The European Commission has fined six companies over €67m for operating a cartel to restrict the sale of power transformers in the European Union.

Siemens has been awarded $50 million to design and build the security and communications systems for the first construction phase of the $440 million Pacific Texas Products Pipeline.

Researchers at Birmingham University are applying pattern recognition techniques to identify the presence of bird species based on their individual song.

A University of Queensland researcher is exploring ways to make the next generation of solar cells out of plastics and microscopic crystals instead of silicon.

Alstom is to supply 17 Citadis trams equipped with its APS power supply system, which eliminates overhead power wires, for the Angers Loire Metropolitan Authority in France.

Rolls-Royce has won a $1.5bn contract with Gulf Air to supply Trent 700EP engines for 20 Airbus A330s currently on order with the carrier.

A researcher in Eindhoven has developed a 'hairy foam' which he claims provides an excellent structure on which to build catalytic systems.

Alcatel Alenia Space has announced that it will deliver the high-powered Ciel-2 telecommunication satellite to Ciel Satellite of Canada, a member of the SES group of companies. The new spacecraft,...

Researchers have developed a fast and accurate method of coating quantum dot nanorods with silica, an advance that could lead to applications in optoelectronics and displays.

Researchers in the UK have shown that perovskite solar cells can emit as well as absorb light, a development that could lead to cheaper lasers.