Novell has announced plans to shave $110 million off its annual expenses, resulting in the loss of 600 jobs, more than 10% of Novell's worldwide workforce.

Irish nanotechnology company Ntera has collaborated with Epson to produce prototypes of the world’s highest resolution electronic displays for mobile devices.

ABB has won an order worth $550m from Eirgrid, the Irish transmission system operator, to connect the Irish and UK power grids.

Palo Alto, California-based Ausra has secured more than $40m in funding to help it develop large-scale solar thermal power plants.

Energy giant E.ON no longer intends to develop an eight turbine wind farm near Ferndale in the UK because of noise concerns.

INA FAG will show case its newly developedDetector III at this years Maintec exhibition. Itis the latest edition to the company’s portfolioof damage diagnosis instruments

Boeing has received a $240 million contract from the US Air Force to produce 10,000 Joint Direct Attack Munition tail kits.

Microtecnica has been awarded a contract worth in excess of €20m (£17m) to design and supply a cooling system for Saab’s next-generation Gripen NG aircraft.

Sheffield Forgemasters has signed a trade agreement to oversee the development of power generation forgings with Indian state-run power equipment maker BHEL.

A US team has shown that it is possible to create nanoparticles without producing synthetic chemicals that have negative impacts on the environment.