analysis of Non-Flammable Polymers

Samtec 2013 Interconnect Solutions Catalog

Samtec has released its 2013 Interconnect Solutions Catalog.

Mantracourt appoints Australian distributors

UK-based instrumentation company Mantracourt has announced the appointment of two technical partners in Australia, Queensland-based Delphi Force and Melbourne- and Sydney-based Applied Measurement, to promote awareness of its load cell and strain gauge amplifier technologies and its T24 range of wireless instrumentation.

New distributor for RF/EMI shielded enclosures and pouches in Australia

Select Fabricators, a US manufacturer and developer of RF/EMI solutions including shielded enclosures, pouches and curtains, has signed an agreement with Victorian company EMC and RF Solutions for the distribution of its range of Select-A-Shield RF/EMI shielded enclosures and pouches.

Study finds electric car does not interfere with implanted cardiac devices

A Mayo Clinic study has concluded that patients with implanted cardiac devices such as pacemakers and defibrillators can safely drive or ride in an electric car without risk of electromagnetic interference (EMI).

NHP 2013 catalogues

NHP has released its 2013 catalogues.

Ethisphere names Premier Farnell one of world’s most ethical companies 2013

Premier Farnell has been recognised for the third year in a row as one of the World’s Most Ethical (WME) Companies by The Ethisphere Institute. The recognition highlights companies that outperform industry peers when it comes to ethical behaviour.

Motion Technologies to distribute Delta Tau motion control electronics in Australia

Motion Technologies is now a systems integrator and Australian distributor for all Delta Tau motion control electronics products.

Lessons from cockroaches could help robotics

Running cockroaches start to recover from being shoved sideways before their dawdling nervous system kicks in to tell their legs what to do, researchers have found. These new insights on how biological systems stabilise could one day help engineers design steadier robots and improve doctors’ understanding of human gait abnormalities.

Australian International Design Awards

Additional categories have been added to the Australian International Design Awards (AIDA) this year, including the awarding of the most innovative and sophisticated design in the service field.

NI releases Embedded Systems Outlook 2013

National Instruments has released Embedded Systems Outlook 2013. The report outlines technology, application and business-level trends that will impact the development of embedded systems in the next one to three years.