HEADLINES ARCHIVE

  • Smartphone Display Manufacturers Face Price Pressures in 2015, IHS Says

    IHS reported that panel makers for smartphones are facing difficulties in maintaining the prices in 2015.

  • U.S. Oil Production: Strong Growth May Stall in 2015, IHS Says

    Consistent growth in oil production may come to a halt by mid-2015, according to an IHS report. Lower oil prices are beginning to affect production, ending more than six years of “historic gains,” the report says.

  • Uber Robotics Center Looks at Self-driving Cars

    Uber is joining forces with Carnegie Mellon University to open a research center that will develop self-driving cars, expanding its business in a new direction.

  • DARPA Embraces the Biotech World

    When it comes to pushing the technology envelope, few organizations can match the impressive contributions of the Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).

  • LED Companies Diversify with Moves into the Module Market

    Leading suppliers of LED components are increasingly diversifying in order to produce LED modules and light engines, according to research from IHS Inc. Many companies, known only as packaged LED providers in the past, have expanded their product offerings and are now also supplying LED modules.

  • No Justice Department Challenge to IEEE Plan to Update Patent Policy

    The U.S. Department of Justice says that it will not challenge a proposal by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) to update the IEEE Standards Association’s (IEEE-SA) patent policy.

  • Project Management Tips for Engineering and Construction: Part 2, Contract Negotiation and Execution

    Second in a series of articles in project engineering and management by authors with over 70 years of experience. This article will cover contract negotiation, a critical step as contracts define and guide the construction process.

  • Top Access Control Trends for 2015

    2014 proved to be a busy year for the access control industry which brought an abundance of innovation and change with some suppliers challenging security perceptions, according to a white paper from IHS Technology.

  • AWWA Opens Office in India, Its First

    The American Water Works Association (AWWA) announced Feb. 2, that it will establish its first International Community when it opens an office in India this spring.

  • Bioenergy Competes for Food Crops and Land, Report Claims

    A report suggests that growing crops for biofuels is hurting the environment and adding to the global food crisis.

  • Delay for Plant Vogtle Nuclear Expansion

    The timeline for completing the Plant Vogtle nuclear power plant expansion will be delayed 18 months, Georgia Power Co. and Southern Co. announced in late January.

  • GE, Statoil to Develop Clean Tech for Oil and Gas Industry

    GE and Statoil announced a new partnership to accelerate the development of clean technologies for the oil and gas industry.

  • Global Automotive Sales to Rise 2.5% in 2015, IHS Says

    IHS Automotive forecasts that global automotive sales will increase by 2.4% from 2014, reaching 88.6 million in 2015.This would be the fifth consecutive year of growth and sales recovery since the Great Recession in 2009. However, these numbers signal a slowdown, with just two of the high-potential

  • Partners to Design Scalable Electric Axle Module for Commercial Vehicles

    A German consortium is partnering to design an optimized axle module for commercial vehicles. Known as ESKAAM (for Electric, Scalable Axle Module), the design is meant to be an alternative to current driving axles, which typically are too heavy, large and expensive for electric vehicles.

  • UK Team to Develop Imaging Technology for Aerospace Projects

    A consortium led by British defense technology firm QinetiQ, is University of Southampton, University College London and four companies in ProjectCAN, is working on imaging technology to design and manufacture carbon composite aircraft.

  • Door Phone Market Shows Growth Potential, IHS says

    Door phone market shows potential growth. The home automation market has grown considerably in recent years, especially in the United States, where several alarm monitoring, cable and telecommunication companies have all released home automation and security products.

  • GE Dives into Marine World

    GE launches its marine division combining several existing business areas.

  • Index Suggests End to Pattern of Rising Construction Prices

    The costs of construction fell in January ending 3 years of rising prices.

  • Industrial Ethernet Market Poised for 8.6% Growth Through 2018, IHS Says

    The world market for industrial Ethernet infrastructure grew by 7.1% in 2014, reaching $1.48 billion, up from $1.38 billion in 2013, according to IHS Technology. I

  • Mitsubishi Heavy Is Building Two Next-gen LNG Carriers

    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is to build two next-generation LNG carriers for Mitsui & Co Ltd that will feature hybrid propulsion systems.

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