The Engineer
6 August 2004
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Space houses on Earth
26 Aug 2004
A European Space Agency-designed house that uses technology designed for space might possibly become the basis of the new German Antarctic station, Neumayer-III.
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Embedded imaging
26 Aug 2004
The MathWorks' new 'Video and Image Processing Blockset' extends the company's Simulink software to help those developing embedded video and image processing systems.
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Chipset supports 4Gbit/sec FibreChannel
25 Aug 2004
Vitesse Semiconductor has announced a chipset specifically designed for multirate FibreChannel and Gigabit Ethernet SFP modules that can operate up to 4GBit/sec.
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Buying IP solutions
24 Aug 2004
UK-based ARM Holdings has disclosed that it is planning to purchase the California firm Artisan Components in a deal worth around $913 million.
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Drivving the FPGA
23 Aug 2004
If you add a Field Programmable Gate Array to a data acquisition and control system and then allow it to be programmed by an end user, the results can be rather racy.
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Multifunction data acquisition
23 Aug 2004
Last week, National Instruments introduced its new M series of data acquisition modules, effectively replacing its older E series products with a new line of even higher performance cards.
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Simulating bomb blasts
19 Aug 2004
Engineers have constructed a "shock tube" to simulate the destructive rush of gasses given off when a bomb explodes and to test the ability of new composite materials to withstand such forces.
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Taking the strain
11 Aug 2004
Silicon Genesis Corporation has successfully developed a new wafer-level strained substrate technology, called "Next-Generation Strain" or NGS.
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Battery connector goes mobile
10 Aug 2004
AVX Corporation has unveiled the newest addition to its family of SMT battery connectors, specifically designed with an ultra-low profile for mobile applications.
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Remain in light
10 Aug 2004
Researchers at UCL, London have developed a window coating that can be applied to the glass of buildings or cars to reflect the heat of the sun.
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Rolls signals runway to recovery...
6 Aug 2004
Rolls-Royce gave its clearest indication yet that the long-suffering civilian aerospace sector is on an upward curve as it unveiled a big boost in interim profits.
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Hi-tech Ultra on a high
6 Aug 2004
The drive towards technology-led warfare and surveillance helped UK defence systems specialist Ultra Electronics to notch up another period of strong growth.
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Panoramic sight
6 Aug 2004
A UK consortium is attempting to integrate radar, microwave and broadband communications systems on to a single device, to reduce the cost and complexity of installing the technology in new cars.
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An eye on the long view
6 Aug 2004
The next time someone tells you that there are no more big, world-class engineering and technology companies left in the UK, mention Rolls-Royce.
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Skid plan
6 Aug 2004
Bosch takes the skid out of cornering with a system that reads the actions and speed of the driver and adjusts the power steering accordingly.
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Happier landings
6 Aug 2004
To combat the hazards of deck turbulence, aerodynamics experts are working on ways to smooth the airflow. Jon Excell reports.
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Step on the gas
6 Aug 2004
As the race gathers pace to find the 'green' fuel of the future for cars, could the answer be found in the deserts of Qatar? Shell certainly thinks so. George Coupe reports.
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Warp factor has warped reality
6 Aug 2004
As the countdown starts for SpaceShip One's attempt at the Ansari X Prize, David Windle reckons they're the pioneers of history's real frontiers. Move over Jim and Mr. Spock.
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Risk obsessed
6 Aug 2004
The Royal Society and Royal Academy of Engineering's report on nanotechnology is too 'obsessed' with nanoparticles and does not sufficiently consider other areas of the field.
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Changing face of flight
6 Aug 2004
Chameleon-like lubricating coatings are being developed that could enable future aircraft and space vehicles to perform more effectively under a wide range of extreme conditions.
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Fast forward to Mars
6 Aug 2004
High-power electric propulsion technologies that could help realise the dream of a manned mission to Mars are to receive $7m (£4m) of funding from NASA.
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Free wheeling
6 Aug 2004
UK researchers are attempting to develop a free-piston engine capable of running on a variety of fuels, which could ultimately become a competitor to the fuel cell.
