Professional Engineering

Manufacturing output falls for a fifth month

E.On considers building nuclear power station at Oldbury site            

Bid to develop powerful software

Doosan Babcock aims to lead on carbon capture

Solar panel firms aim for 12% of demand in Europe

Gas power station and windfarm to be built together offshore

Navy hands out contracts for weapons handling and pumps

US firms fund restoration of national computing museum

Job support strategy document wins backing of firms

Schemes will shift freight from road to rail

Off-the-shelf kit used to convert car to run on hydrogen

MoD cash for Qinetiq will preserve maritime design skills

IMechE members become chartered greens

Tube refurb costs disputed

National Grid talks of greater capacity share

New policy for consultancy engineers

Scientists in bid to turn earthworms into eco-warriors

School packs aim to reverse student apathy    

Sellafield workers vote for strike over 2% pay offer

Getting ready to roll China's Big Wheel

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Offshore
The Arctic is believed to containt almost a quarter of the world's unexploited oil and gas - but safety and environmental concerns will dog drilling

Environment
Shipping is increasingly looking at green technology under pressure from the environmental lobby

Transport
Games on: PE talks to Hugh Sumner, director of transport at the Olympic Development Authority, about his integration plans for London

Manufacturing
What Olympic sports will be likely to benefit from technological advances next? We ask the experts

Business
Tax credits for research and development are being underused by the industry

Millbrook Proving Ground has a new tilt table for vehicle testing

How predictive maintenance is cutting costs

Testing the springs in the braking systems of aircraft is crucial

Rolling out a portable surveying device across Network Rail

Toyota and EDF launch plug-in hybrid trian on British roads

Software gives plant design and costing

All-electric bending machine can slash energy costs

Magnetic superconductor coil passes test

Rugged computer works well in the great outdoors

Flexible conduit copes with extremes of temperature

Load monitor aids paralympians

Mazda plastic mould concept cuts resin use

Precision parts machines meet motorsports demand

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Engineering has lessons for a troubled economy

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John Pullin has a grand day out at the largest assemblage of steam machinery on the planet

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Garrat K1 locomotive wins award - by Laura Gardner

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Output falls for a fifth month

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