The Engineer
14 May 2004
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The day the Beagle died
27 May 2004
An official enquiry into the failure of the Beagle 2 Mars lander has found that there were programmatic and organisational reasons that led to a significantly higher risk of failure than otherwise might have been the case.
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Touch technology
26 May 2004
3M Touch Systems has unveiled a new touch technology that it claims will change the landscape of the touch screen business.
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The intelligent prosthesis
26 May 2004
A surgeon from the Scripps Clinic Division of Orthopaedic Surgery in the US has implanted a prosthesis into a patient that has the ability to directly measure forces that occur within the knee.
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World's smallest power system on a chip
25 May 2004
NJ-based Enpirion has taken the wraps off what it says is the world's smallest Power System on a Chip (PSoC) - and the world's fastest synchronous buck converter.
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Making a bridge
25 May 2004
Pericom Semiconductor's new PCI-X to PCI-X Bridge IC targets electronic engineers who need to provide bus expansion in their data communication and telecommunication designs.
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Dedicated chip handles TCP on new adapter
24 May 2004
Chelsio Communications claims to the first vendor to deliver a 10Gbit/sec Ethernet adapter that uses a dedicated processor to handle its TCP (Transport Control Protocol).
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ADSL chipset
24 May 2004
Analog Devices' EaglePLUS ADSL2/2plus customer premises equipment (CPE) chipset is claimed to be the first commercially available chipset compliant with the ITU ADSL2/2plus standards.
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Bookham buys Onetta
24 May 2004
Bookham Technology is to acquire Onetta, a Sunnyvale, CA-based developer of intelligent Erbium Doped Fibre Amplifiers for optical communication networks.
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What a big OLED!
24 May 2004
Seiko Epson Corporation has developed what it's claiming is the world's first 40-inch full-colour display based on organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technology.
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Breakthrough for bone repair
20 May 2004
A breakthrough in polymer development means that soon there may be a radical new treatment for people with broken bones - a special kind of material that can 'glue' the bone back together and support it while it heals.
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High efficiency amp benefits WCDMA and OFDM designs
20 May 2004
Nujira, the Cambridge, UK-based company developing advanced power amplifier technology, is demonstrating a new 20W multi-carrier WCDMA amplifier to its customers.
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Recovery is everywhere
20 May 2004
Firms expect business to improve in every UK region during the second half of 2004, according to a twice-yearly survey by the CBI and the government's regional development agencies.
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The everywhere phone
20 May 2004
A seven-company consortium headed up by Alcatel has been selected to launch BT's Project Bluephone fixed-mobile communication service.
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Add in graphics
18 May 2004
The folks at Nvidia have come up with a graphics interface module specification for PCI Express-based notebooks called the Mobile PCI Express Module (MXM).
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Muscling in on shoe design
14 May 2004
Adidas has unveiled a running shoe that continuously adjusts its cushioning level to suit the terrain.
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How researchers tied carbon nanotubes in knots
14 May 2004
Nano-tweezers capable of manipulating materials molecule-by-molecule, paving the way for nano-robots, have been developed in Sweden.
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Quantum theory
14 May 2004
Quantum computers using components manufactured from 'designer' atoms are a step closer to reality thanks to experiments conducted in the US.
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Learrnn-ing curve for BAE Systems
14 May 2004
BAE Systems said the first results of its technology partnership with electronic design specialist Celoxica will emerge next month in the biometrics and image-processing sectors.
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Qinetiq production plan fosters sensor teamwork
14 May 2004
Qinetiq is to work with Tronic's Microsystems to develop and produce new micro electro-mechanical systems, or MEMs, for automotive and military applications.
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The way to viable solar power
14 May 2004
A new method for manufacturing solar cells could halve the cost of converting the sun's rays to electricity, its UK developers claimed this week.
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Weight watchers
14 May 2004
One of the UK's oldest established car makers is to collaborate in a pioneering R&D project to make a lightweight car chassis from extruded magnesium sections.
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Power to the pylons
14 May 2004
The world's big power engineering groups are turning up the pressure on governments to encourage investment in creaking national electricity grids or face more wide-scale blackouts.
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Shaping the future
14 May 2004
The design of a plasma vessel for a nuclear fusion reactor represents a peculiar set of design challenges. Jon Excell reports.
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In the driver's seat
14 May 2004
As launch head of the UK’s first Automotive Academy, Dr. Nick Barter is charged with honing the skills of the next generation to enter the automotive industry. Andrew Lee reports.
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Getting to the core issue
14 May 2004
The decommissioning of the fateful Windscale reactor at Sellafield may not be as hazardous a task as experts have always believed. George Coupe reports.
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Blowing away the national grid
14 May 2004
Ten homes are to be cut off from their electricity grid for more than two years in an experiment aiming to bring clean power to remote communities throughout the world.
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Tightening the net
14 May 2004
The X-Net, a UK-built device capable of bringing suspect cars to a complete halt, is to be deployed in Iraq following successful use by the US Marine Corps in Haiti.
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Moving up a gear
14 May 2004
Antonov, the company developing new car transmission technology, has unveiled plans to launch a gearbox for larger vehicles.
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Watching brief
14 May 2004
UK-developed sensor technology designed to track the indoor movements of people and objects with pinpoint accuracy has made its commercial debut at universities here and in the US.
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Parts time solution
14 May 2004
A google-style software tool that searches for 3D shapes rather than words could soon help reduce the design process by months. Richard Fisher reports.
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Crane reaction
14 May 2004
An intelligent control system devised as part of an EU project could revitalise European manufacturers' ageing armies of overhead cranes. Christopher Sell reports.
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The meaning of lifecycle
14 May 2004
PLM was invented by IBM/Dassault in 2000, yet some vendors claim to have been in the business for the last eight years. Charles Clarke tidies up the definition of this problematic acronym.
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Driving by the seat of your pants
14 May 2004
Auto-engineers are developing car seat sensors to 'nudge' people to take the right turns rather than relying on complicated visual satellite navigation controls. Max Glaskin reports.
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Warning shot
14 May 2004
A sticky pellet fitted with chemical sensors could be used as a bomb-detection device in Iraq, according to US military giant Lockheed Martin.
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Rapid response agents
14 May 2004
Helen Knight reports on an automated disaster response system that can assess emergencies and decide how best to deploy rescue services.
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Worth the weight
14 May 2004
The use of titanium suspension springs to save weight and improve performance reaches new heights on Ferrari's Challenge Stradale. Jon Excell reports.
