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Space Exploration Aug 14, 2013

The Steam Age meets the Neutron Age as train wheels take the strain

Train carriages in the UK should be spending less time out of service due to wheel stress cracks thanks to a new technique of using neutron diffraction to measure several centimetres into the steel wheels.

Energy & Green Tech Aug 8, 2013

A steady mobile power supply for Swiss trains

Siemens is stabilizing the power grid of the Swiss railroad company Schweizerische Bundesbahnen (SBB) by providing it with the world's first mobile units that compensate for reactive power. The overhead conductor, as well ...

Engineering Aug 8, 2013

Producing steel strips in an endless process

An especially energy-efficient production process for sheet steel is now being used in China. Siemens is providing a Chinese steel manufacturer with two plants that work according to the Arvedi-ESP (Endless Strip Production) ...

Business Aug 7, 2013

Nokia finalises Nokia Siemens buy, changes name

Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia said Wednesday it had finalised the purchase of German engineering giant Siemens' 50 percent stake in Nokia Siemens Networks, and changed the company's name.

Energy & Green Tech Aug 2, 2013

Kick-starting Europe's electric vehicle industry

Electric vehicles (e-vehicles, or EVs) are set to play a key role in the future of urban mobility, reducing pollution, decreasing dependence on fossil fuels and saving drivers money. Although e-vehicles make up only a tiny ...

Energy & Green Tech Jul 25, 2013

Hybrid buses improve air quality in Hanoi

Siemens and the Vietnam Motors Industry Corporation (Vinamotor) are launching the first hybrid bus with a combined electric/diesel drive in Hanoi. The project is the first of its kind in Vietnam. The vehicle uses the ELFA ...

Biotechnology Jul 24, 2013

Aussie algae fuel green oil hope

Newly trialled native algae species provide real hope for the development of commercially viable fuels from algae, a University of Queensland scientist has found.

Energy & Green Tech Jul 19, 2013

More sustainable gas turbines thanks to ut research

The new generation of gas turbines is more reliable, produces less harmful emissions and generates less vibrations and pressure fluctuations. Thanks to the European Limousine Project, in which six different universities (18 ...

Business Jul 18, 2013

Nokia Q2 sales fall by 24 pct, misses expectations

(AP)—The sales decline at struggling cellphone maker Nokia Corp. continues with revenues dropping almost a quarter between April and June compared with the same time last year, the company announced Thursday.

Electronics & Semiconductors Jul 18, 2013

Enhanced wireless technology for body implants and sensors

Body implants such as pacemakers and hearing aids have been used to counter organ dysfunction for decades. The WISERBAN project is making a giant leap in their development: aiming to provide smarter communications among such ...

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