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:
- Low-power wireless provides a foundation for better training:
“Wireless Power Meters Help Olympic Athletes,”
Design News , July 8, 2008 - Will tomorrow's be electrically excited or improved versions of the optically pumped lasers?:
“Organic Semiconductor Lasers – The pump is the challenge,”
Laser Focus World , June 2008 - Optical tables and vibration isolation supports have become the de facto standard for providing a stable environment for complex laser systems and their applications.:
“Vibration Isolation: Effective vibration reduction stabilizes laser beams,”
Laser Focus World , August 2008 - With only one moving part, piezoelectric motors one-up conventional motors, gears, and drive screws in miniature applications:
“Tiny Motors Make Big Moves,”
Machine Design , August 21, 2008 - Linear encoders keep their accuracy when things start to heat up:
“Secrets of Accurate Machining,”
Machine Design , August 21, 2008 - Hardware hackers are creating fantastical machines from a Victorian age that never was:
“The Steampunk Contraptors,”
IEEE Spectrum , October 2008 - Bob Lucky, Spectrum's favorite columnist reflects on 26 years of Reflections:
“Ten Favorite Columns,”
IEEE Spectrum , October 2008
Elementals:
- Upgrading of indoor signal coverage is theoretically demonstrated and experimentally proved by use of low-cost passive repeaters for the 900 MHz cellular band:
“Antenna Passive Repeaters For Indoor Recovery of Microwave Cellular Signals,”
Microwave Journal , September 2008 - Designers need to evaluate current design practices and identify areas for improvement:
“An Innovative And Integrated Approach to III-V Circuit Design,”
Microwave Journal , September 2008 - Overview of RF MEMS technology, providing an update on its development and implementation in production quantity components:
“RF MEMS: Maturing Technology is Getting Ready for Prime Time,”
High Frequency Electronics , August 2008 - Fundamental information necessary for an engineer to make channel power measurements that are accurate and conform to the standard:
“Best Practices for Making Accurate WiMAX Channel-Power Measurements,”
High Frequency Electronics , August 2008 - This scanning RSSI receiver provides many advantages over a spectrum analyzer for evaluating the performance of WiMAX wireless networks at both 2.5 and 3.5 GHz:
“Design A Scanning RSSI Receiver For WiMAX Measurements,”
Microwaves & RF , September 2008 - Careful observations and measurement practices can help to understand the many error contributors that affect the absolute amplitude accuracy of an RF/microwave spectrum analyzer:
“Achieving Amplitude Accuracy In Modern Spectrum Analyzers,”
Microwaves & RF , September 2008
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