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- Petabit transatlantic cable system planned for 2029
on 22/09/2026Meta, NEC and Sumitomo Electric are collaborating on a 7000 km optical submarine cable system that will run between the US and France. Dubbed ‘Petal’, the project is being built in response to a need for further increases in communication capacity and efficiency. The transatlantic route […]
- What's on at Comms Connect Melbourne?
on 20/09/2026The next edition of Comms Connect is due to take place in Melbourne at MCEC on 14–15 October. A major conference and expo for critical communications and public safety professionals in the Southern Hemisphere, the event has much to interest those who work within the electrical, communications […]
- Electrical infrastructure for Sydney's expanding Metro
on 20/09/2026Fuji SMBE Macquarie, an Australian switchboard company that specialises in complex installations, has carried out a difficult project for Parklife Metro consortium, the group that’s building Sydney Metro’s new Western Sydney Airport line. Described by the NSW Government as “city-shaping” […]
- New depths for subsea solar
on 20/09/2026The Chinese and Swiss scientists tested out the cells at a depth of 10 metres below the surface of the South China Sea, where they found that they could generate 324 megawatt-hours of energy — enough to charge lithium-ion batteries — when submerged for two hours. They also found the cells could […]
- Electrician fined for licence breach
on 15/09/2026A Perth electrical worker has been fined $4500 for taking on work that should have been carried out by an electrical contractor. The worker had been engaged by the owners of a property in Wanerie, in the Shire of Gingin, to carry out electrical installing work for a solar power system. Following […]
- Tackling bottlenecks in the grid
on 15/09/2026A new Australian research project will focus on a persistent infrastructure problem: that of bottlenecks in the electricity grid. Bottlenecks occur when electricity flow is constrained in one part of the network, even though capacity exists elsewhere. Together with industry and university […]
- Legrand INSPYRA switch and socket range
on 13/09/2026Legrand’s INSPYRA Collection is a range of wiring devices designed for the needs of contemporary residential and commercial spaces. Combining a sleek aesthetic with innovative, practical and durable functionality, the range is made for professionals, including electrical contractors, specifiers, […]
- Towards flexible data centres
on 13/09/2026This question is being put to the test in an Australian pilot involving local energy technology company FlexSysAI, web-hosting company ResetData, CSIRO and the University of Queensland (UQ). The pilot comes at a time when governments around the world are grappling with how to regulate data centre […]
- Lightweight e-bike supports ocean health
on 13/09/2026In response to a growing demand for low-maintenance e-mobility in cities, igus has developed a lightweight e-bike partly made from recycled plastic. The bicycle is an enhanced electric version of the company’s plastic igus:bike, which was taken on 1.5-year world tour to test its hardiness. Both […]
- $100K fine for repeated failure to address fall risk
on 08/09/2026A solar installation company has pleaded guilty to 10 charges under Victoria’s Occupational Health and Safety Act and OHS Regulations. At a sentencing hearing in the Ringwood Magistrates’ Court on Friday, 28 August, the company was found to have repeatedly failed to address the risk of falls […]
- Research identifies hidden network latency bottlenecks
on 24/09/2026When a video call stutters, an online game lags, or a webpage feels slow, internet speed is not always the problem. More often, the issue is network delays, known as latency. In his doctoral thesis, Simon Sundberg investigates how such delays arise and develops new methods for measuring them. Most […]
- Sodium sulfur battery project links Queensland to the grid
on 23/09/2026Queensland researchers have reached a milestone in powering Australia’s critical minerals refining industry, successfully delivering a grid-connected sodium-sulfur (NaS) battery energy storage system enabled by Queensland-made DC-DC converters. The 250 kW/1.45 MWh battery has been commissioned […]
- Degrading dopants could enhance semiconductor performance
on 23/09/2026Organic semiconductors are carbon-based materials that can conduct electricity, and can be used for flexible, lightweight and potentially low-cost electronic devices. While the technology is promising, performance challenges remain. Electric conductivity requires doping, a process of adding mobile […]
- Novel semiconductor device enables low-voltage switching
on 22/09/2026For future memory and computing technologies, making functional materials thinner could allow more devices to be packed into the same area while reducing the energy required to operate them. But at the atomic scale, simply making a material thinner is not enough. In fact, some of the very […]
- Analog memory boosts computing efficiency
on 22/09/2026Electro-thermo-chemical random-access memory, or ETCRAM, works differently from conventional digital memory, which represents information as ones and zeros on silicon wafers. Instead of being limited to two values, ETCRAM can store a range of analog values by using localised heating and electrical […]
- Indoor photovoltaics enable battery-free wearables
on 16/09/2026Wearable health devices that never need charging are a step closer thanks to next-generation photovoltaic technology that harvests energy from indoor light, as well as the sun. While perovskite indoor photovoltaics have emerged as one of the most promising power sources for wearable health […]
- Perovskite thin film powers devices using indoor light
on 16/09/2026Now, a team led by materials science researchers at Penn State University has improved perovskite’s ambient light-absorbing ability and its capacity to remain stable over time even at high light intensities. The research findings have been published in APL Energy. “The general idea is to try […]
- Optical isolators integrated on silicon photonics chips
on 16/09/2026Optical isolators prevent reflected light from travelling back towards laser sources, helping maintain optical performance. A new technology developed by Kyocera Corporation and the Research Institute of Electrical Communication (RIEC) at Tohoku University enables optical isolators to be integrated […]
- Nanoscale polar whirlpools emerge in atom-thin semiconductors
on 15/09/2026Monash University-led researchers have directly imaged tiny swirling structures inside an atomically thin semiconductor, opening new possibilities for future low-energy electronic technologies. Published in Science Advances, the study reveals structures known as merons and antimerons, nanoscale […]
- Getac G140 Copilot+ PCon 10/09/2026
Getac has launched the new G140 tablet, a fully rugged Copilot+ PC1, in Australia and New Zealand. Powered by AMD Ryzen technology, the G140 is designed for professionals working in industries such as public safety, automotive and manufacturing, who require versatile field-ready devices that can […]
- APPEX 2027 is now open for registrations
on 24/09/2026Registrations are now open for the APPEX 2027 processing and packaging exhibition, returning to the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) from 16 to 19 March 2027. Held every three years, APPEX brings together the latest in automation technologies, equipment and machinery, industry […]
- Hitachi Energy delivers six 500 kV shunt reactors for HumeLink project
on 23/09/2026Hitachi Energy has announced it has successfully delivered six giant 500 kV shunt reactors for Transgrid’s HumeLink project, marking a major milestone in the critical transmission project. A shunt reactor is a large absorber of reactive power that improves the efficiency, stability and […]
- DroneShield opens $13m Adelaide defence hub
on 23/09/2026Australian counter-drone and electronic warfare manufacturer DroneShield has announced the official opening of its R&D facility in Adelaide, further expanding the company’s Australian research and development footprint and reinforcing its commitment to South Australia’s growing defence and […]
- Next-generation in-line pH measurement for improved process control
on 22/09/2026Accurate and reliable pH measurement plays an important role in process control, helping manufacturers maintain product consistency, optimise production and reduce process variation. In hygienic processing applications, instrumentation must also withstand high temperatures, rigorous clean-in-place […]
- WA urea project using modular fabrication in India
on 22/09/2026Perdaman Chemicals & Fertilisers has received delivery of all 110 modules for Project CERES from Indian engineering and manufacturing company Larsen & Toubro (L&T). According to L&T, the 47 pre-assembled modules and 63 pre-assembled racks weighed approximately 64,000 metric tonnes […]
- Electro-Chemical Devices Model X80 hazardous area transmitter
on 21/09/2026The Electro-Chemical Devices (ECD) Model X80 hazardous location transmitter is designed to deliver continuous analytical measurement in explosion-proof and Ex d hazardous environments. Built around the capabilities of ECD’s T80 universal transmitter platform, the X80 supports single- or […]
- Dragos expanding OT security platform, acquiring NetRise and runZero
on 21/09/2026OT cybersecurity company Dragos has announced it has officially acquired NetRise and runZero. The acquisitions follow the close of Accenture’s majority investment in Dragos, which is providing the capital to accelerate the company’s growth. Earlier this year, Dragos acquired Phosphorus to help […]
- GMG announces startup of new graphene production plant
on 20/09/2026Graphene Manufacturing Group (GMG) has announced the completion of construction and startup of its second-generation graphene manufacturing plant, which is expected to produce 10 tonnes of graphene per annum once remaining works are completed and the plant is optimised. The remaining works for […]
- Funding awarded for electrolyser manufacturing in Port Kembla
on 20/09/2026Hysata is set to receive up to $49 million in funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to support the establishment of a commercial-scale electrolyser manufacturing line at Port Kembla in New South Wales. The $98 million project will establish a 50 MW per annum manufacturing […]
- $2.5m to double circuit breaker production in Adelaide
on 17/09/2026Advanced manufacturing at Gepps Cross, South Australia, will receive a $2.5 million investment to double local air and moulded case circuit breaker production capacity. The investment will help Schneider Electric establish a new smart circuit breaker production line at its Gepps Cross […]
- Missouri counties deploy P25 VHF simulcast network
on 24/09/2026Tait Communications, a global supplier of critical communications solutions, has completed an $8.5 million VHF simulcast Project 25 (P25) network upgrade to modernise emergency communications in St. Francois and Ste. Genevieve counties in Missouri, USA. The delivered network exceeds the 95% total […]
- DroneShield opens R&D hub at Lot Fourteen
on 24/09/2026DroneShield, a provider of counter-drone and electronic warfare solutions, is establishing a South Australian hub for advanced engineering and product development, having this week officially opened its new research and development facility at Lot Fourteen in Adelaide. Located at a nationally […]
- Modern station alerting reduces the toll on firefighters
on 23/09/2026Firefighters spend their careers absorbing other people’s worst moments — medical crises, violent collisions, cardiac arrests and fires. Even when they remain calm and professional, the brain internalises what it sees. Over time, that exposure becomes trauma by proxy, a form of secondary trauma […]
- Automating satellite back-up for submarine cable networks
on 22/09/2026Multi-orbit satcom operations specialist neXat has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) to lead CableShield — a €1.5 million project to automate satellite back-up for submarine fibre networks. Roughly 30% of the world’s tracked submarine cables experience at least one fault every […]
- RFUANZ report: he tāngata
on 22/09/2026When we talk about the communications industry, it’s easy to focus on the technology. The radios. The networks. The antennas. The coverage. But in a country where landscape, distance and demands of essential services can make reliable communications particularly challenging, it is the people […]
- Senate inquiry recommends nationalising Triple Zero functions
on 21/09/2026The Senate’s Environment and Communications References Committee has completed its inquiry into the 2025 Triple Zero service outage, yesterday releasing a report which includes 11 radical recommendations. Chaired by Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, the inquiry was established in the wake of the […]
- Comms Connect preview: connecting the NHS
on 21/09/2026At Comms Connect Melbourne 2026, Simon Hill and Matt Wroughton from Excelerate Technology Group will be presenting on the topic ‘Unbreakable Connectivity’. Their talk will explore how European emergency service organisations are utilising hybrid connectivity solutions that intelligently bond […]
- Tiny satellite to eavesdrop on whispers from the early universe
on 20/09/2026An international team of scientists, led by the University of Cambridge, is planning on using a tiny satellite to answer one of the biggest questions in cosmology: what happened in the roughly 150 million years of cosmic dark ages, before the universe’s first stars appeared? The researchers will […]
- ARCIA update: events season in Victoria
on 20/09/2026A number of ARCIA representatives attended the recent biannual RadComms conference, held in Melbourne from 25–26 August, to hear about the ACMA’s spectrum program across all sectors, as well as to add our sector’s voice when and where necessary. The ARCIA spectrum team have recently commented […]
- Mat Jones appointed CEO of BAI Communications
on 17/09/2026BAI Communications, a provider of mission-critical communications infrastructure, has announced the appointment of Mat Jones as its next Chief Executive Officer, effective 1 January 2027. Jones is set to lead the company through its next phase of growth, underpinned by recent contract wins […]
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