Concentrating coal plant emissions
There is a new approach to eliminate carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions at coal-burning power plants. More...

Virtual reality becoming real at Invensys
Who says the gaming and automation industries do not have anything in common? More...

Ford seeing global growth
Ford Motor Co. is making some moves as it is starting production of a small car in India early next year, and it is looking at building a third manufacturing plant in China. More...

GM will restore 3,000 jobs
Some good news out of Detroit: General Motors Co plans to restore about 3,000 jobs at U.S. assembly plants and related facilities and is getting set to raise North American production by up to 45% next year. More...

Car that learns from its driver
A new computer system allows vehicles to learn from the behavior of their drivers at the wheel, where it can detect if a driver presents an "unusual behavior" in a curve or an obstacle on the road and generates signals of alarm, which warn him in time to react. More...

Rolls-Royce expands fuel cell research center
Rolls-Royce is into fuel cells, and it now wants to expand its research division in Ohio. More...

Japan's Suntory makes offer for Orangina
Japan's Suntory Holdings is willing to pay $2.7 billion (250 billion yen) to pick up European drink maker Orangina from private equity firms Blackstone and Lion Capital. More...

Rio Tinto sells off building materials unit
In a continuing effort to reduce debt, Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto will pick up $349 million as it sold off its building materials manufacturer Alcan Composites to Swiss machinery producer Schweiter Technologies. More...

Global perspectives: Italy's Eni making moves
Eni SpA, Italy's biggest oil and natural gas company by revenue, is going ahead with the planned sale of its Livorno refinery as part of its strategy to reduce its refining capacity. More...

Nanotechnology favored, but safety questions linger
The perception of nanotechnology is very favorable, but questions still remain about the risks involved. More...

U.S. should mirror Europe, Aussie energy efficiency plans
If the U.S. wants to become more energy efficient, it has to listen, watch, and learn. More...

Pinto's Point: Software, Apple's real-value offer
Mobile-phones are becoming the primary Internet connection, replacing TV and desktop computers. It is clear that what is needed is NOT just the commodity connection product, but the software environment that provides special values. More...

6-8 OCTOBER
ISA EXPO, Houston. http://www.isa.org/expotemplate.cfm. 

7-9 DECEMBER
SCADA and Control Systems Security Summit, Washington, D.C. http://scadasecuritysummit.com/Event.aspx?id=220776. 

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