Also of Interest:

• Usefully large gauge factors and acceptably small drifts should also be attainable:
  “Nanocomposite Strain Gauges Having Small TCRs,”
  NASA Tech Briefs , March 2009
• Contrary to popular belief, off-the-shelf software can indeed tackle the unusual requirements of terahertz imaging, and in the process of optimizing such systems, help push terahertz technology toward industrial application:
  “Standard software optimizes terahertz imaging,”
  Laser Focus World , May 2009
• An RF-based locator system may someday help fire departments pinpoint firefighters in trouble:
  ” Finding firefighters through heavy smoke,”
  Test & Measurement World , May 2009

Elementals:

• There is also a growing market for individual small power meters and an emerging market for metering at the server, or individual-appliance-network, level.:
  “Tamper-resistant smart power meters rely on isolated sensors,”
  EDN , March 19, 2009
• LED use in office buildings and city streets is growing rapidly and opening up design opportunities for engineers who understand its ins and outs:
  “High-Brightness White LEDs Light The Way To Greener Illumination,”
  Electronic Design , March 26, 2009
• Improved design and fabrication methods teamed up with high-speed processors are spawning low-cost, high-performance CMOS and CCD imagers:
  “CMOS And CCD Image Sensor Breakthroughs Promise A “Bright” Future,”
  Electronic Design , March 26, 2009
• Understanding the limitations and capabilities of ultra narrowband (UNB) modulation formats can help in applying these techniques to transport wireless data efficiently over crowded bandwidths:
  “UNB Modulation Salvages Spectrum,”
  Microwaves & RF , April 2009

Previous “Also of Interest” and “Elementals” Editions:

• June 8, 2009
• June 1, 2009
• May 25 2009
• May 18 2009
• May 11 2009

Recent Planet Analog Newsletters:

• June 10, 2009
• June 3, 2009
• May 27, 2009
• May 20, 2009
• May 13, 2009