The Engineer
24 September 2004
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Unfriendly skies
7 Oct 2004
After the US went to the WTO complaining about European support for Airbus, the EU counterattacked, citing the 'massive financial subsidies' that the US has granted to Boeing.
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Honeywell files patent suit
7 Oct 2004
Honeywell has filed a lawsuit against 34 electronics companies claiming infringement of a Honeywell patent for technology that improves the appearance of LCD displays.
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Clearly speedy
6 Oct 2004
ClearSpeed Technology has divulged details of its first commercial microprocessor, the really zippy 50 GFLOPS CSX600.
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Semiconductor sale
6 Oct 2004
The Korean firm Hynix Semiconductor has completed the sale of its non-memory semiconductor operations to Citigroup Venture Capital for $828 million.
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Cognitive radio
5 Oct 2004
Innovative Wireless Technologies aims to develop a 'cognitive radio' software and hardware platform based on a novel radio-frequency IC chipset that allows interoperability across different wireless protocols.
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Pine cone clothes
5 Oct 2004
A new type of ‘smart’ clothing which adapts to changing temperatures to keep the wearer comfortable is being developed at the University of Bath and the London College of Fashion.
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More wind than anyone else
5 Oct 2004
GE Energy is to supply up to 660 wind turbines, with a potential to generate 990MW of electricity, for eight projects in Quebec that will come on line between 2006 and 2012.
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Clock distribution
4 Oct 2004
Texas Instruments has introduced a number of multipoint-LVDS (M-LVDS) line drivers for clock distribution, providing high performance for heavily-loaded backplanes.
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Quantum cryptography comes of age
1 Oct 2004
A data archiving network in Geneva claims to be the first to use quantum cryptography technology to secure data transfer.
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Siemens buys the BBC
1 Oct 2004
Siemens subsidiary Siemens Business Services has signed a 2.7 billion Euro contract to deliver technology services to the BBC. As part of the deal, Siemens has acquired BBC Technology together with its 1,400 employees.
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Backing ring is a sure fit
1 Oct 2004
US bearing giant Timken has developed a universal backing ring for rail car axles that helps to provide an interference fit between the axle dust guard diameter section and the backing ring.
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CMOS image sensor
30 Sep 2004
At the opening day of Photokina in Cologne, Germany, OmniVision Technologies introduced the world's first 5 megapixel CMOS image sensor.
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Sounding off
30 Sep 2004
A new upgrade for home theatre enthusiasts provides as many as eight listeners in a room with the same surround-sound experience.
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Look ma, king of the dirt pile
29 Sep 2004
If you are desperate to own the world's biggest pick up truck, then check out the new International CXT recently unveiled by International Truck and Engine Corporation.
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1GHz PowerPC on VME
29 Sep 2004
Thales Computers has announced the availability of a 1GHz version of its PowerEngine7 series of single-board computers.
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Adiabatic expansion
28 Sep 2004
Adiabatic Logic Limited, the Cambridge, UK-based company focused on creating low power technology IP, has received a £500,000 funding boost from the UK Department of Trade and Industry.
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Wind incentive
28 Sep 2004
More wind power can be expected in the US now that the US House and Senate has approved a 1.5 cent-per-kilowatt-hour tax credit for wind power installations.
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All of Homer's life
27 Sep 2004
Physicists at Imperial College London are developing a new optical disk with so much storage capacity that every episode of 'The Simpsons' could fit on just one.
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Buying Uncle Sam
24 Sep 2004
There are faint echoes of the cry that launched the American War of Independence in the news that two of our most significant technology companies are building their positions across the Atlantic.
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Flight recorder
24 Sep 2004
As an ex-RAF pilot and Red Arrows team leader, and with 6,600 flying hours on his clock, Peter Collins is ideally placed to trial the MoD’s state-of-the-art ASTOR radar system.
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A different concept in vehicle design
24 Sep 2004
A concept car project launched this month is using public opinion to provide an insight into how people believe cars should look in 10 years' time.
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Earth works
24 Sep 2004
The military could benefit from a new construction technique that mimics the complexities of termite mounds.
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'Scramjet tester' to launch Down Under
24 Sep 2004
Australian researchers will next month launch a baby rocket to test control systems for vehicles travelling at hypersonic speeds, ahead of full scramjet tests next year.
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Magnetic attraction
24 Sep 2004
An electrical generator and control system that could improve the fuel efficiency and performance of hybrid cars has been developed by UK engineers.
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Ammonia avenue to hydrogen highway
24 Sep 2004
Two US engineering firms claim to have made the most significant step yet towards the mass production of fuel cell-powered cars following the modification of an alkaline propulsion technology.
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Project gives air play to mobiles
24 Sep 2004
A two-year investigation by Airbus has revealed that mobile phones can be used on aircraft without interfering with the planes' systems.
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Safe as sunshine?
24 Sep 2004
Far from being a knock to the nanotechnology industry, recommendations that nanoparticles be safety tested could give the UK an edge if we establish a uniform toxicology screening system.
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On the right wavelength
24 Sep 2004
Transense Technologies, developer of a new tyre pressure monitoring system, received a boost when industry giant Michelin extended its licensing agreement with the UK company.
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Calling the shots
24 Sep 2004
Despite high-level security measures at airports since September 11, one man and a shoulder-fired missile could still bring down aircraft. Helen Knight reports on moves to counter this continued threat.
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The sunny side of solar power
24 Sep 2004
Though inclined to find fault with the concept of using the sun as a source of electricity, William Nuttall is coming round to thinking it has a lot of potential compared with other renewables.
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Leaving paper on the shelf
24 Sep 2004
BASF is to join forces with Taiwanese company SiPix to develop a display technology that can be rolled up and put into the pocket.
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Walking on water
24 Sep 2004
A researcher at Carnegie Mellon University in Pennsylvania has built a tiny robot that can walk back and forth on water, much like insects known as water skimmers.
