Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation IFF have come up with a testing technology to help reduce assembly errors. Read more »
Radio waves have been used to remotely switch on engineered insulin-producing genes in mice. Read more »
Rittal looks in depth at the requirements of a modern rack and the duties it is expected to perform in a data centre. Read more »
Have we reached the end of the story for North American electronics manufacturing? Bishop & Associates comments on the changing industry. Read more »
The total yielded area of resistive, projected capacitive, sensor-on-cover and on-cell touch sensors grew to 9.6 million m2 in 2011 and will continue to grow over the next two years, according to a report. Read more »
A heart rate monitor has been released using EPIC sensor technology and is the same size as a wristwatch. Read more »
An individual phosphorus atom is the active component that has been placed in a silicon crystal to create a single atom transistor. Read more »
M2M communications can be used to gain immediate feedback on how a particular remote asset is being used, which features are most popular and what problems such as errors or breakdowns typically arise. Read more »
Despite the advent of RoHS in July 2006, electronics is essentially a ‘green’ industry. It provides more functions and services but uses less energy and fewer materials. Read more »
Copper conductors have dominated the world of electronic devices since the discovery of electricity - and for good reason. However, as data transfer rates increased and cables became transmission lines, engineers began to encounter increased signal attenuation as well as distortion. Read more »
The global interconnect market has gone through two recessions in the last decade and four recessions in the last three decades. Read more »
Memory chips that are transparent, flexible and can survive hostile conditions could become the next-generation, flash-competitive memory for tomorrow’s technology. Read more »
More than 600 people will exhibit at CeBIT Australia 2012, held 22-24 May at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre. Read more »
Cheaper, high-brightness LEDs are promised using a technique being developed by Plessey in Britain following its takeover of University of Cambridge spin-off company CamGaN Ltd. Read more »
Reports on rumours that Samsung Electronics is considering spinning off its LCD manufacturing division are starting to be published. Read more »
Heliatek GmbH has set a new world record for organic solar cells after Fraunhofer ISE CalLab certified a cell efficiency of 9.8% for a 1.1 cm² tandem cell manufactured with a low-temperature deposition process. Read more »
As the electronic content of industrial and electrical systems continues to increase, tasks such as maintenance and troubleshooting are becoming more complex. This trend is prompting some engineers and technicians to acquire new skills - and it’s also driving the evolution of handheld measurement tools. Read more »
Wireless charging may one day replace plugs and wires similar to how Wi-Fi and Bluetooth have modernised personal communication. Wireless charging with inductive coupling uses an electromagnetic field that transfers energy from the transmitter to the receiver. Read more »
A new way to weld together meshes of tiny wires has been discovered by researchers at Stanford University. Their work could lead to electronics and solar applications. To succeed, they called upon plasmonics. Read more »
‘Tandem Encoder’ is a new term but one which is increasingly being used by mechanical and electrical designers. Mark Howard of Zettlex* explains what a tandem encoder is, how it works, its technical features and where it is best used. Read more »