Professional Engineering

F1 team offered low-cost engine and transmission

Areva chooses UK nuclear partners

Airbus plans to build campus at Filton site to boost innovation

City funding brings Crossrail project closer to construction

Firms taken to court over Buncefield disaster

Latest Nimrod plane powers up

Waste power must be a priority

Power firms bid for leases to build 300MW tidal energy plants

£250m will fund training centres for 2,000 PhD students

Technicians and apprentices urgently needed

Rolls sued over "defective" ship propulsion system

Rolls to lead initiative to develop cleaner aeroengines

Aston Martin forced to axe 600 UK jobs

Motor parts firm calls in administrators as costs rise and demand falls

Irish Sea salt cavern storage plan for gas wins approval

Space centre at Harwell will research climate change

Investments to enhance rail for freight traffic

All-electric superbike

12-mile tidal reef is "cheaper option" to Severn barrage

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Cover story
Manufacturing challenges combined with the economic downturn means a tough year ahead for Airbus

Automotive
With Detroit’s Big 3 begging for help, what dangers face UK carmakers and suppliers?

Management
The complex deal to clean up Sellafield has been settled. And the new bosses see a bright future

Manufacturing
Diesel engine maker Perkins rewrites conventional wisdom as a long-term strategy
Extra: The importance of test at Perkins

Manufacturing
A partnership between academia and industry is helping to keep manufacturing in the UK

Aerospace
Research into alternative fuels in general aviation takes off

Changes in Formula One mean more investment in R&D. We track Renault’s preparations for next season

A former chief designer hopes to bring more creativity to modern CAD packages

Freeze-seal gets nuclear sub back to work

Battery boosts grid power for renewables

Thinner hot-rolled steel by Corus cuts car weight by 20%

Etanolix turns rubbish into a good idea

Tube firms get the measure of cigarettes

Safety first

ABB wins power and automation deal for massive solar park

Composite test tool added to analysis pack

Personal health monitor wins CE mark

£81m upgrade for Cougars

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Teddies in space: reasons to look beyond recession

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PE plays with some of the more technical toys on offer this Christmas

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Teddies in space: reasons to look beyond recession

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Manufacturing challenges combined with the economic downturn means a tough year ahead for Airbus

Review

PE plays with some of the more technical toys on offer this Christmas

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