Soteria to replace SAR helicopters

9 Feb 2010

The Ministry of Defence and the Department of Transport have awarded a contract for replacing the UK’s search-and-rescue helicopters with a single fleet of aircraft.

BAE to work on Mitsubishi jet

9 Feb 2010

BAE Systems has signed an agreement with Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation of Japan to work on a new regional jet that should consume less fuel and emit less noise and fumes.  

Opel/Vauxhall invests in future

9 Feb 2010

European automotive giant Opel/Vauxhall is to invest €11bn over the next five years in order to keep the business viable and sustainable.

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Remote rehabilitation

9 Feb 2010 | By Siobhan Wagner

Patients with mobility problems would receive more efficient care if they were monitored at home instead of in hospitals, according to the backers of a new body-worn wireless sensor.

Route to safer circuits

08 February 2010 | By Siobhan Wagner

Future electricity supplies could be more reliable following research at Southampton University, where engineers are studying the effects of oil contamination on transformers.

Sensing system is key to plants' steely issue

08 February 2010 | By Siobhan Wagner

The introduction of more efficient coal-fuelled power stations running at high temperatures requires more robust in-situ monitoring of steel structures, engineers warn.

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