The Engineer
20 April 2001
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New diesel fits all
26 Apr 2001
A new 1.4- litre common rail diesel engine is the first result of a co-operative agreement signed between PSA and Ford on September 29, 1998.
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Air breathing test plane set to break speed record
26 Apr 2001
Boeing is to test a 'hypersonic' aircraft next month with a ten-second flight over the Pacific Ocean at speeds of up to 5,000mph.
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Graduate brain drain hits recruiters
26 Apr 2001
Full-time employment holds less attraction than temporary contract work.
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High time to automate those spies
26 Apr 2001
Owing to the 'special relationship' that exists between the US and the UK, it is fortunate that none of the crew of the EP-3 intelligence-gathering platform was British.
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NEC to transfer laser printer business to Fuji Xerox
26 Apr 2001
NEC will transfer all its laser printer businesses, including research, development, manufacturing, marketing and maintenance to Fuji Xerox.
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Rain stops play for Matra missile
26 Apr 2001
The Ministry of Defence has refused to accept the first tranche of a new air-to-air missile built by Matra BAe Dynamics for the RAF, because it does not work properly in bad weather.
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When unfamiliarity breeds contempt
26 Apr 2001
Most young people don't know much about engineering - and the less they know, the more they think it's boring, according to a MORI poll out today.
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ABB sentenced to pay $53 million criminal fine
25 Apr 2001
ABB Middle East And Africa Participations AG has pleaded guilty and was sentenced to pay a $53 million fine for participating in a conspiracy to rig bids on a construction contract.
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Partners unveil first extreme UV chip-making machine
25 Apr 2001
The first full-scale prototype machine for making ICs using extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light will lead to processors tens of times faster than today's most powerful chips.
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Ericsson and Sony phone link up
24 Apr 2001
Ericsson and Sony Corporation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the intention to create a new company that will incorporate their mobile phone businesses.
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A new approach to networking
23 Apr 2001
Texas Instruments has unvieled its Optical Wireless Solutions reference design that allows system developers to wirelessly deploy dedicated 100 Mbps 802.3 compliant Ethernet connections.
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Fibre belts you better
23 Apr 2001
Who would think that the humble car seat belt mechanism could be improved upon? Well, designers at Honeywell for starters. They are claiming that seatbelt systems designed using the company's new Securus 'smart response' synthetic fibre copolymer can replace load-limiting mechanical devices which perform a similar function.
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Get yourself a Pogo
24 Apr 2001
Pogo is a hand-held wireless device that will enable existing mobile phone networks to deliver '3G-like' wireless services prior to the advent of UMTS.
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Telecom job cuts blamed on licence auction greed
26 Apr 2001
Government greed and naivety in the auction of third generation mobile phone licences has led to job cuts in the crisis-hit telecoms sector.
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NEC develops TFT colour LCD module
23 Apr 2001
NEC Corporation has developed a high-resolution, 21.3-inch colour thin film transistor (TFT) liquid crystal display (LCD) module prototype with a digital interface and super-narrow frame.
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BP builds solar assembly plant
24 Apr 2001
BP plans to build a solar module assembly plant in Hameln, Lower Saxony, Germany.
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Newport News sold to General Dynamics for $2.6 billion
25 Apr 2001
General Dynamics has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Newport News Shipbuilding.
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China Mobile awards Motorola $213 million GSM supply contract
25 Apr 2001
Motorola has won a $213 million supply contract from the Hunan Branch of the China Mobile Communications Corporation.
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Government slammed over broadband availability
20 Apr 2001
The government is under pressure to help kick-start the adoption of advanced internet and telecoms services.
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Are German businesses ready for reforms?
20 Apr 2001
Despite its international appeal, three in every four of the visitors to Hanover are German. And their industry is in for a shock
