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:
- An automated cavity perturbation technique at X-Band using a VNA and LabVIEW software:
“Automated Cavity Perturbation Method for Measurement of Dielectric Constant,”
Microwave Journal , November 2011 - Distributed-power, 200-mph pantographs, and really wide turns are some of the features of today’s high-speed train travel:
“The latest in high-speed train technology,”
Machine Design , November 17, 2011 - There are a number of surprisingly powerful free alternatives to widely used mathematical and simulation packages:
“Attack of the math software clones,”
Machine Design , November 17, 2011 - How engineers designed and tested the latest Mars rover:
“On a Mission to Mars,”
Desktop Engineering , January 2012 - The automotive industry is engineering its future with integrated multiphysics simulation software:
“Simulation of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles,”
Desktop Engineering , January 2012 - Although the calibration lab moved less than two miles, engineers at Northrop Grumman had to plan facilities, work with contractors, and recalibrate test equipment:
“Moving a lab is a monumental task,”
Test & Measurement World , December 2011 - Advances in modern radar systems include specialized active antennas, microwave circuits and devices, agile beam steering and shape and digital space-time signal processing.:
“Microwave Journal, January 2012 - The Clock of the Long Now moves from thought experiment to actual timepiece:
” Engineering the 10,000-Year Clock,”
IEEE Spectrum , November 2011
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Microwave Journal , January 2012
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