Three-dimensional moulded interconnect devices (3D-MIDs) are increasingly being used by manufacturers of POS terminals to improve security standards and fend off hacker attacks. [ + ]

Touch-sensing products from Azoteq are now available worldwide through Digi-Key Electronics, a global electronic components distributor, as the result of a new distribution agreement. [ + ]

We've all had that moment when we've been so angry or upset while driving that we just wish we could hand the wheel to someone else. It's a frustrating feeling — one that semiconductor supplier Renesas Electronics has set out to solve. [ + ]

Tom Maclaurin has invented an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that is capable of flying for five times longer than many drones currently on the market, as well as conducting aerial surveillance at a fraction of the cost of current manned aircraft. [ + ]

Versum Materials has agreed to acquire cleaning solutions supplier Dynaloy from Eastman Chemical Company for approximately US$13 million. [ + ]

Swedish researchers have demonstrated success creating printed electronic transistor circuits and displays in which the colour of individual pixels can be changed. [ + ]

maxon motor has supplied DC motor and gearhead combinations for the Mars 2020 rover, which is currently being built by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory as part of a planned mission to the Red Planet in 2020. [ + ]

Researchers from Linköping University have demonstrated how to combine a commonly used semiconductor with a topological insulator, in a groundbreaking discovery of how to control and transfer spinning electrons. [ + ]

The world's largest lithium-ion battery will be housed at the Hornsdale Wind Farm near Jamestown, SA, where it will provide stability services for renewable energy and emergency back-up power if a shortfall in energy is predicted. [ + ]

Researchers at the University of Twente in the Netherlands have created what is claimed to be the world's most narrowband diode laser on a chip. [ + ]

DuPont Electronics and Communications is collaborating with TactoTek, a designer and producer of injection-moulded electronics (IME), to meet the growing demand for IME solutions. [ + ]

Eurocard specialist Lektronics has found itself working with German electronics company HEITEC to expand the number of products and services available in Australia. [ + ]

Software company Neurotechnology is developing ultrasonic technology that will enable the 3D printing and assembly of almost any type of object using a wide range of different materials and components. [ + ]

OKW has added a new Applications section to its website to help design engineers specify the best enclosures for their electronics. [ + ]

Technology from battery energy storage firm Printed Energy could result in the realisation of ultrathin, flexible, screen-printed batteries for cheap portable devices and intermittent renewable energy. [ + ]