Silicon nanocrystals and printed forms of silicon will transform electronics over the next decade with new memory, logic, photovoltaic and optoelectronic products enabled by this new technology reaching $2.5 billion in revenue by 2015, according to a report from NanoMarkets LC, a market research firm.

Adept Electronic Solutions is opening an office in Melbourne and is celebrating with a Machine Vision Open Day on 22 November.

Premier Farnell has announced its panel of judges for the international design competition, Live Edge — Electronic Design for the Global Environment.

The Australian government has contributed an extra $4.8 million over two years to NICTA, Australia’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Research Centre of Excellence.

Unique Micro Design Pty Ltd (UMD), a distributor of ‘edgeware’ devices and solutions, has been appointed as the Australian and NZ distributor of RFID modules by SkyeTek, a US-based company specialising in low-cost RFID modules for embedded and mobile applications.

On Thursday 1 November, a very unusual masterclass will take place at the University of NSW when Sydney Youth Orchestra (SYO) violinist Megan Lee leads the ‘RoboFiddler’ in performance.

Richardson Electronics, a global distributor of RF and Wireless electronic parts and components, has announced the extension of its distribution agreement with Wavecom SA to include North and South America.

Senator the Hon Helen Coonan has announced $4.8 million in funding to incorporate an innovative team of silicon chip design researchers from North Ryde into the National ICT Australia (NICTA).

The maxon motor Group has announced plans to strengthen its worldwide network in the market for high-precision drives and systems, with the establishment of a new subsidiary — maxon motor Australia — on 1 November.

An engineer from Korea is seeking Australian and international distributors for his solar-powered mobile device rechargers, which he expects will change the way we use mobile devices.

Materials researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), together with colleagues from IBM and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, have pushed the measurement of thin films to the edge to produce data on how the edges of metallic thin films contribute to their magnetic properties.

Mouser Electronics has signed a global distribution agreement with Amphenol Audio, becoming the manufacturer’s sole catalogue distributor.

Mouser Electronics has signed a distribution agreement with Epson Electronics America (EEA). Led by Seiko Epson Corporation (SEC), EEA is the regional headquarters for the company’s electronic device and component business for the Americas, covering the US, Canada, and Latin America.

Digi-Key Corporation and Airpax have entered into a worldwide distribution agreement.

Emerson and Motorola have entered into an agreement under which Emerson will acquire Motorola's Embedded Communications Computing (ECC) business for $350 million in cash.