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BY JONATHAN THOMSON
HYUNDAI and UTC Fuel Cells have joined forces to overcome one of the remaining hurdles in the development of hydrogen fuel cells for cars, making sure that they are reliable in freezing conditions. Hyundai claims it will make available in the US from 2004 cells that can be started even after the water in an engine system has frozen.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission wants EU ministers to extend rules telling automobile manufacturers to abide by safety standards in vehicle design from cars to vans, lorries, trailers, buses and coaches. It wants vehicle makers to have a duty to incorporate technology such as automatic braking systems (ABS), more effective rear mirrors and side protection devices into their models, while ensuring that disabled and elderly people have easy access to buses and coaches.…

BY MARK ROWE
SCIENTISTS in New Jersey, USA, have developed a cosmetic varnish that turns fingernails into highly reflective mirrors. The nail varnish works on the same principles as sheens applied to wood, furniture or cars. The scientists increased the molecular weight of resins added to aluminium flakes, which were then used to saturate an industrial paint.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission wants EU ministers to extend mandatory technical rules telling automobile manufacturers to abide by safety standards in their vehicle designs from cars to utility vehicles such as vans, lorries and trailers, as well as buses and coaches.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission wants EU ministers to extend rules telling automobile manufacturers to abide by safety standards in vehicle design from cars to vans, lorries, trailers, buses and coaches. It wants vehicle makers to have a duty to incorporate technology such as automatic braking systems (ABS), more effective rear mirrors and side protection devices into their models, while ensuring that disabled and elderly people have easy access to buses and coaches.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE UK government is challenging carmakers to design and build an affordable, ultra low carbon family car, capable of travelling 1,000 miles on a standard tank of fuel. Launching the “Ultra Low Carbon Car Challenge,” the Secretary of State for Transport, Alistair Darling, said more than one proposal from manufacturers may be taken forward under the Department for Transport’s New Vehicle Technology Fund, which has a budget of Pounds 10 million over 3 years.…

BY SIGRÚN DAVÍDSDOTTIR
THE FOUR Scandinavian language-speaking countries, Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, all pass with flying colours on Transparency International’s Corruption Index when considering their exposure to money laundering. Though the use criminal proceeds is not a serious issue in this friendly part of the world, their vicinity to countries in the former communist eastern bloc and the increasingly pervasive nature of international terrorism means that no one can afford to be caught sleeping on the post, especially not after 9/11.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THERE is a tendency amongst international business to think that the drugs trade has little impact on the real economy. Not so says a United Nations agency report, drugs harm legal commerce. Keith Nuthall reports.

THE INTERNATIONAL Narcotics Control Board has to encourage governments to take tough action against illicit drugs and it knows that nothing corrodes effective policing against illegal narcotics than the dubious assumption that the trade actually promotes sustainable development in poor countries.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
A MASSACHUSETTS Institute of Technology study has concluded that hydrogen powered cars will not perform better than hybrid diesel-electric vehicles regarding energy use and greenhouse gas emissions until after 2020. It predicts that in the short term, “aggressive research on a hybrid car with a diesel engine will yield the most environmentally friendly results,” because converting hydrocarbons into hydrogen for fuel uses energy and emits greenhouse gases.…

BY PHILIP FINE

A TINY wire antenna and a computer chip the size of a piece of glitter will be imbedded into most retail product materials in the next few years, if all goes as

planned by those currently involved in developing a revolutionary tracking system.…