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Counterfeit risk rises as semiconductor market expands 6/14/2012

Key component shortages force purchasers to move outside of trusted supply chains and into the hands of fake component makers.

Organic materials promise biodegradable electronics 6/8/2012

James Cook University postgraduate researcher Katia Bazaka has received a national award for her research into novel organic materials for high-tech applications.

Nano-scale discovery boosts future computers 5/28/2012

There’s nothing worse than an unseen groove or bump on a pool table that sends your shot off course: a new study has found that the same goes at the nano-scale, where the “billiard ...

Bee research might lead to machine vision breakthrough 5/13/2012

An international research breakthrough with bees means machines might soon be able to see almost as well as humans.

Usability key to research commercialisation 5/13/2012

"There is no such thing as a good idea." It may seem an unorthodox message coming from the head of one of Australia’s most successful technology transfer offices (TTO) but Anthony ...

Is it a phone? No it's a laser measurement device 4/29/2012

Pioneering new miniature laser technology which could revolutionise a future generation of mobile phones has been developed by a manufacturing business in the United Kingdom.

Speech-controlled devices: science fiction to reality 4/29/2012

For generations, we have dreamed of machines with artificial intelligence with which we can have real conversations but, despite advances, such devices seem some way off. Now ...

Experts collaborate for brighter future in electronics 4/29/2012

A group of leading Australian scientists has come together to develop lower-cost flexible optoelectronic solutions that could transform the Australian consumer electronics industry. ...

To infinity and beyond - supercomputers take huge leap 4/29/2012

A tiny crystal that enables a computer to perform calculations that currently stump the world's most powerful supercomputers has been developed by an international team including ...

Ultra-small laser opens up world of possibilities 4/8/2012

Computing and medicine are among the many fields which could be revolutionised by a new form of ultra-small laser.

Australia needs a management skills upgrade 4/8/2012

Innovation capability is the key to Australia's future success in manufacturing and other sectors, according to Professor Roy Green, Dean of the UTS Business School and Andrew Liveris, ...

Supercapacitor breakthrough to drive electric car technology 4/2/2012

Enhanced supercapacitors offer promise as alternative energy source for portable devices and electric vehicles.

'Light diode' brings all-optical silicon chip a step closer 4/2/2012

New device can be integrated onto a chip using standard silicon manufacturing processes and could accelerate communications and computing.

New benchmark standard test for Android-powered products 4/2/2012

Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium brings order to comparisons of smartphones and other Android OS devices with standard test method

Challenging questions as the 'Asian Century' begins 3/28/2012

Asia's boom economies, led by China and India, must overcome a series of complex challenges to guarantee the region's long-term prosperity, according to Asian Development Bank ...

Imaging system lets camera peer around corners 3/23/2012

A new imaging system could use opaque walls, doors or floors as 'mirrors' to gather information about scenes outside its line of sight.

Aussie research drives quantum computing forward 3/8/2012

The future of quantum computing has taken a step forward following a groundbreaking first by scientists who have shown how a single atom can communicate with electrical circuits.

Single-atom transistor is "perfect" 3/1/2012

In a remarkable feat of micro-engineering, University of NSW (UNSW) physicists have created a working transistor consisting of a single atom placed precisely in a silicon crystal.

Australian innovators in solar world first 2/21/2012

In a boon for the local solar industry, a team of researchers from Swinburne University of Technology and Suntech Power Holdings have developed the world's most efficient broadband ...

New power source discovered 2/21/2012