Site Name

Manufacturing comes out top in Bibby index

29 Jul 2010

A report from Bibby Financial Services suggests that manufacturing is now the UK’s leading sector, with levels of output stabilising over the last quarter.

Intel light-beam technology moves data at 50Gbps Video

29 Jul 2010 | By Siobhan Wagner

Intel has developed a prototype computing technology that moves data at up to 50 gigabits per second with light beams.

Warning system monitors lube oil on ships

29 Jul 2010

Sunderland University researchers have developed a computerised early-warning system that monitors the condition of ship’s lube oil - a development that could extend the life of marine engines.

Nissan posts strong first-quarter results

29 Jul 2010

Nissan has announced net income of €910m for the first quarter of fiscal year 2010, compared with a net loss of €140m from the same period a year ago.

More News

RSS feed for From The Engineer Magazine

From The Engineer Magazine

Fruitful fracking: Advances in horizontal drilling have seen the development of steerable drills that can keep drilling while changing direction and sending information back to the operator

Unlock the rock: cracking the shale gas challenge

26 July 2010 | By Stuart Nathan

Innovations in extraction and geology mean that shale gas is easing concerns over energy security in the US. But as exploration spreads, engineers are facing the environmental challenge of extracting the gas from deep rock

Tough task: Positioning the antennas is not an easy job

Crystal clear: rebuilding Britain's broadcast infrastructure

26 July 2010 | By Ellie Zolfagharifard

The race is on to ready the UK’s broadcast infrastructure for the digital switchover.

Bainbridge

Stream engines: small scale hydropower

26 July 2010 | By Ellie Zolfagharifard

The potential opportunities in small-scale hydro schemes are now being realised across the UK.

More from the Magazine

More from Pro-talk

Forgemasters saga raises concerns over coalition business policy

28 Jul 2010 | By Jon Excell

The news that Forgemasters has suspended work on its giant nuclear-industry forge press marks a new low in a saga that continues to raise more questions than it answers.

Comments (16)

More Editor's Comment

Peter Young, UK head of Arup Advanced Technology & Research

26 July 2010 | By Stuart Nathan

Measured advice: Arup’s UK technology chief has a brief stretching way beyond his firm’s structural heartland.

More Interviews

The Hayward Legacy

26 Jul 2010 | By Jason Ford

MBA disaster management modules will surely have no finer case study than that of Tony Hayward’s handling of the massive oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico.

Comments (18)

More Blog posts

Viewpoint

Engineers must grab their share of the limelight

12 July 2010

Public engagement is key if engineers are to generate enthusiasm for the industry says Dr Lesley Paterson

Comments (2)

More Viewpoint

Advanced search