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:
- It is now possible to simultaneously monitor six dimensions using a load cell:
“Multi-axis load cells measure force and torque in six dimensions,”
Machine Design , September 8, 2011 - Pharmaceutical companies are continually developing new drugs and delivery methods, and liquid-drug formulations are no exception:
“Blow-fill-seal packaging for pharmaceuticals,”
Machine Design , September 8, 2011 - We will see continued use of the operational models we use today:
“OS Requirements for Medical Devices Explained,”
Medical Tech Briefs , October 2011 - Developers are turning to adhesive manufacturers to develop the latest technologies to overcome complex bonding challenges while enabling the next generation of transdermal patch products:
“Customized Adhesives Help Advance Drug Delivery Devices,”
Medical Tech Briefs , September 2011 - Invisibility cloaks, perfect imaging, enhanced photovoltaic light collection, all-optical memories and biosensing are just some of the applications currently grabbing headlines in scientific journals:
“Metamaterials: Photonic Sleight of Hand,”
Photonics Spectra , September 2011 - Technological advances in volume holographic grating filters allow ultralow-frequency Raman spectroscopy for homeland security, pharmaceuticals, life sciences research and more:
“New Opportunities in Low-Frequency Raman Spectroscopy,”
Photonics Spectra , September 2011 - A look at a range of vendor options that create direct-from-the-system color parts beyond the classic white, off-white and clear results:
“The Value of Color,”
Desktop Engineering , September 2011 - Several new phase-based techniques allow the refractive-index profile of an optical fiber itself to be measured, rather than that of its preform; the measurements are taken through the side of the fiber, producing data all along the fiber’s length:
“Optical-fiber refractive-index measurement takes a new direction,”
Laser Focus World , July 2011 - Advances in mold tooling and glass technologies have enabled production of molded glass optics that are cost competitive with plastic optics for an increasing range of applications:
“Precision molded glass challenges plastic optics,”
Laser Focus World , July 2011 - When prototyping RF circuits, it is essential to work in micrometer precision:
” High Speed Milling Plotter for RF Materials,”
Microwave Journal , September 2011
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