An airline official said it was not a mechanical problem, but a computer error on the electric brake system controls.

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Schneider Electric and Johnson Controls to start-ups like BuildingIQ and JouleX are scrambling to take advantage of this convergence by developing integrated building information, management and controls platforms.

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You control the throttle and brake, and electric power assist steering controls the steering wheel.

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First, A123 filed for bankruptcy and agreed to sell its electric car battery business to Johnson Controls, apparently cutting out Wanxiang Group Corp.

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Depending on an applicant's needs, it will pay for things such as loft insulation, draught proofing, gas room heaters with thermostat controls, gas, electric or oil central heating.

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"There's going to be hybridisation and electrification of vehicles in many different ways, " according to Stefan Suckow, hybrid sales director with Johnson Controls, which makes electric car batteries for several manufacturers.

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The company is doing amazing things in peer to peer gaming, content distribution, wireless charging for electric cars, cell phone remote controls, direct sunlight viewable screens, and extremely high speed wireless radios.

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More than a grid company, ABB makes more electric motors and energy-saving motor controls called drives than any other company in the world.

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Examples include motors, controls and other devices used in wind turbines, electric and hybrid vehicles, flat screen TVs, and military guided missiles.

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