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. Please note : our backlog queue for both sections has grown much faster than we're listing them, so we're running more of them each week to clear the backlog (for now), and all at no charge to you!
“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 a few items of general interest to the engineer, while the second highlights some 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 , Portable Design , 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, at the bottom).
Also of Interest:
- Strong coupling of a light wave with matter in microcavities creates unusual effects, including novel lasers–microlasers and polaritons–and strong nonlinearities:
“Photonic Frontiers: microcavities–The strange world of microcavity optics,”
Laser Focus World , August 2008 - Too many constraints in a design can drive up assembly costs and diminish reliability:
“Want More Precise Assembly? Use Fewer Constraints,”
Machine Design , September 11, 2008 - Plastic water bottles can be “upcycled” into durable materials with properties equivalent to virgin polymer:
“Plastic Compounder’s PET Project: Recycling,”
Machine Design , September 11, 2008 - The history of power amplifier techniques that use control of the fundamental and harmonic waveforms to achieve high efficiencies:
“High-Efficiency Power Amplifiers: Turning the Pages of Forgotten History,”
High Frequency Electronics , September 2008 - Published in January of 1960, this article described the unique characteristics of millimeter radio waves in evaluating their use in specific applications:
“Then: Millimeters–The New Radio Frontier,”
Microwave Journal , August 2008 - These mighty machines are taking to the land, sea, and sky to keep soldiers out of harm's way:
“Unmanned Military Vehicles: Robots On The Rise,”
Electronic Design , September 25, 2008
Elementals:
- An important but misunderstood topic, examined:
“What’s All This Output Impedance Stuff, Anyhow? (Part 1),”
Electronic Design , August 14, 2008 - With a little help from this introductory guide, even non-RF engineers can take advantage of wireless technology:
“Welcome To Antennas 101,”
Electronic Design , August 14, 2008 - The benefits as well as the implementation issues for mobile devices:
“Voice-over-Wi-Fi Implementation with Single Stream 802.11n,”
Portable Design , September 2008 - With a range measured in centimeters, NFC is the ultimate in short-range wireless for portable devices, with a wide range of uses:
“Near Field Communications,”
Portable Design , September 2008 - Manufacturers of transceivers, line cards, and components find that working together helps them create Small Form-Factor Pluggable products that comply with standards:
“Cooperation to compliance with SFP+,”
Test & Measurement World , October 2008 - A dual-stacked-patch design incorporates several improvements over a basic design:
“VHF Wide-Band, Dual-Polarization Microstrip-Patch Antenna,”
NASA Tech Briefs , October 2008
Previous Editions:
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