The opening of Taiwan’s utility market to independent power producers has generated greater competition, with more companies allowed to build power plants and offer services to the Taiwan Power Company (Taipower).

A new ceramic-based coating for steel and superalloys that prevents corrosion, oxidation, carburisation and sulfidation that commonly occur in gas, liquid, steam and other hostile environments has been developed by researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in the US.

A team of chemists and engineers at the University of Toronto in Canada has created a nanoscale material that could help satisfy society's never-ending hunger for smaller digital devices and cellphones, and could even lead to new methods for delivering medications via skin patches.

The process industry is being offered new opportunities and challenges a fresh round of submissions being called for the development of national industry Action Agendas.

Emerson Process Mangement has acquired UK firm Bristol Babcock from FKI for US$121 million. To be renamed Bristol, it becomes part of Emerson Process Management and adds measurement and control products, technologies, and services for oil, gas, power, water, and wastewater industries worldwide.

The classic stereotype of an engineer – a man who is brilliant at and passionate about technology, but not so good at dealing with people – bears little resemblance to actual engineers or their work, according to new research from the University of Edinburgh. These stereotypes hamper the engineering profession's efforts to recruit women, says Dr Wendy Faulkner who carried out the study.

Wonderware has achieved Gold Certified Partner level in the Microsoft Partner Program. The accomplishment reflects Invensys' continuing commitment to the Microsoft and Invensys alliance.

European manufacturers are joining forces to develop a technology enabling a more cost efficient way of capturing C02.

An unmanned robotic vehicle with mobile inspection, detection and surveillance capabilities is one of three ACT projects awarded funding in the latest round Australian Government innovation grants.

With a plan to expand their existing membership and to add extra value to existing members, the Institute of Instrumentation, Control & Automation (IICA) have partnered with Westwick-Farrow Publishing (What's New in Process Technology) to produce their journal, Control News.