The Engineer
22 October 2004
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BorgWarner buys Beru
3 Nov 2004
BorgWarner is to purchase approximately 63% of the outstanding shares of German-based Beru from its major shareholders for $476 million.
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Four way split
2 Nov 2004
Analog Devices has introduced an active RF splitter IC that uses a four-way signal-splitting technology to resolve design challenges in multi-tuner cable set-top boxes.
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Towed array
2 Nov 2004
QinetiQ has designed a novel towed array system that has been configured to fit into a small space making it ideal for use by submarines.
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Space: the final farce
27 Oct 2004
NASA's $250m Genesis space probe smashed into the Utah desert last month because switches designed to detect re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere and trigger its parachutes were installed backwards.
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Grid middleware
26 Oct 2004
A new middleware package which will take grid computing out of research laboratories and into industry was pre-released yesterday by the Open Middleware Infrastructure Institute.
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Recovery hit
26 Oct 2004
Manufacturers say orders and output growth were sluggish over the past three months, according to the CBI's closely-followed quarterly industrial trends survey, published today.
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The power of magnetism
22 Oct 2004
UK researchers are developing a more efficient and sensitive power source for wireless sensors activated by magnetic fields, for use inside engines, buildings or the human body.
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NASA scramjets starved of oxygen
22 Oct 2004
As the US space agency prepares for its fastest-ever hypersonic flight, political pressure means its research is to be shelved in favour of Moon and Mars missions. Julia Pierce reports.
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On the right track
22 Oct 2004
The UK government is about to trial electronic tagging devices that keep tabs on offenders via satellite. Oliver Leisten reports.
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Drop the pilot
22 Oct 2004
The government needs to stop dithering about the next generation of fighter aircraft, or the UK is in danger of being left behind technologically. Many believe the future is unmanned.
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Friendlier reactions
22 Oct 2004
The days when simply adding filters to a chemical plant's waste pipes was considered an environmentally friendly act are long gone. Nowadays the focus is on the process steps themselves. Stuart Nathan reports.
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Human endurance
22 Oct 2004
Engineers and scientists are co-operating more closely in the hunt for robust, cost-effective materials to produce artificial replacements for the human body which do not trigger rejection. Andrew Lee reports.
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Joined-up composites
22 Oct 2004
Plans to build on the UK's strength in composites technology include the setting up of a national network to disseminate knowledge and link research and development with industry.
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Full steam ahead
22 Oct 2004
First bitten by the speed bug when he worked on the land speed record breaking Thrust II vehicle, Glynne Bowsher can now bring this passion to his long-running interest in steam power.
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Magnetic fields
25 Oct 2004
Offshore Hydrocarbon Mapping almost trebled its turnover to £4.7m in the year to August and turned a £360,000 loss into a £400,000 pre-tax profit.
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High-speed valve hits the road
25 Oct 2004
A prototype camless engine based on Camcon's binary actuator system is to be developed, after the company agreed to license its technology to automotive supplier Powertrain.
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Colour, plastic and cheap
25 Oct 2004
HP Laboratories in Bristol has developed a prototype of a display that is bistable, colour, plastic and is made by an imprinting and lamination processes.
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Azipod takes off
25 Oct 2004
ABB has signed contracts worth some $80 million to supply its Azipod propulsion, electrical power and automation systems for five new marine vessels.
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Turning the heat on water
22 Oct 2004
Hydrogen to fuel cars, industry and homes could be produced cleanly and, crucially, economically using the heat generated by nuclear power stations, US researchers claim.
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Gamma-ray vision
22 Oct 2004
A UK company has built a highly sensitive drive-through cargo scanner for ports and airports that can better distinguish between a terrorist dirty bomb and less harmful radioactive material.
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Waste not, want not
22 Oct 2004
Materials that efficiently convert waste heat to electricity could soon be used to save energy in cars and around the home thanks to researchers at BASF in Germany.
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Oh, for the wings of an insect
22 Oct 2004
A Cranfield University team is developing flapping wings powered by piezoelectric motors for future military surveillance micro-planes.
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Weight watchers
22 Oct 2004
A European research consortium has announced a breakthrough in cutting the weight of cars by producing and testing a full-scale carbon fibre floorpan.
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Terahertz tagging
22 Oct 2004
UK researchers have developed an anti-counterfeiting security tag that uses a terahertz scanner to unlock hidden information.
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Deflecting the issue
22 Oct 2004
Electrostatic shield generators to protect astronauts and lunar bases from space radiation are being developed in the US with funding from NASA.
