Endress+Hauser has removed lead from all electronic components in its ongoing products portfolio, complying with a recent European directive aimed at protecting human health from the effects of this extremely harmful heavy metal.

IMEC has developed a generic and versatile method to synthesise stable, biocompatible magnetic nanoparticles.

A major international design competition called Live Edge — Electronic Design for the Global Environment has been launched by Premier Farnell, global distributor of electronic components.

A major international design competition called Live Edge — Electronic Design for the Global Environment has been launched by Premier Farnell, global distributor of electronic components.

Royal Philips Electronics has announced that Silicon Hive has been spun out as an independent company.

Connector-Tech has moved to a new address.

Switzerland’s Merging Technologies has revealed a strategic alliance with Smart AV, the Australian manufacturer of the Smart range of console control surfaces.

Richardson Electronics has joined Maxwell Technologies’ worldwide channel partner network as a distributor of Boostcap ultracapacitor products and ultracapacitor-based engineered solutions in the US, Canada, Mexico and China.

The MooreHawke Trunksafe TS Series power conditioner has been approved by the Fieldbus Foundation; it is now a registered product and listed on the Fieldbus Foundation website (www.fieldbus.org).

SonoSite has announced a major advance in image resolution for the MicroMaxx system together with a series of enhancements to improve clinical workflow.

Yokogawa has appointed Triple Point Calibrations as a distributor of its Recorder & Data Acquisition range of products for SA and the NT.

About 250 technologists and policy makers from around the globe met in Brussels, Belgium, at INC3, the third international nanotechnology conference on communication and cooperation, to discuss the latest developments in nanotechnology, the challenges and bottlenecks, and the economic and societal implications.

Micro fuel cells have just entered the consumer electronic products market and are likely to see large growth rates in the next five years, according to a new report ‘Micro Fuel Cells for Handheld Consumer Electronic Products – A Global Industry and Market Analysis’.

Deutsche Bahn and Vodafone are working together on the development of an electronic ticketing system called ‘Touch&Travel’ that is expected to be market ready within the next few years.

As the electronics industry continues to churn out smaller and slimmer portable devices, manufacturers have been challenged to find new ways to combat the persistent problem of thermal management.