Each week, the editor of Planet Analog finds technical items of interest and highlights them in this “Also of Interest” feature. In addition, we also provide an archive of recent weekly Planet Analog Newsletters, viewable as pdf files; see the list at the very bottom.
The “Also of Interest” listing is the embodiment of our belief that engineers are interested in exploring topics which are not directly related to their jobs, but which will broaden their knowledge and sometimes spur further innovative and creative approaches.
Among the publications we check are IEEE Spectrum , Machine Design , Design News , Laser Focus World , Photonics Spectra , NASA Tech Briefs (in its various manifestations), Microwave Journal , RF & Microwaves , and Physics Today —and there are others, as well.
Consider these items as online “extras”, and worth a look and a few minutes of your time. (Please note: there are also links to the past weeks' editions of this feature, in the “Navigate” box to the right.)
Also of Interest:
- Going beyond the power standards is giving PoE new life:
“Giving Power-over-Ethernet some muscle,”
Machine Design , January 19, 2012 - Behind the scenes of National Geographic Channel’s wrench video, which recently went viral:
“The 21st Century Replicator,”
Desktop Engineering , February 2012 - The growth of simulation spurs a new quest for data management:
“Coping with the Analysis Data Deluge,”
Desktop Engineering , February 2012 - Electrical power is vital to a laser’s operation. Power quality, availability and distribution play a vital role in the laser’s performance. Laser manufacturers must consider these factors when designing new systems:
“Power Distribution Improves Industrial Laser Systems,”
Photonics Spectra , February 2012 - Terahertz computed tomography holds promise for nondestructively finding and distinguishing between different materials by visualizing spatial information and distribution within a sample:
“Terahertz Computed Tomography Helps ID Chemical Substances,”
Photonics Spectra , December 2011 - The Ford Focus Electric is the industry’s first car to feature 100 percent sustainable clean technologies in interior materials, including seat fabrics made from recycled plastic bottles:
“Automotive Engineering: The Future is Today,”
NASA Tech Briefs , March 2012 - The promise of interactive 3D imaging is being realized through virtual holography and stereoscopic 3D imaging:
“Real 3D Visualization: The Promise of Virtual Holography,”
NASA Tech Briefs , March 2012 - High-performance SiC power modules such as these will be essential for future military electric vehicle platforms:
“High-Temperature Silicon Carbide Power Module for Military Hybrid Electric Vehicles,”
Defense Tech Briefs , February 2012 - As commercial and military electronics applications continue to “push the envelope” with higher powers and smaller packaging requirements, it is becoming more critical to minimize the thermal resistance from the heat load to the heat sink:
“Minimizing Thermal Resistance with Direct Attach Heat Spreaders,”
Tech Briefs , February 2012
How inventors can move from hopes and dreams to reality and the marketplace.:
“A ‘million-dollar’ idea?,”
Machine Design , January 19, 2012
Recent Planet Analog Newsletters (click to see as a pdf):
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