element14 has expanded its portfolio of high-performance diodes, thyristors, transistors, rectifiers, triacs and semiconductor circuit protection devices from over 60 global suppliers. [ + ]

Agilent Technologies has revealed the name of the electronic measurement company it expects to spin off in early November 2014 as Keysight Technologies. [ + ]

Researchers are developing electronics that can be wrapped around a single strand of hair. The development is expected to open up new possibilities for ultrathin, transparent sensors. [ + ]

Rockwell Automation on the Move (RAOTM) will return to Melbourne Park Function Centre on 25-26 March 2014. This event will demonstrate how the latest industry practices are turning marketplace challenges into advantages. [ + ]

Researchers at the US Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have developed a way to microscopically view battery electrodes while they are bathed in wet electrolytes, mimicking realistic conditions inside actual batteries. [ + ]

Intel Corporation CEO Brian Krzanich has announced a range of initiatives to accelerate wearable device innovation. Krzanich made the announcements during the pre-show keynote for the 2014 International Consumer Electronics Show. He also demonstrated Intel-developed designs for wearable devices at the show. [ + ]

Mirtec, a supplier of automated inspection systems to the electronics manufacturing industry, has announced its 15-year anniversary. [ + ]

Mouser Electronics has launched a site covering TE Connectivity Material Handling Solutions. The site helps design engineers build innovative solutions whether they are developing a new MHS system or retrofitting an existing one. [ + ]

Researchers from Pennsylvania State University (Penn State), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and wafer company IQE have written a paper on recent developments in compound semiconductor device technologies for high-speed and low-voltage/low-power applications. [ + ]

Researchers at Cornell University have demonstrated the first ever consumer electronics item to be 3D-printed - a working loudspeaker. Graduate students Apoorva Kiran and Robert MacCurdy worked on the project with Associate Professor Hod Lipson, a 3D printing innovator. [ + ]

According to IC Insights, worldwide growth in medical electronics is expected to regain strength in the next three years after slowing since 2010 due to the weak global economy and efforts to curb healthcare costs in the US and Europe. [ + ]

Virtual reality specialist Sixense has developed the PC gaming-targeted 3D 'STEM System' - a product which uses an electromagnetic field to track up to five tracking points - with the help of Nordic Semiconductor's wireless technology. [ + ]

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) have discovered how to create significant amounts of electric power by rubbing or touching two different materials together - a phenomenon known as the triboelectric effect. [ + ]

element14 has a new section for TE Connectivity on its website, showcasing the company's component solutions for subsystem design including circuit protection devices, control boards, power systems, cable assemblies, controllers, timers and sensors that support end products or systems across many user segments. [ + ]

Scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Technological Trend Analysis INT, in Euskirchen, Germany, are researching how to detect 'attacks' from electromagnetic fields. Electromagnetic pulses can interfere with or damage electronic devices but, since electromagnetic radiation is invisible, those affected by it do not know why their machines break down. [ + ]