Richard Mumford, MWJ International Editor

Persistent rain and strong winds did not dampen the atmosphere for the 1000 or so delegates and exhibitors who attended the Agilent Technologies-sponsored Welcome Reception that concluded the first day of the European Microwave Exhibition at European Microwave Week in the Manchester Central Convention Complex. The inclement weather was...

Over the next three years scientists from QinetiQ and the University of Exeter, UK, will build on a portfolio of patented technology to develop new anti-counterfeit and RF technologies. The work will be based on groundbreaking physical sciences research in the field of tailored electromagnetic materials—made by studying the...

The site of a ground station for Galileo, Europe’s global navigation satellite system, inside the Guiana Space Centre (CSG), near Kourou in French Guiana, has been inaugurated. The site, which was made available by France’s Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES), will play an essential role in the setting up...

EADS Innovation Works, the European aerospace and defence group’s research and development network, is opening a branch in Bangalore, India. Located within the Airbus Engineering Centre India’s premises, EADS Innovation Works India will manage and broker R&T projects for the EADS Business Units and the Corporate R&T Organisation. Some...

Specialist Microwave Solutions Ltd. (SMS) has been awarded a two-year Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) sponsored by the UK Technology Strategy Board. As a result, SMS will work together with Cranfield University’s Manufacturing Department, within the School of Applied Sciences and with their microwave experts from the Defence and Security...

Roman banquets are part of the city’s history, and good food and drink played their part in the success of the Elettronica Spa sponsored EuMW Welcome Reception , which has become established as a convivial way of bringing together delegates to the Week’s four conferences and the exhibitors from...