Saturday - 04 July 2009

Brake expectations

Engineers have high hopes for new safety systems to stop vehicles spinning out of control. Jon Excell reports ...03 Jul 2009

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Hailing the Taxibot

Robotic tractor removes need to turn on aircraft engines during taxiing ...03 Jul 2009

Nano scales

Technique for weighing single atoms could shed light on chemical processes...03 Jul 2009

Wave return
A new economic analysis shows the UK could generate up to £70bn for the economy and almost 250,000...03 Jul 2009

Transport trial
London buses are trialling a new kind of hybrid propulsion system that promises to save fuel and...03 Jul 2009

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Features

Electronic recovery
A new report from Gartner suggests electronic equipment markets should begin a recovery in the fourth quarter of 2009....

Games without frontiers
Artificial-intelligence researchers are developing the technology behind computer games for applications in other sectors. Jon Excell reports...

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Products & Notices

The GeoInformation Group announces strategic partnership with STAR-APIC
Cambridge, 1 June 2009: The GeoInformation® Group, publishers of UKMap® the new large-scale topographic mapping and address database for the UK, today announces a new strategic partnership with STAR-APIC, a world leader in delivering and managing...

MM Live 2009 Micro Manufacturing Conference Programme Finalised
Cheshire, UK, 17th June 2009: Following its successful launch in 2008, the Micro Manufacturing Technology Seminar has now been developed into a full two-day conference programme for 2009. Held at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry, 20th-21st October, the...

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Opinion

Remote, but close by
Recent stories from The Engineer included the development of a system that uses Wi-Fi and ultrasound technology to keep track of the thousands of pieces of equipment found in the average hospital. ...

Fighting for the future
The Institute of Public Policy Research’s report calling for a drastic scaling-back in UK defence expenditure raises some awkward questions for the engineering sector....

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