Made in Australia Electronics: How to compete This will be no surprise to anyone who has heard me speak on this topic. You can’t compete with low cost economies on raw transactional cost if they have access to the same … Continue reading →

Halocell and Photovoltaics Photovoltaics is quite a mouthful. But you already know them as Solar Panels and Solar Cells. But I deliberately went away from using those terms because of what it immediately conjures to mind. In practice, Photovoltaic = … Continue reading →

So what is wrong with WiFi? WiFi has been a brilliant success story. CSIRO invention, near ubiquitous uptake for commercial and private use and a daily part of our lives. But it does have some drawbacks: high power consumption for … Continue reading →

IEEE Technology Predictions Each year IEEE put together their technology predictions. This is in addition to the intriguing engineering feats we listed in 2025 is a year of promise. You can get a copy of the full report at 2025 … Continue reading →

AI Ethics Development Prescient Science Fiction author,  Isaac Asimov, wrote his 3 laws of Robotics in 1942 as part of a short story “Runaround”. Later they became a core part of the “I Robot” collection of stories. And holding steady … Continue reading →