The Engineer
11 June 2004
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If once my memory serves me well
23 Jun 2004
Dave Wilson examines the enormous benefits to be gleaned from man's first privately financed flight into space.
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More than just morphing
23 Jun 2004
LMS International's has added a lot of new functionality to the latest release of its Virtual.Lab simulation software.
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Breeding fast cars
18 Jun 2004
University College London researchers have developed a computer model based on the use of genetic algorithms that 'breeds' winning Formula One cars.
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Wimax on the way
18 Jun 2004
Intel and Proxim Corporation announced this week that they will jointly develop and deliver WiMAX products for fixed and portable broadband wireless access.
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Ethernet breaks free of the office
17 Jun 2004
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has approved a set of global industry standards for Ethernet that will extend its role to carrier networks.
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Dumping in China
17 Jun 2004
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce claims that US fibre optic cable producer Corning has dumped optical fibre products into China and caused 'material injury' to Chinese domestic producers.
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Thermoplastic elastomers
17 Jun 2004
Ticona has introduced the Riteflex MT9000 series of copolyester thermoplastic elastomers that are certified for use in drug delivery systems, medical devices and other healthcare applications.
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Broadcom to acquire Zyray Wireless
17 Jun 2004
Communications chip developer Broadcom is to acquire telecommunications chip developer Zyray Wireless in a deal worth $96 million.
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Vector multiplier spans IF and RF ranges
15 Jun 2004
Analog Devices has expanded its family of RF ICs with the industry's first two-channel vector multiplier for gain and phase control applications.
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DSL gets a high-speed makeover
15 Jun 2004
In a move that is destined to bring higher speed to the home highway, Texas Instruments is to build communications devices based on a new high-bandwidth DSL specification.
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High-speed serial FRAM
14 Jun 2004
Ramtron's FM25L256 is a new 256 Kilobit 3V nonvolatile ferroelectric random access memory product with a serial peripheral interface.
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Reality check
11 Jun 2004
UK soldiers involved in urban warfare will gain an enhanced view of the battle zone using LCD displays overlaid with tactical 3D computer graphics.
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Revealing another way to tackle crime
11 Jun 2004
Police could spend less time on paperwork and more time on the beat, if a UK project to develop a system for automatically extracting evidence from CCTV footage is successful.
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Forecourt in the act
11 Jun 2004
In a bid to cut vehicle crime, Kent police are to test a system that links their database with privately owned automatic number plate recognition cameras.
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Clearing the way for audible announcements
11 Jun 2004
Muffled or completely inaudible passenger announcements made by aircraft pilots and train drivers could soon be a thing of the past.
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Rushed and ridiculous
11 Jun 2004
Airbus has attacked the high proportion of composites used in Boeing's 7E7 Dreamliner, branding the aircraft's development 'rushed' and 'ridiculous'. Richard Fisher reports.
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Rocket science
11 Jun 2004
Airborne sensors have been used to track a rocket for the first time in what engineers claim is a major step towards a 'space traffic control system.'
