The need for higher-performance batteries will create a large market for novel lithium battery electrode materials, according to a report. [ + ]

ETSI has published the first release of its machine to machine (M2M) service standards. [ + ]

The G3-PLC protocol has been approved by the ITU as a low-frequency, OFDM-based NB-PLC standard. [ + ]

EU-funded researchers have engineered a ‘multiferroic’ material that could potentially be used in quick data storage. [ + ]

A team of scientists has demonstrated a way to process information hundreds of times faster than by current hard drive technology. [ + ]

Heliatek and Reckli have signed an agreement to implement solar panels directly onto concrete facade blocks. [ + ]

LED supply exceeded demand by 30% in 2011 due to poor LED TV sales and slow growth in LED lighting. But according to an NPD DisplaySearch report, the gap is closing. [ + ]

element14’s mobile interface allows users to check company product details, prices and availability on their mobiles. [ + ]

element14 has been ranked number one in the Heardable ‘Online Brand Benchmark Report: 30 Leading Brands in the Electronics Industry’, a real-time contextual brand analytics platform. [ + ]

The claimed first industry online television channel specifically for electronics engineers and tech enthusiasts has been launched. [ + ]

The ‘element14 Features’ site showcases lighting solutions such as high-bay LED lighting, solar-powered LED lighting and MR16 LED lamps. [ + ]

element14 has received the FY2011 ASEAN Channels Growth Award from Tektronix, which acknowledges element14’s continuous success in acquiring new customers, increasing revenue growth and expanding Tektronix’s profile in the region. [ + ]

SGET has been established to develop and maintain worldwide valid embedded computing specifications. [ + ]

element14 has released the first edition of ‘Connect’ for 2012. [ + ]

More than 50% of respondents to element14’s poll chose the iPad as the one electronic product they love. [ + ]