The Engineer
16 February 2001
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A new twist on the old screw head
22 Feb 2001
Once you’ve used Uni-Screw you won’t want to use traditional screws again.
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DTI offer fails to salvage liner work
22 Feb 2001
The partners in a struggling £344m Merseyside cruise liner project have said a revised offer of government aid does not go far enough.
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Gas hike may hit green initiatives
22 Feb 2001
The cancellation of combined heat and power projects due to soaring industrial gas prices is threatening to undermine the government's attempts to combat global warming.
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Let's not get carried away by BMW hype
22 Feb 2001
Step back from all the hyperbole, though, and Plant No 12 (official BMW-speak for Hams Hall) is not quite the bright point of UK light that the group would have us believe.
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Managing the deal
22 Feb 2001
If it isn't handled correctly, an MBO offer can lead to bitterness and conflict. The value of the offer should be carefully weighed up and advisers appointed.
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New industry alliance leaves out the MTTA
22 Feb 2001
Five of the UK's biggest manufacturing trade bodies are to pool resources to create a new industrial alliance representing more than 10,000 companies. But the move has left out one organisation — the Machine Tool Technologies Association — that had been expecting to be in on the new group from the start.
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Plan for UK to rule the e-waves
22 Feb 2001
The government has outlined its strategy to make sure businesses and consumers across the UK have access to broadband internet access.
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Revving up for rapid expansion
22 Feb 2001
Jaguar is planning to recruit a large number of engineers over the coming year, as the company continues to buck the trend for job losses in the automotive industry.
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Rivals engage in battle for warship contracts
22 Feb 2001
Shipbuilding industry experts have condemned the government's competition policy for failing to provide value for money.
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Siemens to buy Efficient Networks for $1.5 Billion
22 Feb 2001
Siemens is to purchase Efficient Networks, a provider of broadband digital subscriber line (DSL) products, for $1.5 billion.
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Smashing device cracks railway safety problem
22 Feb 2001
The inventors of a spring-loaded hammer that breaks a train window with a single pull of a lever are hoping it will become mandatory for all passenger carriages.
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What's in a name for engineering?
22 Feb 2001
In an attempt to reverse the decline in the profession, the Engineering Council is to undergo a rebranding, emerging under a new, technological banner.
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Wireless support for Windows
22 Feb 2001
Texas Instruments and Microsoft are to collaborate to support Windows Media Audio, Video and digital rights management technology on TI's OMAP processors.
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Yet another paper tiger for business?
22 Feb 2001
Question: what's woolly on regulation and lacking an overall big idea? Answer: a goverment white paper.
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MIT team building social robot
21 Feb 2001
A new breed of robots will be able to interact and co-operate with people in a much more human-like way.
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QWIP finds the target
20 Feb 2001
Rainbow Group of Companies Incorporated has announced that the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) has been issued a patent for its Dual-band Quantum Well (QWIP) Infrared Photodetector.
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Shaping the future of steel
19 Feb 2001
Steel vendors Arbed, its partner Aceralia, and Usinor intend to merge into a single company.
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Symmetricom's GoLong doubles the distance of DSL
19 Feb 2001
Symmetricom has a new technology that effectively doubles the distance of high-speed ADSL internet service.
