Lighting and LED technology is going to be a hot topic at electronica 2014, the 26th international trade fair for electronic components, systems and applications. The event will be held at the Messe München trade fair centre from 11-14 November. [ + ]

An emerging class of electrically conductive plastics called 'radical polymers' may bring low-cost, transparent solar cells, flexible and lightweight batteries, and ultrathin antistatic coatings for consumer electronics and aircraft. [ + ]

Scientists at German Aerospace Centre (DLR) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have developed a 2-in-1 electric motor that increases the range of electric vehicles. [ + ]

The CSIRO has appointed Dr Larry Marshall as its new chief executive. [ + ]

Taitronics, the 40th Taipei International Electronics Show, kicked off on Monday, 6 October. [ + ]

The US Food and Drug Administration has finalised recommendations to manufacturers for managing cybersecurity risks to better protect patient health and information. [ + ]

Future computer chips could be based on 3D arrangements of nanometre-scale magnets, instead of transistors, according to researchers at Technische Universität München (TUM). [ + ]

Renesas Electronics Singapore has appointed Shigechika Motoyama as the new managing director. [ + ]

BAE Systems has signed an AU$28 million contract with the Defence Materiel Organisation's Maritime Electronic Warfare Systems Program Office for SEA 1397 Phase 5B, the upgrade of the Nulka launch subsystem. [ + ]

Mouser has launched an HV components technology site that provides developers with the resources they need to learn about the latest advances in this technology segment. [ + ]

Alternative rock band Imagine Dragons, the group behind chart-topping hits like 'Radioactive' and 'Demons', has chosen Switchcraft interconnect and accessory products to help complete the band's new recording studio in Las Vegas. [ + ]

This year's electronics design and assembly expo, ElectroneX, was a tremendous success, attracting over 1200 trade visitors and delegates from across Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific. [ + ]

UNSW engineering student teams have taken out first and second place in an agricultural robotics competition held in Sydney. [ + ]

Convention 2014, Australia's largest ever engineering event, will feature a forum on the future of Australia's manufacturing sector. The forum will bring leaders of industry and academia together to debate the challenges that lie ahead and the role of innovation. [ + ]

Texas Children's Hospital and Rice University have developed new patches infused with conductive single-walled carbon nanotubes that enhance electrical connections between cells. [ + ]