The Engineer
October 2001 Online
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Farnell goes live
31 Oct 2001
Premier Farnell has gone live with the first ever global, end-to-end eProcurement solution for BAE Systems, the third largest aerospace and defence company in the world.
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Matsushita's DVD Player compatible with Nintendo GameCube
31 Oct 2001
Matsushita Electric is to introduce a new DVD video player which is compatible with the 'Nintendo GameCube'.
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Microfluidics gets a grant
31 Oct 2001
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have received a $1.26 million grant, as part of a push to develop minute, fluid-based systems that could detect minuscule quantities of airborne pathogens.
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New circuit-breakers for rated currents up to 1600A
31 Oct 2001
Rockwell Automation has introduced the Allen-Bradley 140L Series circuit breaker, extending its range up to 1600 A.
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PEMEX awards $31 million SCADA contract to Invensys
31 Oct 2001
Invensys Process Systems, a business of Invensys, has been awarded a major SCADA project by PEMEX, Mexico's state-owned oil and natural gas company.
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Good for grabbing frames
30 Oct 2001
Data Translation has released details of its forthcoming PCI-based variable-scan monochrome frame grabber.
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DNA biochip may lead to faster genetic screening
29 Oct 2001
A scientist in America has developed a chemical process for building a device that could help doctors predict a patient's response to drugs or screen patients for thousands of genetic mutations and diseases.
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Building system withstands impacts at over 100 mph
26 Oct 2001
A new protective building system designed to reduce the impact of man-made or natural disasters has been developed by Barrier Construction Systems of Colorado.
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New gel to combat wounds
26 Oct 2001
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology are developing a gel to treat combat soldiers in the field suffering from infected wounds, such as burns or abrasions. The new technology is said to address the critical needs of soldiers fighting in isolated areas without the availability of nearby medical equipment.
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Automotive chip provides unlimited short circuit protection
26 Oct 2001
Alcatel has released a single chip LIN transceiver for today's automotive In-Vehicle-Networking (IVN) requirements.
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Lockheed Martin purchases OAO stock
26 Oct 2001
OAO Corporation and Lockheed Martin Technology Services announced today the signing of a definitive agreement under which Lockheed Martin Technology Services will acquire the outstanding stock of OAO.
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Lockheed Martin to lead $200 billion JSF program
29 Oct 2001
The Pentagon has announced that an international team led by Lockheed Martin has won the competition to build the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF).
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Smiths Aerospace to gain $10 billion in business from JSF
29 Oct 2001
Smiths Aerospace expects to gain more than $10 billion in business following Lockheed Martin's $200 billion Joint Strike Fighter contract win.
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Industry's first medium voltage metal-clad switchgear
30 Oct 2001
Siemens Power Transmission and Distribution has unveiled what it claims is the industry's first globally compliant medium voltage metal-clad switchgear.
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Brooks Automation and PRI to merge
26 Oct 2001
Brooks Automation is to acquire PRI Automation, creating a supplier of semiconductor automation systems, software and services, with annual sales of $700 million.
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Anthrax flattened by air cleaning system
26 Oct 2001
An indoor air cleaning system originally developed to kill dust mites and mould spores also destroys airborne anthrax and other pathogenic microbes, claims the University of Florida engineering professor who pioneered the technology.
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IBM acquires CrossWorlds for $129 million
30 Oct 2001
IBM is to acquire CrossWorlds to strengthen it's business in the fast-growing e-business infrastructure software segment.
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X sensor marks the spot
26 Oct 2001
NJ-based Sensor Experts has announced its new electronic tactile force and pressure-indicating sensor.
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GE Aircraft Engines win $100 million deal
17 Oct 2001
Air France has awarded GE Aircraft Engines (GEAE) a contract valued at more than $100 million to provide engine upgrade kits for its GEAE-powered fleet of early-model Boeing 747s.
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Get yourself seen at night
19 Oct 2001
Researchers at the University of Florida have used the same technology that illuminates wristwatches to create a bicycle with electro-luminescent panels on the frame and tyre rims.
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Carbon goes head-to-head with silicon
19 Oct 2001
Scientists from Bell Labs have set the stage for a new class of inexpensive molecular electronics based on compounds of carbon with the creation of organic transistors with a single-molecule channel length.
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Hands-free telephony for cars
22 Oct 2001
The Car Working Group of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group has shown how Bluetooth wireless technology will enable hands-free use of mobile phones in cars.
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Northrop buys Aerojet-General's EIS group
23 Oct 2001
Northrop Grumman has completed the acquisition of the Electronics and Information Systems Group of Aerojet-General Corporation for $315 million.
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Carbon composite blades really cut the mustard
23 Oct 2001
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) structural engineers are working with NASA and the US Airforce to design a new generation of turbine fan blades.
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Polymer promise for drug delivery
25 Oct 2001
Scientists at Rutgers University have developed a 'smart' polymer drug carrier that seeks out diseased cells and a gel 'medicine cabinet' injected under the skin to supply drugs to the body.
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Russians create carbon magnet
25 Oct 2001
Physicists from the Institute of High Pressure Physics at the Russian Academy of Sciences claim to have created a magnet material consisting purely of carbon.
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Ericsson and Guangdong Mobile ink $535 million deal
18 Oct 2001
Ericsson and Guangdong Mobile Communication Corporation have signed two contracts - valued at approximately $535 million - for the further expansion of GMCC's GSM and GPRS network.
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Directed laser energy disables missiles
17 Oct 2001
BAE Systems Tactical Aircraft Directable Infrared Countermeasure System has successfully completed tests for the US Navy, including hostile missile detection and jamming of both Air-to-Air and Surface-to-Air missile seekers.
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Single molecules make electrical contact
18 Oct 2001
Researchers in the US believe they have solved the problem of manipulating single molecules so that their electronic capabilities can be tested and then applied.
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Paper describes blast-proof structures
19 Oct 2001
A system modelled in a paper authored by theoretical physicists at the University at Buffalo demonstrates that it may one day be possible to protect civil structures and ships from extremely powerful impacts.
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Satellites measure 'bouncing' landscapes
24 Oct 2001
Scientists in the UK are using satellite technology to monitor shifting land-mass in order to make life easier for civil engineers engaged in building large structures.
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Ultrafast X-ray pulses could reveal atoms in motion
25 Oct 2001
Researchers from the University of Michigan have demonstrated an ultrafast switch for X-rays that will enable scientists to obtain information about the dynamics of molecular motion.
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Single chip ADSL router
19 Oct 2001
Conexant Systems has announced a single-chip ADSL router that replaces up to four devices, often from multiple vendors, while cutting costs.
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Microfuel cell charges mobiles
23 Oct 2001
Manhattan Scientifics has produced a proprietary new micro fuel cell-based portable charger. Dubbed the Power Holster, the unit is fuelled from sealed ampoules containing a borax-like material called sodium borohydride. When mixed with water, the material generates small, safe amounts of hydrogen gas at low pressure.
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Hygienic fittings designed for food
18 Oct 2001
Bourdon-Haenni has introduced its In-Line system of sensor fittings for hygienic pipelines in the food processing industry.
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APL technology drives Maryand vehicle-screening initiative
19 Oct 2001
The US state of Maryland will employ an electronic screening process developed by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in a six-month test program designed to improve the effectiveness of motor-carrier safety enforcement.
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Researchers develop process to destroy chemical and biological toxins
22 Oct 2001
Researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia are developing a process that can destroy chemical or biological toxins quickly, completely and safely.
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Speech servers for service providers
23 Oct 2001
Intel and Compaq have announced the availability of a fully integrated speech server platform that combines the Compaq ProLiant DL360 server and Intel's communications boards.
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Airpower signed up for BusinessOnline
17 Oct 2001
Atlas Copco Airpower has joined BusinessOnline, ABB's personalised motors and drives web site for OEMs and channel partners.
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Supply chain management for downstream petroleum
19 Oct 2001
FuelQuest and GE Global eXchange are to team up to provide Web-based supply chain management services to US petroleum marketers. The services will enable petroleum marketers to reduce costs, increase efficiency and enhance customer service.
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Reassembling dem bones
24 Oct 2001
Bone tissue can now be reduced to particulate and reassembled together at the molecular level into virtually any shape or size.
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Signalling spec completed
25 Oct 2001
The membership of the Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) has approved a signalling specification for the OIF's User Network Interface (UNI) 1.0.
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Miniature cooling technologies focus of Purdue-industry centre
9 Oct 2001
Purdue University is forming a new National Science Foundation centre to help industry develop miniature cooling technologies for applications including computers, telecommunications and advanced aircraft.
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Good for uninterrupted operation
1 Oct 2001
Ballard Power Systems has launched its Nexa power module - the world's first volume-produced proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell system.
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Big blast at Los Alamos
2 Oct 2001
Scientists at the US Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory recently performed the first liner implosion shot on Atlas; the lab's pulsed power facility.
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New sensor sniffs for pathogens
1 Oct 2001
Students at Illinois Institute of Technology have developed a sensing technology that will allow doctors to detect and identify pathogens in the blood much faster than conventional lab tests can.
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Iridium Satellite propose air safety measures
3 Oct 2001
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More gas for Air Liquide
4 Oct 2001
Air Liquide has signed an agreement with the German group Messer Griesheim to acquire six of its subsidiaries involved in the production of industrial gases.
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Advanced security to come to the PC
1 Oct 2001
Computer scientists at the University of Pennsylvania have received a two-year, $2,125,000 grant to introduce advanced security features used in special-purpose government computers into standard office PCs.
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GlobeSpan and Virata agree to merge in $1.3 Billion transaction
2 Oct 2001
GlobeSpan and Virata have announced that they have signed a definitive agreement to combine in a strategic merger worth approximately $1.3 billion.
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Sandia scientists create 'water sniffer'
3 Oct 2001
Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories have created a real-time gas- and water-quality monitoring system that consists of a miniature sensor array packaged in a weatherproof housing.
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3-D holographic scanner for better airport security
3 Oct 2001
Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratories in the US have created the Personal Security Scanner, a new wideband millimetre-wave holographic imaging system for use at airports.
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Automated analytical platform facilitates identification of proteins
2 Oct 2001
Researchers at the University of Illinois have developed techniques that facilitate the rapid identification and characterisation of proteins.
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Regional funds to extend broadband use
9 Oct 2001
A £30m package of regional funds aims to boost the delivery of fast internet services through broadband technology to all parts of the UK.
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GM goes with Delphi's passive occupant detection system
8 Oct 2001
Delphi Automotive Systems has won a contract with General Motors for its advanced passive occupant detection system (PODS).
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INEEL develop materials test
3 Oct 2001
A new process from Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory aims to predict material failure as well as determine the remaining useful life of a product.
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Motorola Labs report fuel cell success
2 Oct 2001
Scientists at Motorola Labs have reached new milestones in their development of miniature fuel cells that may one day be used to power cellular phones and laptop computers.
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World's largest unclassified supercomputer goes online
9 Oct 2001
The US Department of Energy has opened its newest supercomputer - a 3,328-processor IBM RS/6000 SP system - to more than 2,000 researchers in the US.
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GE and Honeywell terminate merger agreement
3 Oct 2001
After the European Commission prohibited their merger on July 3, GE and Honeywell have now formally terminated their merger agreement.
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Killing most known germs dead
17 Oct 2001
Researchers in the US have demonstrated that covalent attachment of N-alkylated PVP compositions to glass surfaces can make surfaces permanently lethal to several types of bacteria.
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Streaming on the Internet
5 Oct 2001
The Internet Streaming Media Alliance has published ISMA 1.0, an implementation specification for streaming media over the Internet.
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Artificial protein could yield faster computer chips
8 Oct 2001
A new kind of artificial protein-like molecule created at Ohio State University could lead to new drugs, medical treatments and faster computer chips.
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Motorola announces $178 million GSM deal
4 Oct 2001
Motorola and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited have signed a contract to deploy India's single largest order for a Global System for Mobile (GSM) communications infrastructure in a deal valued at $178 million.
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No litter box required
17 Oct 2001
Got 185,000 yen to spare? Then you could be the proud owner of a robot cat - even though you could get a real one for a lot less!
