OLED lighting technology has faced a difficult challenge in the form of inorganic LEDs. The challenge was that LED lighting got there first and leveraged its accumulated production experience to improve performance and reduce costs. This created a large gap between the two technologies that shows no signs of narrowing. [ + ]

There has been a lot of talk about how the IoT will revolutionise the world. Some say it will fundamentally change the way people interact with the world around them, others say it will generate trillions in economic value, but many have lost sight of its true potential. [ + ]

Is a speed limit set in stone, or is there a tolerance? According to a recent article published by the NRMA, drivers on NSW roads commonly hold a belief that police will turn a blind eye to infringements whereby motorists are caught doing less than 10 km/h above the speed limit. The association gets to the bottom of the issue. [ + ]

Up to two thirds of Australian SMEs are resorting to using personal finances to prop up business growth, according to the latest SME Growth Index released by business finance specialist Scottish Pacific. [ + ]

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Researchers at the University of Bath have made significant steps in developing a miniature fuel cell that will generate electricity from the most unlikely of all potential power sources — human waste. [ + ]

What does 2016 look like for field service? Some industry experts give us their views. [ + ]

ARENA has awarded $17 million in funding to nine universities and their industry partners to kick off cutting-edge research and development in renewables. [ + ]

Top companies are fast moving away from a simple 'break/fix' approach to customer service to one in which they are in an ongoing conversation and relationship with their clients. [ + ]

Earlier this week Telstra announced a $1.6 billion deal with nbn co, which quickly drew the attention of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). The deal would see Telstra providing planning, design, construction and construction management within the existing Telstra Hybrid Fibre-Coaxial (HFC) footprint, according to the media release. [ + ]

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Today's advancing technologies have made safety manuals and classroom safety training all but obsolete, but just how will these advances affect our workplace in terms of managing safety and the role of the safety professional? [ + ]

Yes, according to research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Professor Donald Sadoway and his students invented the batteries, which can store large amounts of energy and therefore even out fluctuations in power production and power use, over a decade ago. Now electricity storage company Ambri is in the process of commercialising the technology. [ + ]

There are 10 things you should think about when shopping around for a new van, from comfort to purchase price to standard safety features. Here's some handy information to use as a starting point. [ + ]

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