• short range radio supports vehicle tracking, traffic light priority, data exchange... • field-proven in The Netherlands, the open platform could benefit other countries The KAR wireless standard developed for the Dutch Ministry of Transport is playing an important role in improving the architecture of control systems used in public transport. It could be of great benefit to other countries, reports radio modem specialist SATEL.

Colour deviations in magazine advertisements can adversely affect the impression that readers form about the product and the brand. Also the design of an advertisement can increase its vulnerability to colour deviations, shows a study conducted by M-real,the University of Helsinki and United Magazines in collaboration with L'Oréal and Marimekko, whose advertisements were used to simulate colour deviations.

* responds before arcs develop fully - minimizing electrical switchgear damage and downtime, and greatly reducing employee safety risks

Salo, Finland, Loglift Jonsered has added a new design of cabin to its J1080 crane for truck-mounted timber handling operations. Providing double slewing cylinders for durability in arduous forestry applications, the cabin-equipped crane provides a safe and comfortable environment for high productivity in adverse weather conditions.

The service offered by a device manufacturer is a decisive criterion for private-practice physicians when selecting a spirometer (lung function measuring device). This is what a study recently commissioned by medical device manufacturer MEDIKRO GmbH has found. As part of this study, conducted by the MIK market research institute, 100 private-practice physicians in Germany were surveyed during telephone interviews regarding, among other things, the factors that would lead them to select a particular spirometer, or to possibly switch to a different manufacturer of such devices.

* Major projects in Paris and Madrid incorporate active measure to limit the impact of tunnel fires There is a growing trend among road tunnel operators to incorporate active fire safety measures in their constructions, instead of relying on traditional passive measures, according to water mist fire protection specialist Marioff. The company has seen a tenfold increase in serious enquiries over the past two years, and the fact that major new projects such as the A86 in Paris and the M30 project in Madrid have already adopted its active measures is a clear sign that attitudes are changing.

Marioff’s HI-FOG system has been selected to provide protection for another major tunnel construction in Europe. In Spain, the Madrid Calle 30 (M30) project is the inner ring road motorway of the city of Madrid. This major project involves several new sections of road and tunnel construction.

The great ships are coming back. Some of them are being built in northern Europe, in Finland. Finnish know-how is widely recognized and for instance Finnish icebreakers are considered to be the best in the world. This year there is amazingly almost no ice to break in the Gulf of Finland. So the icebreakers are at the moment being used as cruise ships instead! In Finland's Pavilion you will meet some outstanding Finnish and international experts on cruise-related products.

Finnforest, part of the Metsäliitto Group, invests 15 million euros to develop innovative birch plywood solutions for its industrial customers. It will build a birch plywood upgrading unit that will be ready for production by the beginning of 2008.

SpiroStar, the smallest lung function testing system in the world, weighing only 22 grams, meets the latest ATS/ERS spirometry standards. According to Finnish manufacturer Medikro, SpiroStar is one of the first lung function testing systems in the world to satisfy the new and changed requirements for the calculation of lung function testing.