Login
Latest Issue
Industry Review
Tracking Consumer Trends
How can we carry on consuming goods, given limited physical resources and an eco-system that is threatened by such a lifestyle – and do we really want to?
The Power of Renewables
Renewable energy is an emerging industry which has had much greater attention paid to it by investors worldwide in recent years.
Control in a Challenging Climate
The HVAC system has become one of the most potent symbols of development, having improved the quality of life of millions of people and developed into a thriving global industry in its own right.
- 1
- 2
Weathering the Storm
With the burden of the economic crisis weighing it down, along with other detrimental factors, it is surprising that companies in the shipbuilding and shipping industry are managing to stay afloat.
Every Last Drop
Bob Combes explores the processes used in enhanced oil recovery (EOR), aimed at extracting the 70 percent of oil typically left behind, and examines the use of microbes, that currently account for about two percent of global oil production, but which have the potential to contribute much more.
Air Turbulence En Route
As airlines continue to go bust and survivors of the crisis face sky-high cash flows, even the director of the aviation sector’s own trade body, IATA, has described the situation as a ‘chronic industry crisis’.
More than a Malthusian Dilemma
The food and drink industry is teetering on the edge of a prolonged global crisis, threatened by failing economies, changes in the Earth’s climate, and a world population that is growing at an alarming rate.
A Nuclear future
As governments around the world turn increasingly towards nuclear power to safeguard the future energy needs of their nations, it is clear that this source of energy is here to stay.
Piracy – Global threat or local annoyance
Incidents of piracy are on the decline, but their severity is on the rise, especially off the coast of Somalia where they seriously threaten East-West shipping. Euroasia looks at what lies behind this trend and the approach it seems to point to.
After the gold rush
Stock exchanges across the world have been hit hard by American banking leaders in crisis. This has some experts asking whether this might see the return of the gold bulls, as investors lose confidence in stocks and shares and move their money onto the commodities markets. Eric Payne examines the current state of affairs and ponders the likely outcome.
Preserving fuel for the future
The market for Transport Management Systems (TMS) is currently very strong as more and more service providers are looking to implement TMS to help maintain margins and maximise profitability in the current environment of higher fuel prices and increasingl
The remote engineer
Remote Control of industrial machinery may seem like science fiction, but as Adam Burton finds out, the broadband revolution and research and development in the field of machine-to-machine technology, is enabling manufacturers to design systems that allow them to remotely monitor performance, diagnose faults and even control and repair industrial technology from distant locations.
The tortoise and the hare
Despite the increasing demand of developers, local firms are still managing to keep pace. However, many in the industry feel things will become more difficult and there should be an increase in foreign firms involved in the development of Dubai. Ollie Cornock, regional editor for the Oxford Business Group and industry analyst for the Gulf, reports.
- 1
- 2
- Industry
- General
- Energy
As oil starts to run dry, demand rises for hybrid cars, and electric cars make their way from conceptual design to mass production, the future of transport, experts say, lies in lithium.
Revealing the Hidden Charge
Algae are the focus of attempts to achieve commercially-viable systems for harnessing photosynthesis for atmospheric CO2 fixation and biosynthesis of fuels.
A Green Solution
Money may not buy happiness, but can happiness make us money? Is it just that we have had the causality wrong all along?