Industrial manufacturing businesses can save over 30% on electrical bills, and cut greenhouse gas emissions by over 5%, by adjusting production schedules, according to US research. [ + ]

Research commissioned by software vendor Ipswitch has highlighted rapid adoption of intelligent machines used for automating and optimising business and IT processes. [ + ]

The leading minds in PROFIBUS and PROFINET gathered in Sydney recently for discussions around industrial networks, automation and innovation. [ + ]

The recent golden age for MEMS markets may be coming to an end, with levelling demand for smartphones/portable applications, according to a report published by Yole Développement. [ + ]

The global industrial automation control market is expected to grow at a CAGR of approximately 8% during the period 2016–2020, according to technology researcher Technavio's latest report, which covers the market outlook and growth prospects of the market. [ + ]

Sensor design company Oceasoft will provide its first environmental sensors for use in a unique scientific experiment to analyse the impact of connected sensors on people's behaviour and their daily habits over a full year. [ + ]

Chrysalix Venture Capital and RoboValley have launched a fund to identify, invest in and commercialise breakthrough robotics technologies. [ + ]

A Queensland academic envisions a future classroom containing intelligent robotic teaching assistants that work together with the students. [ + ]

Honeywell says that hackers are increasingly targeting industrial facilities, from oil refineries to nuclear power plants, with sophisticated attacks aimed at capturing data and remotely controlling the sites. [ + ]

Researchers at the University of Adelaide have developed a method for embedding light-emitting nanoparticles into glass without losing any of their unique properties — a major step towards 'smart glass' applications. [ + ]

A report from the Centre for Future Work has challenged the acceptance by many that decline in manufacturing is inevitable in high-wage countries such as Australia. [ + ]

Installing a microgrid within a regulated electricity market will sometimes, but not always, provide an economic benefit to customers, investors and utilities involved, according to US research. [ + ]

Increasing focus on renewable energy in the major end-use industries of oil and gas, energy and power and water and wastewater is expected to open up huge opportunities for the SCADA market in coming years. [ + ]

A collaboration between TNO and Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands will see a new leading-edge knowledge centre for additive manufacturing in Europe. [ + ]

An Australian expert in advanced manufacturing and material sciences is visiting India to investigate opportunities for collaboration. [ + ]