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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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

Aeroflex has opened a regional service centre in Singapore that enables the Aeroflex Test Solutions (ATS) division to provide instrument service support to its users within the major growth markets in Asia.

Mouser Electronics has announced it is the sole stocking distributor of the Avago Technologies small surface mount digital colour sensor.

CrispTech has announced the opening of a Sydney office, which will give the company a much greater ability to support the NSW marketplace with industrial communications products.

Digi-Key Corporation and Ledil have signed a worldwide distribution agreement.

IDTechEx has relocated its global headquarters to Boston, Massachusetts. In addition, Susann Reuter, based in Chemnitz, Germany, has joined the board of directors in order to expand the company's activities in Europe.