Each week, the Planet Analog section of the print version of EETimes features two small text boxes, entitled “Also of Interest” and “Elementals”, in addition to one or two feature articles, an editor's column, and new products. Each of these boxes cites items from publications outside the Planet Analog and EETimes portfolio. The first box highlights a few items of general interest to the engineer, while the second highlights some basic and tutorial electronic-engineering material.

In this week's print edition (June 16, 2008) you'll see these items (note: there are also links to previous weeks' editions, at the bottom):

Also of Interest:

• Capillary and shear effects are exploited to transport small quantities of liquids:
  “Microfluidics, Chromatography, and Atomic-Force Microscopy,”
  NASA Tech Briefs , March 2008
• Speed the integration of electrical and mechanical design of cable harnesses:
  “Bridging the Gap with RSD from Pro/E,”
  Desktop Engineering , March 2008
• NASA plans to install two new instruments and repair two others, to make the Hubble Space Telescope better than new:
  “Photonic Frontiers: Upgrading Hubble-Hubble to get its final makeover,”
  Laser Focus World, , April 2008
• Whether as rescue robot or flying spy, this micro-aerial vehicle could change how we look at the common housefly:
  “Fly, Robot Fly,”
  IEEE Spectrum , March 2008
• Real-world analysis prevents premature failure, overdesign, and seal compromise:
  “Sizing up Hinges,”
  Machine Design , April 24, 2008,

Elementals:

• Which type for a given application, and what problems these devices cannot solve:
  “DAC or digital pot?,”
  Electronic Products , April 2008
• New techniques for analyzing software in medical devices uncover potential flaws in a device under review:
  “Using static analysis to evaluate software in medical devices,”
  Embedded Systems Design , April 2008
• A novel technique provides a quality assurance check that can reduce the incidence of performance failures in equipment:
  “Acoustic Imaging: Diagnosing Singulation-Cracked MLCCs,”
  Medical Electronics Manufacturing, , Fall 2007
• Introduction to phase noise, ways to reduce it in oscillator design, real oscillator phase-noise plots and outside noise/interference:
  “Phase Noise: Theory versus Practicality,”
  Microwave Journal, , April 2008
• The most common RF impedances and how to work with them:
  “Matching Using Only 50-ohm and 75-ohm Transmission Lines,”
  High Frequency Electronics , March 2008
• A new approach to microwave-filter implementation:
  “Design and Development of Microwave Filters on Metallized ABS Plastic,”
  High Frequency Electronics , March 2008

Previous Editions:

• June 9, 2008
• June 2, 2008
• May 26, 2008
• May 19, 2008
• May 12, 2008
• May 5, 2008
• April 28, 2008