Professional Engineering Magazine : Contents

This week's PE contents

Volume 22 Number 15
9 September 2009

News
End is in sight for Boeing-Airbus row
Motoring sector "will need help" after scrappage
Britons smash century-old land steam record
Geo-engineering ideas split opinion
UK team guides nuclear storage plan at Chernobyl
Blocks away for work on aircraft carrier
Carbon capture design trials start on ships
Pupils still ignorant on role of engineers
Tough line on tax credits could become official policy
Last-minute power station and refinery deal may avert strike action
Irradiation to follow reactor pebble success
Areva and TVO row over Finnish nuclear project flares up
Mini's major turnaround for Cowley plant
MEP raises stakes for car firms defeated over Euro refrigerant ban
Humble household cleaner does the job at Dounreay
Defence bosses urge more cash for new technologies
Carbon Trust adds £1.75m to investment fund
Offshore workers canvassed on action over pay freeze deadlock
Hopes rise for VES pay deal
Network Rail plans £120m national headquarters
News in brief

Surveys
Q&A	Engineers' views on the health of the economy
Soundbites	PE readers' views on an issue of the day
Soundbites Extra	The full, unexpurgated comments submitted by PE readers

Features
Transport Lessons from Japan could inform the operation of a second high speed rail line in the UK
Aerospace PE visits the Isle of Man, the unlikely setting for a thriving aerospace industry with a communal approach
Energy At the former Risley site in Warrington, engineers at Serco have an eye on both the past and future of nuclear power
Training We talk to high-flying engineers who have benefited from the Sainsbury Management Fellowship scheme
Aerospace Aerospace research facilities are under pressure to shrink in size as universities cut costs
Innovation NHS is calling on engineers to develop a “wish-list” of new healthcare products
Transport How satellite navigation is keeping trains on trackThe

Automotive Focus
Challenges facing makers of batteries for electric cars
The latest technology news

Technology
Solar-electric thrusters to propel mission to Mercury
Direct drive for cooling tower fans saves energy
Flaw detector can take the knocks
Soft polymers put robotic fish in the swim
Radio waves measure up for pacemakers
Making light work of computing
Laser timing boosts cyclists' medal hopes
Compact probe goes on air
Cushioning system speeds actuator set-up
3D tooling models help to avoid collisions

Regulars
Commentary	Time to invesit in added-value engineering
People	Who's reached the top of the pile?
Bids & deals	Business deals and takeovers
Letters	Readers have their say
Archive	The first female member of the IMechE
Review	Richard Hammond's engineering connections, and visiting Babs in Wales

Features in PDF
Commentary	Time to invest in added-value engineering
Cover story	Are the green shoots of recovery starting to show or is there a long way to go for the engineering industry?
Review	Richard Hammond's engineering connections, and visiting Babs in Wales
Archive	The first female member of the IMechE
Q&A	Engineers' views on the health of the economy
Diary Extra	More than a year's worth of EVENTS
Classified	Some services for the readers
Profeng jobs	The Appointments section from this issue of PE For further jobs go to our jobs website
MX 09	All the winners from the 2009 Manufacturing Excellence Awards