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September 2003 Online

  • Software identifies individual computer users

    30 Sep 2003

    Researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have developed software that is able to identify computer users by their individual typing styles.

  • Electrowetting gives a bright image

    29 Sep 2003

    Scientists at Philips Research are using a technique called 'electrowetting' to build reflective, paper-like displays that, they claim, are at least twice as bright as displays based on any other technology.

  • Higher quality sound

    29 Sep 2003

    Annoying pauses and delays when listening to sound files over the Internet could soon be a thing of the past thanks to a pioneering new approach to coding digital audio signals.

  • Oracle at Delphi

    29 Sep 2003

    The vice-chairman of US vehicle components maker Delphi talks about future technologies that will enhance the safety and rideability of the car. David Fowler talked to him at the Frankfurt Motor Show.

  • A network mesh

    26 Sep 2003

    Foxboro Automation Systems, a unit of Invensys, has introduced new 'mesh' network technology for Invensys' I/A Series system.

  • Alstom sells transmission unit

    26 Sep 2003

    The troubled French engineering giant Alstom is to sell its transmission and distribution activities to Areva for 950 million Euros.

  • Octopus eye

    24 Sep 2003

    A University at Buffalo optical engineer has created a silicon chip that mimics the structure and functionality of an octopus retina.

  • Atos Origin to acquire SchlumbergerSema

    23 Sep 2003

    Atos Origin has signed an agreement to acquire the core IT services activities of SchlumbergerSema from Schlumberger. The agreement, which is expected to be completed no later than January 2004, is subject to regulatory approvals and approval by the shareholders of Atos Origin. The transaction will create one of the leading global IT services companies, with combined annual revenues in excess of 5 billion Euros and a presence in France, Benelux, the UK, Spain and Italy.

  • Tripling the rate of wireless LANs

    26 Sep 2003

    The IEEE has begun to develop a standard that will raise the effective throughput of Wireless Local Area Networks to at least 100 Mbps, which is more than triple the current maximum IEEE 802 WLAN speed of 30 Mbps.

  • Sound and vibration

    26 Sep 2003

    National Instruments has released two new versions of LabVIEW toolkits that provide engineers with software tools to perform measurements for sound and vibration applications.

  • No interference

    23 Sep 2003

    The IEEE has approved an amendment to the IEEE 802.11 wireless local area network standard that avoids interference between IEEE 802.11a WLAN products and other systems operating in the 5 GHz bands used by IEEE 802.11a systems.

  • Simplifying DSP design

    23 Sep 2003

    National Instruments' LabVIEW DSP Test Integration Toolkit 2.0 hooks up to Texas Instruments' Code Composer Studio Development Tools to simplify debugging and validation of code executing on TI's DSP chips.

  • Technology transfer

    25 Sep 2003

    Dave Wilson looks at the world of technology transfer and shows you where to go if you want to re-use or repurpose existing technological developments in your own work.

  • Alstom financing gets the green light

    23 Sep 2003

    The European Commission has approved a refinancing package for the troubled French train manufacturer Alstom which meets its financial needs as well as complying with European Commission requirements.

  • Nortel Networks rides the rails

    23 Sep 2003

    SNCF and RFF have selected Nortel Networks to build a GSM-R communications network for the French railway in a 15 year deal estimated to be worth $200 million.

  • Auto bus spec gets an update

    25 Sep 2003

    The steering group of the Local Interconnect Network (LIN) Consortium has released version 2.0 of the LIN specification.

  • Billion dollar damage

    25 Sep 2003

    A US Superior Court jury in Orange County, CA has awarded Beckman Coulter approximately $934 million in compensatory and punitive damages as the result of a lawsuit the company filed against Flextronics.

  • Bookham gets a new focus

    22 Sep 2003

    Bookham Technology is to acquire San Jose, CA-based New Focus, a manufacturer of tunable lasers, microwave RF amplifiers, optoelectronics, photonics subsystems and photonic tools.

  • 300m transmission on legacy multimode fibre

    19 Sep 2003

    Finisar Corporation has demonstrated a 10Gb/sec XFP optical transceiver operating on 300 meters of legacy multimode fibre.

  • 2D molecular gradients fabricated mechanically

    19 Sep 2003

    Scientists in the US have used a silicon elastomer network in conjunction with a mechanical stretching device to produce two-dimensional molecular gradients for nanotechnology applications.

  • Goodrich & Honeywell sign FA-18 agreement

    19 Sep 2003

    Goodrich Corporation has signed an agreement with Honeywell to upgrade the main fuel control units of the entire fleet of FA-18 Hornets flown by the Royal Australian Air Force.

  • Saab and Debt Office sign co-financing agreement

    19 Sep 2003

    Saab and the Swedish National Debt Office have today signed an agreement on co-financing Saab's participation in the Airbus A380 project.

  • Presstek files patent suit

    18 Sep 2003

    Presstek, Inc has filed a patent infringement suit against Fuji Photo Film Co, Ltd of Japan for alleged violation of Presstek's patents relating to lithographic printing plates.

  • The runaway train went down the track

    18 Sep 2003

    Dave Wilson ponders job cuts in Birmingham and asks if one head-count-cutting company in the Midlands should be doing business with Britain at all.

  • Saab Aircraft signs service centre agreement

    18 Sep 2003

    Sweden's Saab Aircraft and Embraer Aviation International of France have signed a long-term agreement making Saab Aircraft an authorised service centre for the maintenance of Embraer EMB aircraft.

  • Infineon unveils 4-Gigabit fibre channel transceivers

    19 Sep 2003

    Infineon Technologies today announced a new 4-Gigabit Fibre Channel (4GFC) transceiver in a small form factor pluggable (SFP) module with digital diagnostics.

  • Optical fibres in deep-sea sponges

    22 Sep 2003

    Scientists from Lucent Technologies' Bell Labs have found that a deep-sea sponge contains optical fibre that is remarkably similar to the optical fibre found in today's state-of-the-art telecommunications networks.

  • MIT to develop non-invasive cancer detection tools

    19 Sep 2003

    The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has received $7.2 million to work on devices that can non-invasively detect and image precancerous cells.

  • IAE awarded $50 million engine contract

    19 Sep 2003

    China's flag carrier Air China has recently selected International Aero Engines to supply V2500 turbofan engines for its growing fleet of Airbus A320 family aircraft.

  • DOJ demands GE divests

    22 Sep 2003

    The US Department of Justice has reached a settlement with General Electric which requires it to divest two Instrumentarium businesses in order for it to proceed with its acquisition of the company.

  • China goes for GALILEO

    22 Sep 2003

    The European Union and China have reached an agreement that will allow China to participate in the European GALILEO satellite radionavigation programme.

  • Not out of the woods yet

    22 Sep 2003

    Hopes of a manufacturing pick-up suffered a set-back this month as order books weakened, reversing last month's improvement, according to the CBI's monthly industrial trends survey.

  • Aer Lingus places A320 aircraft order

    17 Sep 2003

    Ireland's national carrier, Aer Lingus announced today that it has placed a firm order with Airbus for 17 A320 aircraft with options for a further ten A320s.

  • Belgium opts for Bombardier trams

    18 Sep 2003

    The Board of Directors of the Brussels transport authority has given Bombardier Transportation notice of their intent to place a $191 million Cdn tram order.

  • Two-part approach offers hope at contaminated sites

    18 Sep 2003

    Environmental engineering researchers in the US have developed a two-part approach for cleaning up toxic chlorinated solvents spilled into underground water supplies.

  • Nanotubes used to reinforce ceramics

    18 Sep 2003

    Materials scientists have created a ceramic material reinforced with carbon nanotubes that is tougher than conventional ceramics, conducts electricity and acts as a heat exchanger.

  • General Dynamics awarded submarine conversion contract

    18 Sep 2003

    General Dynamics Electric Boat has been awarded a $34 million contract modification to reconfigure Trident SSBN submarines, optimising them to perform covert strike and special-operations support.

  • Tough times ahead at Timken

    19 Sep 2003

    Timken is to cut 900 jobs and has lowered its earning forecast due to manufacturing inefficiencies in the company's automotive group and high raw materials costs.

  • Milacron sells Talbot tools

    19 Sep 2003

    Milacron has sold its Talbot round tool business to Harpoint Holdings, a private investment group based in Newtown, PA for an undisclosed sum.

  • Smart blending plastics

    19 Sep 2003

    A new 'smart blending' process developed by Clemson University researchers could change the way plastics are made as well as improve their performance.

  • Workers press for government intervention

    19 Sep 2003

    Workers from Appledore Shipbuilders, Devon who face losing their jobs later this month have met with senior civil servants to urge the government to act.

  • Boeing reports positive Oriental outlook

    17 Sep 2003

    Boeing has issued its 2003 Current Market Outlook for China, forecasting a requirement in China for nearly 2,400 new jet aircraft worth $197 billion over the next 20 years.

  • Buying tractors

    11 Sep 2003

    AGCO is to acquire Valtra Corporation, the Finnish tractor and off-road engine manufacturer, from Kone Corporation for 600 million Euros. Valtra's revenues for the twelve months ended June 30, 2003 were approximately $900 million with operating profits of approximately $65 million. Kone Corporation purchased the prior parent of Valtra, Partek Corporation, in 2002, but subsequently concluded that the business was no longer a key strategic business for the group.

  • Fine paper

    11 Sep 2003

    Metso Paper is to supply a large 100 million Euro papermaking line to the UPM-Kymmene Changshu Paper Industry Company in China.

  • Shanghai Airlines places $410 million 757 order

    10 Sep 2003

    Boeing confirmed today that Shanghai Airlines has placed an order for five Boeing 757-200s valued at approximately $410 million at list prices.

  • 3Com outsources it all

    10 Sep 2003

    3Com Corporation plans to outsource all of its manufacturing and realign its product development and supply chain capabilities as part an effort to reduce costs. The move is expected to affect 1,000 of the company's employees.

  • Identity of single-walled carbon nanotubes revealed

    12 Sep 2003

    Researchers have discovered a method to chemically select and separate carbon nanotubes based on their electronic structure, marking a fundamental shift in the way scientists regard the chemistry of nanotubes.

  • Simplifying motion systems

    11 Sep 2003

    Kerk Motion Products has released the updated ScrewRail, which combines drive and support/guidance components in a single, compact, coaxial design to save space and reduce costs.

  • Detecting the threats

    11 Sep 2003

    Prototype microsensor arrays connected to an artificial neural network running on a PC have been shown to reliably identify trace amounts of toxic gases in seconds, well before concentration levels become lethal.

  • Making crisps

    10 Sep 2003

    Dave Wilson examines the profoundly complex relationship between the development of a CAD package and the farming of potatoes.

  • US Navy adds $39.5 million to submarine contract

    10 Sep 2003

    The US Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a $39.5 million contract modification for submarine research and development.

  • Government pledges cash for academics

    10 Sep 2003

    Plans for a new £23 million fund to help universities in the UK keep their best scientists were announced today by the Science Minister Lord Sainsbury.

  • Goodrich awarded $12 million hoist contract

    10 Sep 2003

    Boeing has awarded Goodrich Corporation a contract worth up to $12 million over the next five years to provide rescue hoists for the V-22 Osprey.

  • Cotton irrigation software saves water

    10 Sep 2003

    Australian cotton growers are set to build on their water saving efforts by managing their irrigation water use better through a new software package called HydroLOGIC.

  • Raytheon awarded $12.9 million mine detection contract

    11 Sep 2003

    Raytheon has been awarded a $12.9 million contract with the US Navy's Coastal Systems Station, Panama City, for two AQS-20 Minehunting Sonar systems.

  • Light capturing holes could boost capability of sensors

    11 Sep 2003

    Scientists at Ohio State University have found a way to boost the light absorption of a metal mesh up to 1000 times, possibly paving the way for powerful chemical sensors and laboratory instruments.

  • Dana opens new fuel cell support centres

    11 Sep 2003

    Dana Corporation today announced that it is expanding its global engineering network by opening new Fuel Cell Support Centres in Rugby, England, and Toyohashi, Japan.

  • Northrop Grumman awarded $160 million radar contract

    9 Sep 2003

    Northrop Grumman has signed a contract worth $160 million with Boeing to deliver four Multi-role Electronically Scanned Array radar systems for Turkey's airborne early warning and control program.

  • Former manufacturing workers fail to find skilled jobs

    9 Sep 2003

    Only 13% of manufacturing workers who lose their jobs find another manufacturing job within twelve months according to a new survey by manufacturing union Amicus. In a survey of redundant manufacturing workers, Amicus found that 61% were out of work twelve months later. Of the 37% of workers who do find employment within a year, almost two-thirds are not in manufacturing. Of those who had found a new job, 64% were earning less and their pay dropped by an average of 40%.

  • Aker Kvaerner awarded BP contract

    9 Sep 2003

    Two subsidiaries of Aker Kvaerner have won a contract worth up to £15 million to provide planning and operations support at BP's West of Shetland projects.

  • Auto manufacturers given extra competitive edge

    10 Sep 2003

    EUREKA, the pan-European network for market-oriented, industrial R&D, has developed a driving simulator that promises to give automotive manufacturers an extra competitive edge.

  • Chemistry software automatically generates computer code

    9 Sep 2003

    A new software tool dubbed the Tensor Contraction Engine promises to aid scientists whose research has forced them to lead double lives as computer programmers.

  • 8-bit MCU speeds LIN bus development in new cars

    9 Sep 2003

    Motorola's Semiconductor Product Sector, a founding member of the Local Interconnect Network Consortium, has expanded its 8-bit HC08 'Q-LIN' family with a LIN-slave device, the 68HC908QL4.

  • Engineers deliver greater power in smaller package

    10 Sep 2003

    Engineers at Sandia National Laboratories in California have designed a miniature power supply device with potential applications in drug delivery systems, medicine and a host of electronic devices.

  • Printing plastic circuits stamps patterns in place

    10 Sep 2003

    Researchers at Penn State University in the US are investigating easy, low-cost and adaptable processing methods of producing organic conducting polymer circuits.

  • Lighting the way towards artificial photosynthesis

    10 Sep 2003

    Scientists in the US are developing 'artificial photosynthesis', which could lead to the production of inexpensive fuels and raw materials for the chemical industry from solar energy.

  • Selling toothpaste

    11 Sep 2003

    Unilever is to sell its oral care brands in the US and Canada to Church & Dwight of Princeton, NJ for $104 million.

  • Lens replacement material may improve cataract treatment

    9 Sep 2003

    Scientists in the US are developing a gel-like material that could eventually replace diseased and ageing lenses in the eyes of cataract patients.

  • Harris awarded $15.8 million communications contracts

    9 Sep 2003

    Harris Corporation announced today that it has been awarded contracts worth $15.8 million to supply the Turkish and Slovenian defence ministries with Falcon II radios.

  • Rolls-Royce wins marine contracts worth up to £110 million

    9 Sep 2003

    Rolls-Royce has been awarded contracts worth up to £110 million to provide power for Royal Navy submarines and support for Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships.

  • Engineering research on the brink of collapse?

    10 Sep 2003

    UK engineering research is in an extremely precarious position, according to a new report from the Royal Academy of Engineering.

  • Fuel cell latches onto notebook PC

    17 Sep 2003

    NEC Corporation has announced the development of a fuel cell with 20% greater power generating efficiency than the PC built-in fuel cell demonstrated earlier this year at Nano Tech 2003. A prototype notebook PC incorporating this compact fuel cell has also been produced. NEC will demonstrate this prototype notebook PC with a built-in fuel cell at WPC EXPO 2003, an international PC exhibition to be held from September 17 to 20 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.

  • Silver nanowires make explosive debut

    16 Sep 2003

    Nanoscale wires are proving to be versatile electronic components, as demonstrated recently by University of California, Berkeley, chemists who used silver nanowires as key elements of an explosives detector.

  • 802.11G baseband solution

    16 Sep 2003

    Conexant Systems has introduced a new IEEE 802.11g industry standard compliant baseband processor with an integrated media access controller (MAC).

  • Raytheon awarded weapons replenishment contracts

    16 Sep 2003

    Raytheon has been awarded $55 million in contracts from the US Navy for production of Joint Standoff Weapons (JSOW) to replenish systems expended during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

  • BP to supply solar power to rural Morocco

    17 Sep 2003

    Apex-BP Solar has been awarded a major contract for the supply and installation of solar power systems, which will provide electricity in Morocco's Chichaoua Province.

  • Alcoa increases stake in Alba

    15 Sep 2003

    The government of Bahrain and Alcoa today signed a memorandum of understanding that paves the way for Alcoa to acquire up to 26 percent in aluminium smelters, Alba.

  • Aquila sells utility operations for $1.36 billion

    16 Sep 2003

    Aquila announced today that it has reached an agreement to sell its Canadian utility operations for CDN$1.36 billion, including the assumption of debt.

  • Boeing and CIRA sign development agreement

    16 Sep 2003

    Boeing and Centro Italiano Ricerche Aerospaziali (CIRA), the Italian aerospace research centre, today signed a memorandum of understanding to investigate and develop technology projects of mutual interest.

  • Wales boosted by aerospace sector expansion

    17 Sep 2003

    Welsh Economic Development Minister Andrew Davies announced today that Nordam Europe Ltd and Britax Aircraft Seating are to create up to 440 new aerospace jobs in the region.

  • Lockheed Martin to acquire Titan Corporation for $2.4 billion

    16 Sep 2003

    The USA's largest defence contractor, Lockheed Martin and Titan Corporation have entered into a definitive agreement for Lockheed to acquire Titan for $2.4 billion.

  • Bombardier awarded $862 million regional jet contract

    16 Sep 2003

    Bombardier Aerospace announced yesterday that SkyWest Airlines of has placed an order worth $862 million for 30 70-seat Bombardier CRJ700 regional jets.

  • Pratt & Whitney awarded 757 engine contract

    16 Sep 2003

    Pratt & Whitney has been awarded $80 million to supply 10 PW2037 aircraft engines that will power Boeing 757 passenger jets ordered recently by Shanghai Airlines.

  • GT-POWER linked to WERC-KIVA

    16 Sep 2003

    Gamma Technologies and Wisconsin Engine Research Consultants plan to jointly produce an integrated software product that will combine GTI's one-dimensional flow simulation with WERC's combustion modelling software.

  • Centrica JV to acquire windfarm

    15 Sep 2003

    Centrica has entered into a joint venture with DONG, the Danish energy group, and Statkraft, the Norwegian power company, to acquire Barrow Offshore Wind Limited.

  • Flash card market to grow 38% in 2003

    15 Sep 2003

    The world-wide flash card market is poised for strong revenue growth in 2003, according to new market research from US-based Gartner.

  • Airborne sensor maps the threat

    11 Sep 2003

    Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed airborne infrared sensor technology that can detect and map hazardous and toxic chemical plumes unleashed by disaster or terrorist acts.

  • Coal-eating bacteria may improve methane recovery

    12 Sep 2003

    Scientists at the US Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory are exploring the use of bacteria to increase the recovery of methane from coal beds.

  • Cellulose in a spin

    12 Sep 2003

    Polymer scientists at Cornell University have successfully produced nanofibres from cellulose by electrospinning. The development may lead to a low cost, high-value, high-strength fibre for air and water filtration.

  • Buying energy

    15 Sep 2003

    FPL Energy has reached an agreement to buy British Energy's 50% ownership in AmerGen Energy Company for $276.5 million. AmerGen currently owns three nuclear power plants in the US that produce 2,480 MW of power.

  • Global chip sales reach $12.90 billion in July 2003

    3 Sep 2003

    World-wide sales of semiconductors increased to $12.90 billion in July 2003, up from the $12.50 billion in revenue reported in June of 2003.

  • Boeing awarded $49.5 million radar contract

    4 Sep 2003

    The US Navy has awarded Boeing $49.5 million for low-rate initial production of the Active Electronically Scanned Array radar for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and E/A-18G aircraft.

  • Ship contract breaks the ice

    5 Sep 2003

    Finland's Kvaerner Masa-Yards Inc and Far-Eastern Shipping Company, Russia, have signed contracts for the design and construction of two icebreaking stand-by and supply vessels.

  • Need a transducer?

    5 Sep 2003

    Bruel & Kjaer/ENDEVCO have introduced a new version of their free interactive Transducers and Conditioning Catalogue and Selection Guide CD-ROM.

  • Microsoft settles with Be

    8 Sep 2003

    Microsoft is to pay former operating system vendor Be Inc. more than $23 million to settle an anti-trust lawsuit that was filed in February 2002.

  • Powergen buys Scottish wind farm

    8 Sep 2003

    Powergen Renewables announced today that it has bought the rights to develop the Robin Rigg offshore wind farm from investment bankers, Babcock & Brown Ltd.

  • Dana divests

    8 Sep 2003

    Dana Corporation announced recently that it has signed a letter of understanding to sell certain production assets of Dana's Heavy Vehicle Technologies and Systems Group to Sypris Solutions, Inc.

  • Elbit subsidiary awarded $84.6 million helmet contract

    8 Sep 2003

    Elbit Systems announced yesterday that its subsidiary, Vision Systems International, has been awarded $84.6 million by Lockheed Martin to develop advanced Helmet Mounted Display systems for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

  • New software tracks leaks in International Space Station

    3 Sep 2003

    A new software system designed by a University at Buffalo aerospace engineer will help NASA detect and find air leaks in the International Space Station.

  • OPC breaks the Internet barrier

    3 Sep 2003

    The OPC Foundation has announced the release of its OPC XML Data Access (XML DA) specification, as part of a move towards platform-independent interoperability and generic support for Internet-based Web Services.

  • Court dismisses patent infringement suit

    3 Sep 2003

    MicroStrategy announced yesterday that it has won summary judgement dismissing a lawsuit brought by Business Objects alleging that MicroStrategy infringed a patent owned by Business Objects.

  • Head case

    3 Sep 2003

    The IEEE has approved a new recommended practice, IEEE 1528, for assessing radio-frequency energy delivered to the heads of users of cellular phones and other personal communication devices.

  • ABB awarded $59 million power contract

    3 Sep 2003

    ABB announced yesterday that it has won two contracts worth $59 million to upgrade and expand electric power transmission and distribution in the United Arab Emirates.

  • 10 Gb/sec clock recovery

    3 Sep 2003

    Agilent Technologies has introduced what it says is the industry's first single-module clock recovery test product for all 10 Gb/sec rates from 9.953 Gb/sec to 11.32 Gb/sec.

  • Alcatel to invest $60 million in SE Asia

    3 Sep 2003

    Alcatel announced today that it will invest more than $60 million over the next five years to develop Malaysia as the hub of its third generation mobile business in Southeast Asia.

  • Topaq offers fresh perspective on stress

    3 Sep 2003

    Sensor Products Inc has recently introduced the Topaq Advanced Imaging System, which provides a unique perspective of the distribution and magnitude of stress between contacting or impacting surfaces.

  • Delphi awarded $335 million contract

    3 Sep 2003

    Delphi announced today that it has been awarded contracts worth more than $335 million to supply batteries, steering column modules, switches and electrical/electronic distribution systems to Renault.

  • Partnership aims for a better view

    4 Sep 2003

    StereoGraphics and Korea's Kortek announced yesterday that they are to join forces to create the next generation of Glasses-Free 3D monitors.

  • Siemens awarded 50 million Euro substation contract

    4 Sep 2003

    Siemens Power Transmission and Distribution has today received an order to modernise the control and protection equipment of the Kazakhstan Electricity Grid Operation Company's substations.

  • Greece orders Rolls-Royce engines

    2 Sep 2003

    The Rolls-Royce Turboméca RTM322 engine has been selected by Greece to power its new fleet of twin-engine NH90 multi-role helicopters.

  • Armor Holdings acquires Simula

    2 Sep 2003

    Armor Holdings, a manufacturer and distributor of security products, announced today that it has executed an agreement to acquire Simula, Inc for $110.5 million.

  • JAL Boeings to be powered by GE engines

    3 Sep 2003

    JAL Group has awarded GE Aircraft Engines over $120 million to provide CF6-80C2 engines for JAL's seven new Boeing 767-300ER aircraft.

  • BAE Systems awarded $1.7 billion Hawk contract

    5 Sep 2003

    The Indian Government has placed an order with BAE Systems for 66 Hawk advanced jet trainer aircraft for the Indian Air Force.

  • Altair releases HyperWorks 6.0

    5 Sep 2003

    Altair Engineering Inc has announced the release of Altair HyperWorks 6.0, which delivers an advanced desktop solution for use in any industry where products need to be highly engineered.

  • Greece places 657 million Euro order

    1 Sep 2003

    European aerospace group EADS announced today that the Hellenic Ministry of Defence has placed an order worth 657 million Euros for 20 NH 90 military transport helicopters.

  • NASA's neural network project passes milestone

    3 Sep 2003

    NASA researchers have completed a series of evaluation flights for a flight control system that could enable future aircraft suffering major system failures to be flown to a safe, controlled landing.

  • Asbestos clean up costs

    1 Sep 2003

    The US District Court of Montana has ordered W.R. Grace & Company to pay over $54.5 million to reimburse the US Federal Government for the costs of investigation and cleanup of asbestos contamination in Libby, MT.

  • Nanoscale containers created in Nottingham

    5 Sep 2003

    Research by scientists at The University of Nottingham has provided a bridge between the molecular world of chemistry and the fabrication of nanostructures.

  • Swivelling saves time

    8 Sep 2003

    Advanced Microtek has launched a range of 90-degree waveguide swivel joints which save time for EMC test engineers when changing the orientation of a horn antenna.

  • Lockheed Martin pays up

    2 Sep 2003

    Lockheed Martin is to pay the US government $37,900,000 to resolve allegations that it inflated the cost of performing several Air Force contracts.

  • Cost reductions will hasten fuel cell commercialisation

    3 Sep 2003

    According to a new report from Technical Insights, the fuel cell has a long way to go before it becomes a commercially viable fuel source.

  • Prototype scanner offers new view of human form

    4 Sep 2003

    A team of scientists and engineers from Lancaster University and the Institute of Food Research and are developing a non-invasive scanner to measure the composition of the human body.

  • US Navy recruits robotic weapons loader

    4 Sep 2003

    Foster-Miller, Inc has received a five-year, $25 million contract from the US Naval Air Systems Command to develop a new robotic shipboard weapons loader.

  • Small integration

    2 Sep 2003

    The SAI-M5 sensor-actuator integrator from Weidmuller is claimed to be the smallest passive integrator on the market, making it suitable for industrial control applications where compact size and low weight are a necessity.

  • Combating corrosion could aid industrial safety

    2 Sep 2003

    A new technique to detect localised corrosion in steel and other metals could help industry avoid major repair bills. In some cases, it could even help prevent serious safety problems in industrial plants and other building structures.

  • Temperature sensor in a SOT package

    2 Sep 2003

    Analog Devices has expanded its portfolio of temperature sensors with the addition of the ADT7301, claiming that it is the most accurate SPI-compatible temperature sensor available in a tiny SOT (small outline transistor) package.

  • Chandler Instruments bought for $50 million

    2 Sep 2003

    Ametek today announced the acquisition of Chandler Instruments Company, a manufacturer of measurement instrumentation for the oil and gas industry, for approximately $50 million.

  • Greece adds new Apaches to helicopter fleet

    3 Sep 2003

    The Greek Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with Boeing for the purchase of 12 AH-64D Apache Longbow combat helicopters.

  • Nanoscale iron could help cleanse the environment

    4 Sep 2003

    An ultrafine, 'nanoscale' powder made from iron is turning out to be a remarkably effective tool for cleaning up contaminated soil and groundwater.

  • Industry team awarded up to $475 million

    4 Sep 2003

    Honeywell and Parker Hannifin have been chosen to jointly develop, produce and support the primary flight control system for AVIC I Commercial Aircraft Company's new passenger airliner.

  • RV actuation acquired

    4 Sep 2003

    Actuant Corporation has acquired Cottage Grove, OR-based Kwikee Products, a provider of actuation and storage systems for the North American recreational vehicle market.

  • Rolls-Royce awarded $51 million Power By The Hour contract

    5 Sep 2003

    The US Department of Defense, Naval Air Systems Command and Rolls-Royce have announced the award of a $51 million contract in support of the T-45 training aircraft operated by the US Navy.

  • Boeing awarded $24 million JHMCS order

    1 Sep 2003

    The US Department of Defense awarded Boeing a $24 million contract to produce 100 Joint Helmet-Mounted Cueing Systems (JHMCS) by July 2005.

  • $850 million aircraft order finalised

    1 Sep 2003

    Boeing, JAL Group and Mitsubishi Corporation today confirmed they have finalised an $850 million agreement for the acquisition of seven new Boeing 767-300ER aircraft.

  • Researchers pinpoint the power of Ohm

    1 Sep 2003

    Researchers in the US have developed a method of measuring the electrical resistance of single molecules. The advance could have a huge impact on the burgeoning field of molecular electronics.

  • Digital divide in Europe

    1 Sep 2003

    A new study of broadband penetration rates in Europe suggests that by 2008, the proportion of homes with high speed Internet access could vary from 5% in Greece to 45% in Norway.

  • Rolls-Royce wins £30 million gas turbine order

    1 Sep 2003

    Rolls-Royce has recently been awarded a $30 million follow-on order by Samsung Engineering to supply industrial gas turbines to the Petroleum Authority of Thailand.

  • JCB to make engines

    1 Sep 2003

    JCB, one of the world's largest manufacturers of construction equipment, has confirmed that it plans to develop and manufacture its own 4 and 6 litre diesel engines.

  • Siemens and Huawei JV promotes TD-SCDMA

    2 Sep 2003

    Siemens Mobile and Huawei Technologies have formed a $100 million Joint Venture company in China to develop, manufacture and market products based on TD-SCDMA technology.

  • Stacking up the chips

    2 Sep 2003

    Irvine Sensors has successfully developed and demonstrated an entire computer system that could fit inside a wristwatch.

  • Barometric pressure sensor

    4 Sep 2003

    Kavlico's sCAP 1 barometric absolute pressure (BAP) sensor chip is based on a silicon MEMS capacitor.

  • Don't let it in

    3 Sep 2003

    When his advertising colleagues returned from their European holidays, Dave Wilson discovered some home truths about the Euro.

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