Centre for security
Thales has officially opened its first European centre dedicated to advanced security solutions for citizens, infrastructure and ground transport systems. ...
Published: The Engineer Online - 10 October 2008

Eco-friendly design
Citroën is introducing a new approach to eco-friendly design by exploring the viability of a production model based on its popular C-Cactus concept car....
Published: The Engineer Online - 10 October 2008

Defective body armour
Armor Holdings Products has agreed to pay $30m to resolve allegations that it violated the US False Claims Act by knowingly manufacturing and selling defective Zylon bullet-proof vests....
Published: The Engineer Online - 10 October 2008

Picture search
A pair of Penn State researchers has developed a new system that one day could make it easier to search for photographs on the internet....
Published: The Engineer Online - 09 October 2008

Innovative investment
Up to £4.5m has been committed to the Strathclyde Innovation Fund for investment in new technologies developed at Strathclyde University. ...
Published: The Engineer Online - 09 October 2008

Qinetiq IDIQ contract
Qinetiq North America has been awarded a $206m indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract by the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center San Diego....
Published: The Engineer Online - 09 October 2008

Bombproof thermometer
A high-speed thermometer that can withstand the impact of bomb explosions has been designed by scientists at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL)....
Published: The Engineer Online - 09 October 2008

Waterside renewables
British Waterways has announced plans to generate renewable energy at canal and riverside locations across the UK. ...
Published: The Engineer Online - 09 October 2008

Smart chopper
Boeing has announced the AH-6 helicopter programme, its latest flexible rotorcraft with light attack and reconnaissance capabilities....
Published: The Engineer Online - 09 October 2008

Goodwill payment objection
A number of communities across England are being drawn in to accepting offers of goodwill payments from wind farm developers, according to a new Campaign to Protect Rural England survey....
Published: The Engineer Online - 09 October 2008

Speedy scanner
Engineers at UCLA have designed a bar code reader that is nearly a thousand times faster than any device currently in use....
Published: The Engineer Online - 08 October 2008

Synthesis gas agreement
ExxonMobil and Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne (PWR) have entered into an agreement to develop and test next-generation technology that will convert coal, coke or biomass into synthesis gas....
Published: The Engineer Online - 08 October 2008

Building big
UK support services company, Carillion, has negotiated three new contracts, worth approximately £205m, for its joint-venture businesses in the Middle East....
Published: The Engineer Online - 08 October 2008

Imaging disaster areas
Researchers at the Georgia Tech Research Institute have developed a high-resolution imaging system that attaches to a helicopter to create a complete and detailed picture of areas devastated by natural disaster....
Published: The Engineer Online - 08 October 2008

Acquisition takes off
In a deal worth $16m, Bangalore-based Dynamatic Technologies has acquired Oldland CNC, a profitable high-end precision-engineering company in Bristol, which manufactures aerospace components and tooling....
Published: The Engineer Online - 08 October 2008

On the tracks
Clarke Bond, a British engineering and management consultancy, has been appointed as project manager for the production of Al Yah Satellite’s (Yahsat's) two ground-tracking stations in Abu Dhabi....
Published: The Engineer Online - 08 October 2008

Hybrid improvement
BAE Systems has unveiled an improved model of its hybrid propulsion system at the American Public Transportation Association’s Annual Meeting and Exposition in San Diego....
Published: The Engineer Online - 08 October 2008

Oxbridge podcasts
Hours of free videos from Cambridge and Oxford universities are now available on iTunes U, an area of the iTunes Store offering free educational content....
Published: The Engineer Online - 08 October 2008

Robots rescue satellites
Researchers at Queen’s University in Canada are helping to develop a new robotic system to service more than 8,000 satellites now orbiting the Earth, beyond the flight range of ground-based repair operations. ...
Published: The Engineer Online - 07 October 2008

Filtrona acquires Lendell
Milton Keynes-based speciality plastic and fibre products supplier Filtrona has signed an agreement to acquire the business and assets of St Charles, Michigan-based Lendell Manufacturing for $35m....
Published: The Engineer Online - 07 October 2008

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