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Business Mar 7, 2019

Toyota warns could leave UK under no-deal Brexit: report

Toyota Europe's CEO has warned the firm could end production in Britain by 2023 if the country exits the European Union without a deal, the Nikkei business daily said Thursday.

General Physics Jan 30, 2019

New scanning transmission electron microscopes for medical and materials research

Researchers in Ben McMorran's University of Oregon physics lab had a great 2018, publishing four papers about their efforts to bring new life to scanning transmission electron microscopes for medical and materials research.

Business Jan 24, 2019

Hitachi wants nationalisation of UK nuclear project: report

Hitachi's frozen nuclear power project in Britain can only be revived if it is nationalised, the Nikkei business paper reported the company's chairman as saying on Wednesday.

Energy & Green Tech Jan 23, 2019

Now that UK nuclear power plans are in tatters, it's vital to double down on wind and solar

Now that Japanese giants Toshiba and Hitachi have walked away from UK nuclear power projects that had previously been abandoned by others, it has forced the government to reassess the pro-nuclear bias of its energy policy. ...

Business Jan 17, 2019

Japan's Hitachi freezes British nuclear project

Hitachi said Thursday it would freeze construction of its stalled nuclear power station in Wales due to financing problems, a blow to Britain's nuclear strategy and a costly decision for the Japanese firm.

Optics & Photonics Dec 21, 2018

Twisting light to enable high-capacity data transmission

For the first time, researchers have used tiny gears made of germanium to generate a vortex of twisted light that turns around its axis of travel much like a corkscrew. Because germanium is compatible with the silicon used ...

Business Dec 17, 2018

Hitachi to buy majority stake in ABB's power grid arm for $6.4 bn

Japan's Hitachi on Monday announced plans to buy a majority stake in the power grid business of Swiss-Swedish engineering giant ABB for $6.4 billion, in what would be its biggest ever buyout.

Business Dec 12, 2018

Hitachi moves to buy ABB's power grid unit for $7bn: report

Japan's Hitachi is moving to purchase the power grid business of Swiss engineering giant ABB for a deal worth as much as $7.05 billion, local media reported Wednesday.

Business Nov 20, 2018

Siemens to build new London Underground trains

German manufacturing conglomerate Siemens will build almost 100 new trains to replace the decades-old rolling stock on London Underground's Piccadilly Line, the group said in a statement Tuesday.

Electronics & Semiconductors Sep 11, 2018

Japan semiconductor company Renesas to buy US firm IDT for $6.7bn

Japanese semiconductor firm Renesas on Tuesday announced a deal to buy California-based IDT in a cash deal valued at $6.7 billion.

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