MIT researchers have developed a new transparent display system that can have significant advantages over existing systems, at least for certain kinds of applications: a wider viewing angle, simplicity of manufacture, and potentially low cost and scalability. [ + ]

element14's 'BeagleBone Black Radio Challenge', a design competition for participants to develop an innovative internet radio, has received early entries from Australia, Japan and India. [ + ]

Researchers have created a new way of making 3D graphene using bubbles blown in a polymeric glucose solution. [ + ]

RMIT University researchers have developed a concept battery by combining the best aspects of hydrogen fuel cells and battery-based electrical power. [ + ]

Renesas Electronics has introduced a product longevity program (PLP) to communicate the stable, long-term supply and support of Renesas products. [ + ]

Mouser Electronics has signed a deal with Axiomtek to supply their extensive offering of single-board computers, industrial motherboards and embedded systems. [ + ]

A hybrid anode made of graphite and lithium is expected to quadruple the life span of lithium-sulfur batteries. [ + ]

Researchers at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have developed an algorithm which makes subtle changes to various points on the face to make it more memorable without changing a person's overall appearance. [ + ]

The market for semiconductor packaging materials is expected to maintain its $20 billion value through 2017, despite shifts away from the use of precious metals such as gold in wire bonding. [ + ]

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. [ + ]