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:
- A straight line may not be the best path between two or more rotors:
“Noncoaxial motors enhance differential applications,”
Machine Design , November 17, 2011 - Unlike a rigid PCB) flexible circuits bend, flex, and otherwise contort to fit the final assembly; these operations can severely strain improperly routed internal conductors:
“Do’s and don’ts in flexible-circuit design,”
Machine Design , December 8, 2011 - An OS that offers separate software partitions to run different applications eliminates compromise and simplifies development:
“Selecting a Partitioned OS for a Radiation Therapy System,”
Medical Design Briefs , January 2012 - With the advent of recyclable and biodegradable additive manufacturing materials, interest in sustainability grows with demand:
“The Eco-Friendly Prototype,”
Desktop Engineering , January 2012 - Eco-impact calculators become part of design engineering:
“Sustainable Design as a Balancing Act,”
Desktop Engineering , January 2012 - A focus on aviation or ranging type radar that uses bursts, or chirps of pulse modulated waveforms for fine object detail, and has sensitive receivers for low noise measurements:
“The Importance of Peak Power Measurements for Radar Systems,”
Microwave Journal , January 2012 - The extraordinary performance of modern radars is due to miniaturization and increased performance of RF and microwave components, analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters, and the massively-parallel processing capability of FPGAs:
“21st Century Radar: Challenges and Opportunities,”
Microwave Journal , January 2012 - Rival architectures face off in a bid to keep Moore's Law alive:
“Transistor Wars,”
IEEE Spectrum , November 2011 - The classic operating system turns 40, and its progeny abound:
“The Strange Birth and Long Life of Unix,”
IEEE Spectrum , December 2011
Recent Planet Analog Newsletters (click to see as a pdf):
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