The Engineer
5 November 2004
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Laser coupler
17 Nov 2004
Nichia and Sony have successfully developed an integrated, dual wavelength laser coupler that's compatible with red and blue-violet lasers.
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System searches images in 3D
16 Nov 2004
A new three-dimensional multi-camera system that allows viewers to search areas from various vantage points could one day boost surveillance in public places such as airports and train stations.
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A mixed decision
16 Nov 2004
The US International Trade Commission has produced a mixed verdict in the patent infringement case between Cirrus Logic and UK-based Wolfson Microelectronics.
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Power chips
15 Nov 2004
International Rectifier has a new chip set solution for wide range, universal telecommunications input (36V to 75V) and 48V fixed input systems.
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Solar spacecraft set to sail
11 Nov 2004
The world's first solar sail spacecraft is set for launch on March 1, 2005 from a Russian submarine in the Barents Sea.
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Compostable packaging tape
11 Nov 2004
German researchers have developed an entirely biodegradable packaging tape that is made from renewable resources.
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Wideband converter
9 Nov 2004
Texas Instruments' ADS1271 is claimed to be the industry's widest bandwidth 24-bit industrial analog-to-digital converter (ADC) offering 50kHz bandwidth, 1.8uV/C offset drift and up to 109dB signal-to-noise ratio (SNR).
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Waste not
8 Nov 2004
Working with Bristol based Compact Power, Qinetiq is developing an 'on board' waste processing system based on pyrolysis that, once proven, will be used on Royal Navy ships.
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Well connected
5 Nov 2004
The man who invented ethernet is now set on establishing the ‘internet of objects’, ZigBee, linking millions of chip-enabled electronic devices across the world. Andrew Lee reports.
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Life preserver
5 Nov 2004
There's so much more to the cost of a pump than its initial price. John Howarth, manager of the Pump Centre, stresses the importance of Life Cycle Costing.
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Smooth operator
5 Nov 2004
A semi-active suspension control system first used in truck seating is making its world debut in a production car's engine mounts. Christopher Sell reports.
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Sea stickness
5 Nov 2004
European shipbuilding consortium heads initiative to replace welding with adhesive bonding to cut building costs and improve efficiency. Jon Excell reports.
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Made to order
5 Nov 2004
Professor David Wimpenny of De Montfort University's Rapid Prototyping & Manufacturing Group explains how by stealth rapid manufacturing is becoming a mainstream process.
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On the right track
5 Nov 2004
The Galileo navigation system is more than Europe's answer to the US's GPS. It is set to bring satellite tracking into everyone's day-to-day life. But can it find the cash it needs? Helen Knight reports.
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Innovate, don't imitate
5 Nov 2004
Business leaders have to rely on gut feeling to spot tomorrow's winning ideas. But to do this they must wise up to technology says Anne Miller.
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Prints perfect
5 Nov 2004
The UK's fast-growing inkjet printing industry will get the support of its own multi-million pound R&D centre, due to open early next year.
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Star Wars falls short for exposed allies
5 Nov 2004
If the US missile defence system is built, a new study says that Canada, Russia and swathes of Europe would be at serious risk of catastrophe. Julia Pierce reports.
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Designing with Elan
5 Nov 2004
The commercialisation of Lotus's in-house suspension analysis software means that we can all tap into the iconic car maker's design know-how. Charles Clarke savours the ride.
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Darling of the commuters
5 Nov 2004
Commuters travelling between London and Kent are to get their own 'bullet' trains capable of travelling at speeds of up to 140mph.
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Triple treat
5 Nov 2004
BT has developed technology it claims will triple the capacity of satellite communications links, allowing far more information to be transmitted for the same cost.
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Hi robot
5 Nov 2004
UK researchers have received 1m Euros (£700,000) to investigate intelligent robots that can understand the ambiguities of natural speech and work more effectively alongside humans.
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Silent transporter
5 Nov 2004
An ultra-quiet aircraft, capable of taking off from strips of land one tenth the length of conventional runways, could be used to provide air taxi services within cities, according to its UK developer.
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Spinning a yarn
5 Nov 2004
A US company has put a new spin on power-scavenging clothing by creating flexible piezoelectric fibres hundreds of metres long to weave into fabrics.
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Bend it, shape it
5 Nov 2004
A consortium of 20 European electronics companies and universities is to pool its resources in an attempt to cherry-pick the most promising flexible display technologies.
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Defying gravity
5 Nov 2004
A UK company has obtained government backing to build a propellant-less engine based on microwaves that could lead to anti-gravity transport, and revolutionise spacecraft propulsion.
