The Engineer
25 June 2004
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Radstone Technology gains vision
8 Jul 2004
Radstone Technology is to acquire Octec, a privately held UK company that designs and markets rugged, real time, image processing and video tracking equipment to defense and aerospace customers.
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Quicker design
8 Jul 2004
Tensilica's new XPRES Compiler enables the development of system-on-chip devices without requiring designers to hand code their hardware using design languages like VHDL and Verilog.
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Jaguar gives birth to cubs
7 Jul 2004
They might sound like an American football team, but the Jaguar Cubs are actually a new range of AC motor inverter drives from IMO Precision and Controls.
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Scoring goals
7 Jul 2004
Computer scientists at Kingston University are developing computer models that can assess the effectiveness of sporting tactics.
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Faster than the wind?
7 Jul 2004
An Australian defence scientist has created the design for a sail craft, based on a wing-borne hydrofoil concept, which he believes will break the world sailing speed record.
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Global chips sales up
6 Jul 2004
Worldwide sales of semiconductors bloomed in May, rising to $17.32 billion, a sequential increase of 2.1% from the $16.97 billion reported in April and a 36.9% increase from May 2003.
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Driving the amps
5 Jul 2004
International Rectifier's IR2011 is a high- and low-side MOSFET driver IC for 100W to 1000W Class D audio amplifier circuits. The new 200V driver device has a maximum ambient temperature rating of 125 degrees C, which improves safety margins compared to similar devices rated at 85 degrees C.
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Keeping kids safe
5 Jul 2004
Cambridge Positioning Systems and Xion are developing a new wristwatch-based child safety communicator and locator - the first of its kind to deliver high accuracy location in all environments including indoors.
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Two in one
5 Jul 2004
Analog Devices is claiming an industry first with the introduction of a device that crams two 14-bit dual analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) on a single chip.
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Wireless turn off
2 Jul 2004
The Consumer Electronics Association has formed a working group to develop an industry 'recommended practice' that will provide a standard way of showing that a wireless device's transmitter is disabled.
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Power management
29 Jun 2004
Designers that use double data rate (DDR) and DDR II memory systems can now incorporate a new IC from TI that combines a DC/DC switch-mode controller and linear dropout regulator to enhance power performance.
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Making light of damage
28 Jun 2004
Composite fibres could be used as optical sensing devices, using light to illuminate damaged areas of an aircraft structure, in research soon to begin in the UK.
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Lighter valves to render cams redundant
28 Jun 2004
The introduction of more fuel-efficient 'camless' engines could be made easier thanks to a joint European and Chinese project to develop lightweight valves.
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In the air
28 Jun 2004
Advances in machine tool technology for the aerospace industry will be demonstrated for the first time at next month's Farnborough Air show.
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Outstanding display
28 Jun 2004
Chris Barnado of Pelikon waxes lyrical about a small handset… with its glowing electroluminescent display it is, he hopes, set to be the iPod of remote controls.
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Bumper profits for Atkins
28 Jun 2004
Engineering group Atkins enjoyed a bumper profits boost last year as the government threw billions at the nation's railways, roads and public services.
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GM declares war on duplication in Europe
28 Jun 2004
General Motors is to bring its European engineering, production and design activities under central control in a bid to turn around its lacklustre performance in the region.
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Dotty enhancement for infrared sensors
25 Jun 2004
Quantum dots could vastly improve night-vision goggles and infrared sensor technology, researchers claim. Devices with quantum dots could detect infrared light better at a lower cost, according to scientists at the Universities of Southern California and Texas at Austin.
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Feeling out of this world
25 Jun 2004
A UK team is developing lighter and more sensitive biosensors to allow future space probes to detect and identify evidence of life on other planets more precisely.
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China Syndrome
25 Jun 2004
Until recently reversing the flow of manufacturing towards Asia would have been seen as an impossible dream but now supporters of automation technology are claiming it could soon be a reality.
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Rich pickings in the Far East
25 Jun 2004
Forget the stereotypes about the low-wage economy, engineers are highly valued in China's booming economy. Fiona Harvey reports.
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On a higher plane
25 Jun 2004
Boeing says that, far from being risky, its substantial use of composites in its 7E7 will make the aircraft more durable, reliable and efficient than using more conventional materials. Christopher Sell reports.
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Juice on demand
25 Jun 2004
An automotive technology that prioritises and regulates the power supply to a car's electrical systems could ease the growing burden on the beleaguered battery.
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Sulphur challenge
25 Jun 2004
Unless airlines, the aerospace industry and oil companies act now to reduce the sulphur in jet fuel, legislation could be imposed - with painful consequences.
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Sour power
25 Jun 2004
A waste by-product of crude oil processing could become a valuable fuel in its own right, if tests being carried out by US researchers are successful.
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Repairs on the fly
25 Jun 2004
'Bleeding' composites that repair themselves in mid-flight while alerting maintenance crews to the site of damage could be used on spacecraft and unmanned aerial vehicles within the next five to 10 years.
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Low-cost quest
25 Jun 2004
Researchers at a UK university plan to develop a piezoelectric motor suitable for low-cost mass production by the end of the year.
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Bags more safety
25 Jun 2004
Bosch has developed a system that uses sensors mounted beneath car seats to adjust airbag deployment to suit the different sizes and seating positions of the occupants.
