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Volume 1, Issue 9
December 2006
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- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 1, Issue 9, page: 2 –2
- DOI: 10.1049/et:20060909
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- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 1, Issue 9, page: 4 –4
- DOI: 10.1049/et:20060910
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(2 pages) - Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 1, Issue 9, p. 8 –9
- DOI: 10.1049/et:20060911
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- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 1, Issue 9, page: 10 –10
- DOI: 10.1049/et:20060912
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Smart materials project puts radio waves behind bars; 'Sim City' UK uses e-science to gather cencus data; IET announces new CEO; Maglev platforms ready for use in factories; Almost real videoconferencing; Eight-nation power cut under investigation; 'Sunrise' satellite sends first images; Swarm-bots move onwards and upwards; Silent flight; China acts to reverse brain drain; Service to stop satellite jammers; Creating cross-border crisis control; Globetrotting PS3s head for teardown; Fakes fingered by their elements; Chip firms say they're not stupid any more. (10 pages) - Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 1, Issue 9, p. 22 –23
- DOI: 10.1049/et:20060913
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Temasek faces Shin Corp probe; China begins 3G trials; TSMC expands fab capacity; Intel stalls on India. - Author(s): K. Sangani
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 1, Issue 9, page: 24 –24
- DOI: 10.1049/et:20060901
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The Japanese technology industry has been struggling to compete with its neighboring tiger economies and the growing strength of China as a manufacturing base for consumer electronics and computer goods. The Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA), however, is confident that Japan can remain a high-tech powerhouse and take on the neighboring competition. JEITA believes that Japan can do this with innovation and increased spending on research and design in the form of joint ventures between Japanese companies with overseas companies. In addition, the government has also established the Council for Science and Technology Policy in the Cabinet Office, which is tasked to formulate the nation's science and technology policies. - Author(s): J. Hayes
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 1, Issue 9, page: 25 –25
- DOI: 10.1049/et:20060902
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The rise of e-commerce, Web portals, online payment and gaming transactions, and the burgeoning financial services sector are all placing high demands on the data center to increase the delivery of IT power. As the demand for extra capacity increases, so does the amount of heat generated. This has led to increasing energy costs which further exacerbates the fundamental issue of running a data center. To address the problem, innovative approaches to reduce heat emissions at source need to be developed. - Author(s): S. Harris
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 1, Issue 9, p. 26 –27
- DOI: 10.1049/et:20060903
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In an auction conducted by the UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, 12 companies were awarded new radio spectrum in the 1781.7 to 1785 MHz and 1876.7 to 1880 MHz ranges. These companies are BT, Cable & Wireless UK, Colt Mobile Telecommunications, Cyberpress, FMS Solutions, Mapesbury Communications, O2 (UK), Opal Telecom, PLDT (UK), Shyam Telecom UK, Spring Mobil and Teleware. While Ofcom was hoping for diversity in technology and services, many of the license holders are aiming to use the spectrum to provide indoor GSM coverage to enable a private GSM network within an office to integrate with a company's fixed-telephony services. - Author(s): C. Edwards
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 1, Issue 9, p. 28 –32
- DOI: 10.1049/et:20060904
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This paper describes the unique features of the 3D virtual world created by CA-based Linden Labs, called Second Life. It is a user-defined world where people can interact, play, build 3D objects, do business, and communicate. The paper discusses how second life can open new opportunities for collaborations across disciplines and geographies that would not otherwise occur. - Author(s): P. Grad
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 1, Issue 9, p. 34 –37
- DOI: 10.1049/et:20060905
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An interesting feature of Audi's new TT vehicle is its semi-active primary suspension system enabled by magneto-rheological (MR) fluid technology that allows continuously variable real-time suspension damping control. The suspension system is supplied by Delphi Corp. and is based on technology from Lord Corp. Although it can be used for other applications including seismic damping in buildings, damping of bridges against strong winds, and controlled dampers in prosthetic devices designed to provide users with tactile feedback, MR fluid technology's main market is the auto suspension system. MR-based components are now operating in hundreds of thousands of vehicles all over the world. - Author(s): C. Evans-Pughe
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 1, Issue 9, p. 38 –41
- DOI: 10.1049/et:20060906
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Multi-domain simulation has become more common as systems get more complex. Using multi-domain simulation tools, design teams are able to model and simulate the behavior of mechanical systems controlled by electronic circuitry and software. Based on proprietary behavioral description languages such as MAST and VHDL-AMS, these simulators played a key role in the development of the Tekbot robot, Volkswagen's power system, and the guidance, navigation and control system for Lockheed Martin's Mars Reconnaisance Orbiter. - Author(s): C. Edwards
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 1, Issue 9, p. 42 –45
- DOI: 10.1049/et:20060907
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As part of the effort to reduce air fuel consumption, researchers are looking at how an aircraft interacts with the air around it as it flies, and the potential savings from managing this interaction using techniques including microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and plasma jets. Using MEMS devices, researchers were able to selectively roughen the surface of the aircraft to prevent energy-sapping turbulent eddies from forming, thereby reducing skin friction and drag. Another alternative is to use plasma to control a process called separation, which helps force the airflow back over the surface of the wing. Plasma jets can also be used to reduce noise by altering the flow of air around the landing gear to make it less turbulent, which in turn reduces noise. - Author(s): K. Sangani
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 1, Issue 9, p. 46 –48
- DOI: 10.1049/et:20060908
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Recent developments in networking standards and marketing alliances are driving the home automation market forward, and providing a platform for some intriguing new applications. One of the most interesting developments in home automation is the progress of the Zigbee Alliance, a consortium of companies that is developing a low-power wireless networking standard for the control devices used in factories, offices and homes. Another important development is the increasing convergence of IT and consumer electronics industries. Issues concerning interoperability, however, will first need to be addressed before consumers can truly enjoy content. - Author(s): G. d'Eyssautier
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 1, Issue 9, page: 49 –49
- DOI: 10.1049/et:20060914
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Home basestations turn the threat of convergence and unlicensed wireless access into an opportunity for network operators, says the author. - Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 1, Issue 9, p. 50 –51
- DOI: 10.1049/et:20060915
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- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 1, Issue 9, p. 52 –53
- DOI: 10.1049/et:20060916
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This month: Good news for those in peril on the sea, and under it. - Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 1, Issue 9, p. 63 –64
- DOI: 10.1049/et:20060917
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