The Engineer
4 May 2001
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Always look on the dark side of life
10 May 2001
The week the general election was called seems a good time to take stock of the problems facing UK manufacturing. Although there has been some good news about new investments in the automotive sector, this masks the heavy cost to UK suppliers. Take Nissan's pledge to build the new Micra in the north-east - it was on condition the plant achieved a 25-30% manufacturing cost reduction. Or take the management of the recently- opened BMW engine plant near Birmingham - BMW has stated that ...
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Government warming to solar with a £3m boost
10 May 2001
The development of clean energy in the UK was given a shot in the arm last week with a £3m government boost for solar power.
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Magnequench sues Compaq and HP
10 May 2001
Magnequench, a manufacturer of magnetic powders and magnets, has filed suit against 10 major electronic and computer firms for infringement of four of its patents.
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Many happy returns?
10 May 2001
Having snatched their company back from the brink a year ago this week, MG Rover's management faces an even greater challenge: the next generation of cars.
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Post-election blues for MoD as budget cuts bite
10 May 2001
The future of at least one major defence project could be under threat from funding shortages and further spending cuts after the general election.
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Vitesse shows off OC-48 intelligent switch fabric
10 May 2001
Vitesse Semiconductor has announced the availability of its GigaStream Intelligent Switch Fabric chipset. GigaStream offers an OC-48 and Gigabit Ethernet solution that addresses the needs of both the Broadband Access and Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) markets.
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Volvo backs down in row over 'green' diesel scare
10 May 2001
Volvo Car UK has withdrawn claims that emissions from bio-diesel fuel, which comes from rape seed, are ten times more carcinogenic than those from standard low-sulphur diesel.
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Shell gets snubbed as Barrett merges with Williams
8 May 2001
Williams is to acquire all outstanding shares of Barrett in a transaction valued at approximately $2.8 billion.
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Wearable sensors by year end
8 May 2001
Ball Semiconductor has demonstrated a prototype of a new type of micromachined sensor that can be used for measuring tilt angle, impact and vibration.
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Lasers put objects into a spin
4 May 2001
University of St. Andrews scientists have designed a novel way of spinning the most delicate microscopic objects without damaging them.
