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. And we also have an archive of recent weekly Planet Analog Newsletters, as pdf files; see the list at the very bottom.
“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 items of general interest to the engineer, while the second highlights 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 , Microwave Journal , RF & Microwaves , 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, below this week’s items.)
Also of Interest:
- Invisibility cloaks get all the publicity, but they may just be the beginning if the promise of transformation optics can be realized:
“Bending Light at will with Transformation Optics,”
Photonics Spectra , May 2010 - Uncertainty in load-cell-compression calibration may make perfectly good load cells appear bad:
“Load Cell Compression Calibration Errors,”
Machine Design , July 8, 2010 - This extremely small impact drill can be used for testing soil for toxic chemicals, and other analytical tests:
“Miniature Low-Mass Drill Actuated by Flextensional Piezo Stack,”
NASA Tech Briefs , August 2010 - Because a prism transmits 90% of light over an extended wavelength range, matching it to a CCD detector with close to 90% quantum efficiency creates a nearly ideal system:
“Prism-based spectrometers tackle today’s miniaturization requirements,”
Laser Focus World , July 2010
Elementals:
- This study relies on a custom test set up to check the validity of performance of power amplifiers under nonlinear conditions:
“Modeling PA Behavior And Memory Effects, Part 1,”
Microwaves & RF , June 2010 - Informatrion about PoE+ and PMBus for industrial control designers who want to implement power management:
“Power Management Takes Off In Industrial Control,”
Electronic Design , June 10, 2010 - RF energy harvesting must work over a wide range of operating conditions, including variations of input power and output load resistance:
“Power Module and Double Layer Capacitor Harvest Energy from Radio Signals,”
Power Electronics Technology , July 2010 - Active antenna modules can save size, weight, and certain components while improving the performance of integrated airborne avionics platforms:
“Reviewing Avionics Antenna Modules, Part 2,”
Microwaves & RF , July 2010
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