Each week, the editor of Planet Analog finds items of interest and then features them in two sections, entitled “Also of Interest” and “Elementals”. Each cites items from publications outside the Planet Analog and EETimes portfolios. And we also have an archive of recent weekly Planet Analog Newsletters, as pdf files; see the list at the very bottom.
“Also of Interest” and “Elementals” is an extension of our belief that engineers are interested in on-going tutorial on obviously relevant topics, as well as the serendipity of exploring topics which are not directly related to their jobs, but which will broaden their knowledge and sometimes spurs innovative and creative approaches. The first box highlights items of general interest to the engineer, while the second highlights basic and tutorial electronic-engineering material. Among the publications we check are IEEE Spectrum , Machine Design , Design News , Laser Focus World , EDN , Electronic Design , NASA Tech Briefs , Microwave Journal , RF & Microwaves , and Physics Today , plus others.
Consider these items as “online-only” extras, and worth a look. (Please note: there are also links to the previous weeks' editions, below this week's items.)
Also of Interest:
- Optical detectors used in photon-counting mode provide ideal signal-to-noise characteristics (limited by the shot noise).:
“Fluorescence microscopy benefits from advances in single-photon detectors,”
Laser Focus World , June 2009 - Shorter wavelengths promise higher resolution and smaller features when fabricating semiconductor chips.:
“Extreme-UV lithography struggles to shrink chip features,”
Laser Focus World , June 2009 - Speed can be determined to within ±0.2 cm/s:
“Device for Measuring Low Flow Speed in a Duct,”
NASA Tech Briefs , June 2009 - By using hundreds of pounds of batteries and “slamming” massive amounts of electrical current into their drive motors, drag racers are enabling small electric vehicles to beat gasoline-powered Corvettes and Vipers:
“Drag Racing Goes Electric,”
Design News , June 2009
Elementals:
- With proper management, developers can power small systems for a lifetime using energy drawn from the application environment itself:
“Energy Scavenging Offers Endless Power Possibilities,”
Electronic Design , April 9, 2009 - A multiyear effort by the IEEE 802.1 Audio/Video Bridging (AVB) Task Group is nearing completion on a series of enhancements to the legacy Ethernet standards:
“Understanding IEEE’s new audio video bridging standards,”
Embedded Systems Design , May 2009 - Presentation of a microstrip patch antenna with both frequency and polarization reconfigurabilities:
“A Reconfigurable Microstrip Antenna with Frequency and Polarization Diversities,”
Microwave Journal , May 2009 - Industry experts weigh in on the state of LDMOS, GaN, SiC and HV-FETs:
“The New Power Brokers: High Voltage RF Devices”
Microwave Journal , May 2009
Previous “Also of Interest” and “Elementals” Editions:
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