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Crossing the Valley of Death

Death Valley in California is the desert that finished off many of the early pioneers heading for the West Coast in their horse-drawn wagons. Today, the 'Valley of Death' is the name given to the gap between the great plains of research funding and the orange groves of manufacturing. The...

Tags: manufacturing, job

White papers 2005-01-07

A Skyline Air Bridge

Simplicity requires greater imagination in the modern world of advanced technologies. The air bridge at Gatwick Airport satisfies the requirements of the airport, the aircraft and the passengers in a simple but very distinctive way. It is the combination of these requirements that determined its shape and the ambitious manner...

Tags: aircraft

White papers 2005-01-07

Going Vertical: Developing a Short Take-Off, Vertical Landing System

This paper discusses and provides details about a new system used in the aircraft manufacturing. Rolls-Royce, the company responsible for the unique propulsion system that enables the Harrier to rise or descend vertically, is developing the next generation of vertical lift. The Rolls-Royce Lift System creates a STOVL-capable aircraft without...

Tags: Aerospace & Defense, Rolls-Royce, aircraft, JavaServer Faces

White papers 2004-08-18

Design for Green

The new Jubilee Campus is designed as an environmentally friendly development, incorporating such features as photovoltaic cells in the roof and use of recycled newspaper for insulation. The 18 acre site was developed on a budget comparable with similar academic building projects with the objective of keeping energy costs low...

Tags: photovoltaics, support services

White papers 2004-02-23

Additional Resources

ORFID Corporation Scientific Advisor Robert H. Grubbs Wins 2005 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

LOS ANGELES -- ORFID Corporation, a company developing an entirely new class of organic electronic technology that will enable manufacturing of new products such as thin-film flat panel displays, smart labels and intelligent packaging, announced today its congratulations to Dr. Robert H. Grubbs, Atkins Professor of Chemistry at the California...

Articles 2005-10-12

Nanotechnologies' effects uncertain.(Science brief)(Royal Society and Royal Academy of Engineering)(Brief Article)

Nanotechnologies offer many benefits now and in the future but their uncertain effects on human health and the environment must be carefully assessed, according to a report by the UK's Royal Society and Royal Academy of Engineering. For example, they recommend that until more is known...

Articles 2004-08-16

United we fly: research centre aims to integrate aerospace technologies to speed aircraft development. (News).

FUEL-EFFICIENT high-performance aircraft could be produced more quickly and at lower costs, thanks to UK research being funded by Bombardier Aerospace. Researchers at Queens University Belfast, led by Prof Srinivasan Raghunathan, are developing techniques to allow designers to improve the aerodynamics of future aircraft without increasing costs....

Articles 2003-06-13

Bookham Technology founder wins top Academy accolade.

M2 PRESSWIRE-28 May 2002-BOOKHAM TECHNOLOGY: Bookham Technology founder wins top Academy accolade C1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:05282002 Dr Andrew Rickman, Chairman of fibre-optic component and subsystems manufacturer Bookham Technology plc, has won a prestigious Royal Academy of Engineering Silver Medal...

Articles 2002-05-28

Events.

e-mail your details to: julia.brown@centaur.co.uk APRIL 29 April: Creating Commercial Success from Biomedical Engineering London. Royal Academy of Engineering conference. Contact Jane Sutton, 020 7227 0536 www.raeng.org.uk NEW 30...

Articles 2002-04-19

Events. (Diary).

e-mail your details to: julia.brown@centaur.co.uk APRIL 25 April: Improving Productivity and Performance London. Annual conference of Bio-Wise, the DTI group promoting the uptake of biotechnology in UK business. Contact 0800 432100, www.dti.gov.uklbiowise ...

Articles 2002-04-12

Obituary: Terry Burns

TERRY BURNS lived at a time when an idiosyncratic inventor could still make an impact on the practice of medicine. With no formal training in medicine, engineering or business, he set up a company to manufacture surgical tools, creating designs that were to endure for decades. In his fifties he...

Articles 2001-04-20

Pyrosequencing Named Spin-off Company of the Year by Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences

Business Editors UPPSALA, Sweden--BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 14, 2000 Pyrosequencing AB (SSE:PYRO) has been named "Spin-off Company of the Year" by the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences IVA. Pyrosequencing, which develops, manufactures and markets systems for applied genetic analysis, was chosen from nearly 80 competing...

Articles 2000-12-14

British biotech strategy fails.(biotechnical engineer fears government is missing the opportunity to make Britain a center for the biotech revolution)(Brief Article)

British governments have failed to develop a long-term strategy to support research and encourage biotechnology companies to invest in the UK, Professor Peter Dunnill told the Royal Academy of Engineering in London this month. The Department for Trade & Industry DTI is devoting minuscule...

Articles 2000-05-22

Letter: Rover sell-out

Sir: At the time when British Aerospace sold Rover to BMW, Honda was very angry at what it regarded as our perfidious behaviour in not selling it to them. Honda will be remembered by buyers of Rover cars as the firm which had very rapidly raised...

Articles 2000-03-22