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Using invisibility to increase visibility

Researchers tackle the seemingly intractable problem of optical singularities which could lead to manufacturing a perfect cat’s eye

Collaboration to improve access to renewable electricity

Transmission system will be installed in distribution network to level out load peaks and improve access to wind power

Variable area flowmeter alarm system

The BU191 sensor and alarm system is configurable and can be used to alert engineers to low or high gas flow conditions

Thermiculite high olefins cracker in Saudi Arabia

Thermiculite enables cracker to perform to its highest efficiency due to sealing characteristics in hostile operating environment

Laser sources for solar cell production

Laser is an indispensible tool in the production of mono and polycrystalline solar cells, says Rofin

Receding economic tide lowers expectations for crucial system-level chips

Global core silicon revenue will rise to $101.3 billion in 2008, up a scant 1.8 per cent from $99.5 billion in 2007

HVAC drives save £29,000 for office block

For the air handling fans, installing ABB HVAC drives on each of the four fans resulted in a 49 per cent energy saving

Consortium investigates electric shipping

Working guide on how to improve efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of the combined European commercial shipping fleet

2009-01-01

Long-life reed switch is ultra-compact

The new RS series miniature surface-mount reed switch from C and K Components offers an electrical life of one million operations

Handheld analyser can be customised

SKF's new Analyzer AX for machine condition monitoring can be customised with a variety of modules to suit different applications

Motion control cards need no host PC

New models in PMD's Prodigy family of motion control cards can download and run motion programs with no need for a host PC to be connected

Single-purpose devices can be internet-enabled

Cambridge Consultants is introducing a new platform that enables low-cost, single-purpose devices to be equipped with internet and location technologies

Phastite connectors approved to ISO 19879

ISO 19879 approval for Parker's Phastite high-pressure connectors will create new opportunities in the oil, gas, petrochemical, power and marine industries

Temperature sensors are easy to install

HBM's new TT-3/100 temperature sensor is bonded to flat or curved surfaces in the same way as a strain gauge

Overcoming the problems associated with glass pH sensors

Burkert says its new enamel-based pH sensor overcomes the problems traditionally associated with glass pH sensors

New generation of general-purpose relays

Tyco Electronics is launching the RZ series of general-purpose relays to build on the success of its popular RT series relays

CAM software offers ease-of-use for five-axis toolpath generation

From Planit comes release 2009 R1 of its Edgecam computer aided manufacturing software; extends Edgecam’s five-axis programming capability

Solar market eclipse coming after eight years of growth

After eight consecutive years of growth, global revenue for photovoltaic, panels is expected to plunge by nearly 20 per cent in 2009, according to iSuppli Corp

Satellite navigation technology ‘100 per cent future proof’

Leica Geosystems announces its latest global navigation satellite systems technology, the Leica GPS1200+

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