Article Archive

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Energy curing technology

Ultraviolet light and electron beam curable systems are no longer restricted to graphic arts and wood coatings

‘Keyhole’ technique for gas pipe repair

UK utility company National Grid demonstrates new technology from its US Gas Operations which could minimise disruption

Flexible screens start production

Facility will produce display modules for portable electronic reader devices - product predicted to grow to 41.6 million units in 2010

Software models quenching in semiconductors

Vector Fields is offering Quench as part of its Opera CAE software suite for low-frequency electromagnetic simulation

New release of CFD products

ESI Group is announcing versions of its computational fluid dynamics design packages are now available, with a number of new functions

Collaboration tool is based on MS Sharepoint

Actify is introducing Designshare 2.0, a collaboration package based on MS Sharepoint, and Publisher 3.0 that can now republish .3D files

Roller bearings benefit form cage design

NSK is offering tapered roller bearings and cylindrical roller bearings with pin-type cages said to be six-times stronger than the alternatives

Flotel for the North Sea

Shell charters 14,000 tonne mono hull multi-purpose construction vessel with fixed accommodation for 400 people

‘Green’ chemical producer

Coal-fired power plants can become major producers of hydrochloric acid and calcium chloride in a win-win situation, report claims

IPTV ‘growth driver for networking gear’

Global IPTV subscribers will soar to 14.5 million in 2007, up a stunning 192.4 per cent from 4.9 million in 2006, iSuppli predicts

Protocol selectable serial-to-WLAN gateway

The SW5001 ‘next generation’ protocol claimed to offer improved functionality, greater ease-of-use and additional security features

Electronic equipment market stays on track

Following a rise of 6.6 per cent in 2006, revenue for all electronic equipment will grow by 6.7 per cent to reach $1.47 trillion in 2007

Convergence: will telecoms players win or lose?

Paul Hollingsworth explains how some leading telcos and vendors have got together to come up with a solution to at least part of this problem

Illuminated keyboard for kiosk applications

CKS Holdings is introducing an illuminated kiosk keyboard and optional trackerball, with versatile, configurable multi-coloured backlighting

Researchers unveil anti-fog glass coating

Fraunhofer Institute has developed an electrically conductive windshield coating that can keep the glass free from condensation

Field-mounted controller performs safety role

Sick's UE44X7 field-mountable controller enables standard PLCs to control safety outputs without separate safety-rated controller

Recharging without wires

US companies with launch technology to recharge equipment without having to plug them in, following in the footsteps of a UK company

High voltage regulators have tiny consumption

Suitable for use with low ESR ceramic capacitors, eliminating reliability problems associated with electrolytic and tantalum components

Price plunge to slow DRAM revenue growth

Pricing conditions will follow normal patterns in 2007, with the DRAM ASP expected to decline by 31 per cent during the year

Graphical organisation of project data

Management tool enables all types of project document to be graphically linked to a project 'structure' graphic and packaged in a PDF file

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