The Engineer
27 June 2005
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Home-making is best
10 Jul 2005
Think of the Falklands crisis and ask yourself if it could have been won without aircraft, warships, and guided weapons.
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Rolls’ fleet footwork
10 Jul 2005
UK engineering giant Rolls-Royce expects its civil aero-engine fleet to grow sharply by the end of the decade.
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Trouble at the top
28 Jun 2005
According to a new survey, organisations in the engineering sector are struggling to hold on to their employees, despite the frequency and value of bonus payments.
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Percentage point
27 Jun 2005
20 per cent of GDP is all we spend on imports but nearly 70 per cent of that figure is earned by the UK exporting manufactured goods.
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Hostage to fortune
27 Jun 2005
The Prius is a “quality” vehicle that aims to maximise the “value added- to-society” from its creation, use and disposal.
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Controlling interest
27 Jun 2005
It is the responsibility of all staff employed by any company to ensure that the business is efficient.
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Make my spray
27 Jun 2005
BAE signals significant leap forward for Eurofighter Typhoon programme with paint technologies at Warton Facility. Christopher Sell reports.
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Pinpoint accuracy
27 Jun 2005
A UK company has developed tooling technology that claims to dramatically improve time to market, and cut manufacturing costs. Christopher Sell reports.
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Engine house
27 Jun 2005
Automotive consultant Ricardo was founded on cutting-edge engine R&D, and ‘technology roadmapping’ is very much at the heart of incoming chief executive David Shemmans’ plans. Helen Knight reports.
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Running dry
27 Jun 2005
As parts of the UK face their first hosepipe ban for nearly a decade water firms must produce technical solutions that look 25 years ahead. Julia Pierce examines how they will cope with an escalating problem.
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Uncertain science, uncertain world
27 Jun 2005
Why do people have a problem accepting and accommodating scientific uncertainty?
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Growth industry
27 Jun 2005
The main question facing the future of biofuels is not whether they can work, but how they might be developed further.
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An eye on visualisation
27 Jun 2005
UK-based surgical technology specialist Gyrus Group is set to double in size following news that it plans to buy US medical device company ACMI for £275m.
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Hot properties
27 Jun 2005
New sensor technology will enable engineers to accurately measure the position, speed and motion of materials at temperatures as high as 1,000°C, its UK developer has claimed.
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Alkane makes the connection
27 Jun 2005
Renewable energy company Alkane revealed this week that it has completed the connection of two methane-powered generation plants to the electricity supply grid.
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Star performer
27 Jun 2005
This week e2v Technologies confirmed its status as a major player in hi-tech electronic components and sub-systems when it passed £100m in group sales for the first time.
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Warning shot
27 Jun 2005
BAE Systems used the Paris Air Show to argue its case as a ‘prime integrator’ that can keep the UK at the technology top table. Andrew Lee reports.
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Breath of fresh air
27 Jun 2005
An Israeli engineer has developed a breathing device that he claims will allow divers to dispense with oxygen tanks.
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Powering AHED
27 Jun 2005
Defence Group General Dynamics has unveiled the trackless, hybrid-electric armoured vehicle that it hopes will form the basis of the UK’s future land combat fleet.
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A sense of chemistry
27 Jun 2005
A sensor that can detect tiny levels of anthrax molecules in the air is being developed by a new company spun out of Oxford University’s chemistry department.
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A fish called robot
27 Jun 2005
A robot that swims like a fish has gone on show at the Expo 2005 world fair in Aichi, Japan.
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Basic truths
27 Jun 2005
Think too long about the challenges facing the UK’s basic infrastructure and you could end up with a headache.
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Critical decision
27 Jun 2005
The UK energy sector is likely to be urged to spend hundreds of millions of pounds on supercritical boiler technology in a bid to cut pollution from the nation’s ageing coal-fired power plants.
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Emotional issue
27 Jun 2005
An emotion-sensitive computer system that can detect customers’ anger or frustration and react accordingly could be used in BT call centres.
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Hybrid heating
27 Jun 2005
A system that uses waste heat from the batteries of hybrid and electric vehicles to power a car’s climate control system is under development by a UK project team.
