Almost every 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 feature articles, an editor's column, and new products. These boxes cite 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 23, 2008) you'll see some of the items below (note: there are also links to most-recent previous weeks' editions, at the bottom).

But please note : my overhang queues for both are so long that I am posting extra items which did not appear in print. I intend to do so each week, until the queue is back to a reasonable size. Consider them as a free, online-only bonus, and enjoy!

Also of Interest:

• Optical quantum computing based on a massive optical nonlinearity induced by single-photon detection:
  “Quantum information Processing: Photons promise an exciting route to quantum computing,”
  Laser Focus World , April 2008
• Plastic optical fiber offers ease of termination, large core diameter for easy fiber coupling, as well as ruggedness against mechanical shock:
  “Plastic Optical Fiber: Plastic optical fiber steps out of the niche,”
  Laser Focus World , April 2008
• We're paying too much to deal with obsolete electronic parts:
  “Trapped on Technology’s Trailing Edge,”
  IEEE Spectrum , April 2008
• Could hydraulic hybrid technology make sense for smaller vehicles?:
  “Hydraulic Hybrid Cars: No Batteries Required,”
  Design News , April 28, 2008
• Engineers aspire to change the world with their work. Here are some who did:
  “At the Top of Their Game,”
  Machine Design , April 24, 2008

Elementals:

• Incorporating Global Navigation Satellite System capability can be performed cost-effectively by the use of a software approach:
  “Reviewing GNSS Basics For Software Engineers,”
  Microwaves & RF , May 2008
• A basic and vital topic reviewed:
  “Return Loss, Reflection Coefficient and VSWR,”
  High Frequency Electronics, , April 2008
• Integrated silicon photodetectors are yielding record-performance results that make for a bright future:
  “Optimal Opto: A Marriage of Optics And Semis,”
  Electronic Design , Month Day, Year

Previous Editions:

• June 16, 2008
• June 9, 2008
• June 2, 2008
• May 26, 2008
• May 19, 2008
• May 12, 2008
• May 5, 2008
• April 28, 2008